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ianmac23
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Jan 20, 2016

Generator Advise

My wife and I are thinking about getting a 5th wheel this year and are trying to plan things out. We travel about 45 nights a year and like to go to races where we would use generator power for up to 4 days at a time. I was thinking about a Onan 5k or doing 3 Honda 2000's. We would use the generator twice a year when traveling to our vacation sites on breaks and at night. We would also use it once a year at a track. If you use your generator when traveling I would like to hear about your experiences and options.
  • We have a 13,500 Ac unit in our FW and power it with a Honda 3000 remote start bolted in the truck bed. I also built metal enclosure that is ventilated with a 10" axial fan..
    I ran an 8 gauge cord from a transfer switch up along the pinbox.

    We also power the hair dryer and microwave. We invert for the 40 in television and other small stuff.
  • Hi,

    I would get a hybrid inverter which will take of the start up surge and a single generator. I did splurge and have electric start on the Yamaha Sieb that I purchased.