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 agree that installed is nice, but, for a cheaper way, and to use the unit for other things. Putting one in the back of the bed of the truck works out too.
This summer I went on a five state five thousand mile trip. I took my old Honda 3000C with me and it worked okay, but was noisy. So, while on the trip I broke down and bought a Honda 5000IS that weighs about 140#'s. When I was youngeeeer...lol I could have handled it but not now. I have a large tool box in the bed of my truck that sits forward of the 5th wheel hitch. With the wheel kit on it just barely fits in my truck.
After the dealer loaded it, I chained it to my fifth wheel hitch to keep it from walking off! I've only used it one time, but the electric start was nice, it ran twelve hours on one tank and all I have to do is run the power cord from the back of the trailer to the truck and plug in just like I do at an RV park and I have power that runs everything in the RV without a problem. Yes, it takes a moment to get out the pwr cord and plug it in, but I have power. A friend gave me a brand new 2500 lb winch and I had a bracket made up and installed it under a deck that I could back under by my garage and I can lift it in/out without a problem and I lost the use of my left hand in Viet Nam, so it really helps me out. It's then a matter of rolling it fifteen feet into/out of my garage. So, being portable isn't all that bad, yes no pwr to the rig if I leave for the day because the gen rides with me. Small price to pay.
I need to put a plug in the front, probably a 30 amp, as that is what the gen has on it. Anyone know what it cost to do that, and the best way to go?
This summer I went on a five state five thousand mile trip. I took my old Honda 3000C with me and it worked okay, but was noisy. So, while on the trip I broke down and bought a Honda 5000IS that weighs about 140#'s. When I was youngeeeer...lol I could have handled it but not now. I have a large tool box in the bed of my truck that sits forward of the 5th wheel hitch. With the wheel kit on it just barely fits in my truck.
After the dealer loaded it, I chained it to my fifth wheel hitch to keep it from walking off! I've only used it one time, but the electric start was nice, it ran twelve hours on one tank and all I have to do is run the power cord from the back of the trailer to the truck and plug in just like I do at an RV park and I have power that runs everything in the RV without a problem. Yes, it takes a moment to get out the pwr cord and plug it in, but I have power. A friend gave me a brand new 2500 lb winch and I had a bracket made up and installed it under a deck that I could back under by my garage and I can lift it in/out without a problem and I lost the use of my left hand in Viet Nam, so it really helps me out. It's then a matter of rolling it fifteen feet into/out of my garage. So, being portable isn't all that bad, yes no pwr to the rig if I leave for the day because the gen rides with me. Small price to pay.
I need to put a plug in the front, probably a 30 amp, as that is what the gen has on it. Anyone know what it cost to do that, and the best way to go?
