Generator Installed or Seperate
My wife and I are going to a 5th wheel. Were not sure whether to have a gen installed at purchase or buy one separately. Were going to go full time for a while. What have you all found to be the best ...
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I have had both, portable & installed. Current rig has the installed and I won't go back to portable. Portable is loading and unloading it(mine was over 200 lbs to be able to run 2 AC's, Texas weather), keeping up with gas cans, having to hook it up to use it, worrying about it wandering off if you go into town, leave it in the bed of the truck and you have no AC when you go to town.
Installed is push the button. I do have a toy hauler which has a 30gal gas tank so I don't depend on propane. As for the noise level, it's directly under my bed and at night I will wake up and check the night light to make sure it's still running. It's that quiet in the RV. Outside is different, it's louder outside than inside, mainly cooling fan noise, the exhaust is drowned out by the fan. With the installed tank I have from ~30-50 hours run time depending on how many AC's I use.
Some talk about having the portable at the house for emergency power. My RV is less than 50' from the house and I keep the gas tank full.
Installed is push the button. I do have a toy hauler which has a 30gal gas tank so I don't depend on propane. As for the noise level, it's directly under my bed and at night I will wake up and check the night light to make sure it's still running. It's that quiet in the RV. Outside is different, it's louder outside than inside, mainly cooling fan noise, the exhaust is drowned out by the fan. With the installed tank I have from ~30-50 hours run time depending on how many AC's I use.
Some talk about having the portable at the house for emergency power. My RV is less than 50' from the house and I keep the gas tank full.
