fj12ryder wrote:
edatlanta wrote:
Old-Biscuit wrote:
I have a gen for boondocking BUT it is NOT installed in 5th wheel
Factory 5th wheel gen is in front compartment (under bedroom) or on the roadside basement compartment area (again under bedroom)
No thanks!
Noise, vibration, exhaust.
My 4kw gen is in forward area of my long bed truck in its own enclosed gen box that has its own fuel tank and is insulated. Plus air intake and exhaust are designed to provide sufficient cooling air, air for combustion and quiet exhaust
I have 2 50A twist style receptacles .....OEM rear and an added one forward under overhang.
I can plug gen into either one depending on parking situation OR into front one while in transit so rig is cooled down when we arrive
Manual transfer switching with inter-locked 50A circuit breakers (one one set can be closed at a time.....power only from one receptacle)
Factory option..........not necessary
Course good solar system...panels/batteries and one can also go 'gen-less'
Noise - Can't hear mine
vibration - There isn't enough to feel
exhaust - Genturi when in crowded campgrounds. Never been a problem.
Same here.
Loss of important storage areas
Front compartment.....dual battery set up, inverter/sub-panel and upper storage shelf VS gen
Roadside compartment.....BBQ, water hoses, supplies, water softener etc vs gen'
As a FTr ----on-board storage took priority
Besides I had a big ole truck bed with lots of space hence the in bed gen set up
Options........and having been around generators most of my life I did NOT want one under my sleeping area
