Shopping for generator
Hi! New to this forum. I'm going to buy a generator for travel with my 1996 5th wheel. It was suggested to me to buy 2 2000K generators so that it would be easier for me to move around instead of a l...
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rjxj wrote:
The easiest way to use a genny is to bolt/secure a remote start model in the truck bed. Install a transfer switch in the rig and wire in number 10 gauge rubber coated cable between the transfer switch and up to the generator. I fastened mine under the overhang and up past the pin box. Make it long enough so you can pull the truck hood to pin so the noise is away from the rig.
You can sit inside and fire it up or start it on the road for taking breaks or cooling down before you set up. You do have to disconnect to drive away but I'd never ride off with ac or something running and I wouldn't ride away with the generator sitting there. Easy to fuel it while at a gas station.
I had modified and mounted a Champion on the rear bumper of a TT but isolating it from the RV is much quieter. When it's pointed away from the FW we forget that it's running when eco is on.
Noise is always a factor, either for you or someone around you, but also the exhaust put off from the generator, that also should be taken into account. Its a factor for you as well as someone near. Never know what can be drawn inside an Rv . They are not actually airtight by any means.
For me the noise is a bigger concern for people around us.
