Does your 5er have an onboard Generator?

I'll venture a guess based on talking with many fifth wheel owners over the years that less than 10 percent of fifth wheels have built in generators. Those would be the people that like to boondock. Most of us stay in campgrounds with electricity and have no need for generators on a regular basis. If we occasionally need one, we bring a portable. I think a higher percentage of toy hauler owners have built in generators because more boondock to use the outdoor toys.

We had a 6.5 propane genny in a previous 5'r, but as previously stated it used a bunch of fuel(and takes up a lot of room in basement), mostly to charge batteries. If we ran ac's a bunch, maybe a built in would/could be justified. We carry a 2000 Honda (have a twin, in case we need for ac)for battery charging if needed. The little Honda mostly gets used in winter(while hunting)when the solar panels can't keep up (short days & long cold nights)!

Our 5er in sig was preped for one but previous owner never had one installed and for the seven years we've fulltimed in it we had purchased a couple yamahas for use when we went to Alaska two years ago. We did use one of them up there and again this past winter while boondocking in Arizona just to charge the batteries and making toast and coffee in the morning.

We had friends with a factory installed in their 5th wheel, an Onan, but found it used too much propane. And another with a TC that only ran theirs once a month to maintain function.