Location of generator in fifth wheel trailers?

Thanks, everyone! Where do you plug it in?

The first question is, mounted or portable? It seems like most of us use portables of various brands and sizes. Mounted units are most often in the front compartment. On the largest fivers they sometimes design them into other locations.

I carry my portable in this manner. Forward curb side compartment.

My Honda 3000 sits ratchet-strapped and locked on my tray at the rear of my fiver with my gas grill, when I need it I simply take off the cover and plug in the short chord and I'm good to go! oh and the reason for putting it back there is that it's close to my shore-power outlet, it vents the exhaust well, I don't have to haul it out of a storage area and as the picture of my genny shows it doesn't handle being crunched under my pin-box at tight turns LOL.

I pur mine in the curb side storage area in the front of the FW. Fits perfectly, a little hard to lift out and put in, but not insurmountable at this time. I try to remember to turn the fuel cap to off and also try not to spill any fuel in the area.

Mine have always been in the front - but I don't think that is the only place they go. I looked at a new DRV and not sure where they would put the generator. I don't think it would fit in the front.

I keep my pair of Honda 2000s in the pass-thru storage area, curbside. That means lifting them in or out, but that isn't a problem in my case.

Front compartment OR roadside compartment.

MTPockets1 wrote:
Factory installed are located in the front storage area.

Of course, this depends mightily on the =size= of the FW as to whether there's room for a generator-sized front compartment. A lot of people carry them in the beds of their trucks. A goodly number have cargo racks on the rear of their FW with a tool box or just the genny strapped or bolted down. If having a generator is required for your camping style, you might want to look at the various options for generator styles. Personally, I'd consider using an inverter-style if you plan on camping off-grid for long periods. They're much more fuel-efficient for long-term running. For running for shorter times, a built-in is certainly more convenient, but you do have to carry more fuel.

Lyle

Factory installed are located in the front storage area.