barney bugle wrote:
some experienced full timers have had their equipment a long time.any regrets?
what would you upgrade to today have a 2003 37 ft carriage cari lite 50 amp service.and
what is a in bed quiet jenny?
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If you want a quiet generator, that you can lift - the 2,000 watt Honda's are only about 50 pounds, and get reasonable fuel mileage. You can pair two of them to get 4,000 watts (though actually the 2000 watt rating is only for 30 mintes, and 1,600 for hours on end).
Mayberrys.com has them for about $850?
Most full timers carry a 50 to 30 amp adapter, and a 30 to 15 amp adapter, so they can plug in at a friend's home. I have a 30 amp RV and carry a 30 - 15 as well as a 50 to 30 adapter, to plug in when there is only a 50 amp working receptical.
I have a inverter, I would recommend a 150 - 300 watt inverter. They are the most energy efficient, as a 1,000+ watt inverter will have much larger capacitors, and they consume more power to run a 100 watt TV and the satelitte system.
Then you can run a TV set without needing a generator running or making any noise. And who wants to go out to the pickup and turn offf the generator at midnight after watching the news and weather program.
Some of the most scenic campgrounds have "generator hours" that might end as early as 4 pm.
If you want to start out the morning with coffee, before starting the generator, I would suggest hot water from the stove, 3 coffee cups, and a Mr. Coffee filter holder. Put in a filter, add 2 Tbs coffee, and put on cup #1, pour in a little water. Move to cup #2, and 1 Tbs coffee. Add more water. Move to cup 3 (don't drink the very strong drippings) Then move back to 1 or #2 of you want more, and add a little more coffee then hot water.
I typically make toast in the broiler of my oven. Usually butter it first, then broil, then eat. Stays very moist.
Want to conserve water while dry camping? You can do dishes in a dishpan, then toss that out on any thirsty grass (unless in a National Park) to save space in the grey tank. Sometimes I would refill a 1 gallon jug, and use it to flush the toilet at night. You can use shower water for the same thing. Saves fresh water and grey space. Also because you "Need" or rather should fill the black tank to about 1/2 full or more to carry out the black stuff from the bottom of the tank when dumping, it helps to add all that extra grey wate to the tank.
Find that your "Black tank" is at 50% or 75% full after the second flush? Yes it happens. The tank is not full, but a tiny peice of TP has stuck to the sensors, and now it will readfull all the time. Ignore it. I have never used special TP, just the regular 4 pack of 12 roll TP from Costco. With enough water at each dump, everything comes out.
I also carry along a couple of 7.5 gallon blue jugs, and will fill those while out sightseeing, to bring back water to the RV, and refill the fresh water tank. I can use a syphion, and hang it from the ladder with a tie down strap, and syphion the water from the jug to the fresh water tank in about 10 minutes.
Some have set up a 50 gallon fresh water tank in the back of the tow vehicle, and then transfer the water with a 12 volt pump. I have not gone that far, but that is a plan for a full time rig.
Mostly I liked spending 2 weeks in a BLM camping area, then move on to someplace else, usuallly spending a day in town refilling the batteries, fresh tank, dump the others, and do laundry.
Have fun camping!
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