New rig in the driveway. Difficulty LVL 10 & generators
Brought the Oakmont home last night - of course, I get the bring it home in the middle of a thunderstorm because I apparently needed a bigger challenge. Our driveway is quite sloped, so getting this stabbed in was a very big challenge.
On to the generator madness:
We took the opportunity to listen to an installed generator in another 5er while we were doing the walk-through and were shocked at how quiet it was. It was an Onan cummins 5L propane unit. After it was started and the outer panel closed, we could hard tell it was running.
So, the question is how loud is truly "too loud" when it comes to generators. I have no doubt that this question has been asked a million times, but searches didn't really bring much up on the topic that seemed worth reading. We would have loved to stuff a 6.5K Onan in this RV, but I just couldn't swallow the cost ($6500 installed) knowing that the generator would be dedicated to the RV and not really usable around the house as an emergency power source.
We have a large (and loud) generator that we can use for emergency power, but getting run out of a campground isn't our idea of fun so I'm not sure it's a good fit for the 5er. So I'm stuck. I can't drop $5k+ on a generator right now - it's just not in the budget.
Does anyone make an "off brand" generator that is worthy of consideration? I've seen Lifan, Aurora, DG and a couple of other cube-type generators that would at least get us 30 amp service but am I just going to end up with another LOUD generator? Our current generator runs about 82db standing next to it, and 75db at 25 feet.
Frankly, it's not that obnoxious to us as we use this generator to keep our home saltwater fish tanks going during severe weather where there is potential for power outages, but being good camping neighbors is something we are trying to be cognizant of.
I have to admit, this is the most frustrating part of the RV experience thus far.
The new rig goes for it's first shakeout run this weekend.
On to the generator madness:
We took the opportunity to listen to an installed generator in another 5er while we were doing the walk-through and were shocked at how quiet it was. It was an Onan cummins 5L propane unit. After it was started and the outer panel closed, we could hard tell it was running.
So, the question is how loud is truly "too loud" when it comes to generators. I have no doubt that this question has been asked a million times, but searches didn't really bring much up on the topic that seemed worth reading. We would have loved to stuff a 6.5K Onan in this RV, but I just couldn't swallow the cost ($6500 installed) knowing that the generator would be dedicated to the RV and not really usable around the house as an emergency power source.
We have a large (and loud) generator that we can use for emergency power, but getting run out of a campground isn't our idea of fun so I'm not sure it's a good fit for the 5er. So I'm stuck. I can't drop $5k+ on a generator right now - it's just not in the budget.
Does anyone make an "off brand" generator that is worthy of consideration? I've seen Lifan, Aurora, DG and a couple of other cube-type generators that would at least get us 30 amp service but am I just going to end up with another LOUD generator? Our current generator runs about 82db standing next to it, and 75db at 25 feet.
Frankly, it's not that obnoxious to us as we use this generator to keep our home saltwater fish tanks going during severe weather where there is potential for power outages, but being good camping neighbors is something we are trying to be cognizant of.
I have to admit, this is the most frustrating part of the RV experience thus far.
The new rig goes for it's first shakeout run this weekend.
