bcircus wrote:
Just read some reviews about generators not working at higher elevations. Planning a trip to west coast next summer and WILL be spending time at altitude in Montana and Colorado. Is it a problem with carb models or fuel injected? In Glacier we will be at about 8000 ft.
Looking at Kipor generators too. Got really good reviews and very quiet like Honda but not as pricey.
It's going to be a problem with anything that's not turbocharged, and I've yet to hear of a generator that is. Normally aspirated engines just don't produce the power at higher elevations -- less oxygen. At sea level some might be able to run a 13.5 AC with a 2000 watt genny, but at 8,000 it'll take at least 3000 watts.
The bright side is, at 8,000 feet elevation you probably won't need to run the AC. We usually camp at about that elevation and have never wanted AC -- just heat at night. In July. And in August. ;)