Add a 3.6 Onan Generator LP or Diesel?
Hi Friends, Well,we just got ourselves a nice used 5th wheel Arctic Fox M27-5L Length 27'. I am considering about having a generator installed or perhaps Solar panels might be a more practical additi...
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I have a built in Honda that runs on propane. LP has a number of advantages - it does not gum up the carbs if it sits for a while, runs off the tanks on my RV, doesn't have any odor.
The downside has been mentioned. I think the propane bottles are harder to fill, and it does use a lot of fuel. When we boondock in Moab, and run the gen for the AC during the day, I will go through two 30 pound bottles in less than 2 days.
If it is only occasional use, I would say LP (or possibly 2 Honda/Yamaha 2000's in parallel). If you need to run it for long periods of time, I would go gas with a outboard motor gas tank.
The disadvantage to the portable units is you have to worry more about theft.
The downside has been mentioned. I think the propane bottles are harder to fill, and it does use a lot of fuel. When we boondock in Moab, and run the gen for the AC during the day, I will go through two 30 pound bottles in less than 2 days.
If it is only occasional use, I would say LP (or possibly 2 Honda/Yamaha 2000's in parallel). If you need to run it for long periods of time, I would go gas with a outboard motor gas tank.
The disadvantage to the portable units is you have to worry more about theft.
