We've been on the road FT for 2 years, and other than a monthly run, have really not used our generator - until this weekend. We've been in our current park in NY for almost a week, and all was fine, but Friday afternoon my Progressive EMS started cutting off showing low voltage. It's been in the 90's here. Bottom line is the park is now full and the apparently doesn't have enough service to maintain voltage for this many units. We've now run the genny for two nights and are glad we have it! You never know when it'll come in handy!

arhayes wrote:We've been on the road FT for 2 years, and other than a monthly run, have really not used our generator - until this weekend. We've been in our current park in NY for almost a week, and all was fine, but Friday afternoon my Progressive EMS started cutting off showing low voltage. It's been in the 90's here. Bottom line is the park is now full and the apparently doesn't have enough service to maintain voltage for this many units. We've now run the genny for two nights and are glad we have it! You never know when it'll come in handy!Had a similar event and but we did not bring our portable generator. Did not plan on camping without power. When everyone showed up the voltage dropped. We moved.

To me, it's worth having a gen for stopping at lunchtime in 100+ degree temps, if for nothing else.

NCWriter wrote:To me, it's worth having a gen for stopping at lunchtime in 100+ degree temps, if for nothing else.X2. I like having a self contained unit. Even if you don't always use the generator, it's nice to have in the event of a weather related emergency..

OR, you could just suck it up and do what you did 40 years ago. Remember when all you needed was an open window or 2 and maybe a fan?

arhayes wrote:We've now run the genny for two nights and are glad we have it! You never know when it'll come in handy!I would think voltage would recover a bit at night. Good to have it when needed.Autoformer with 10% boost may also work.

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Lantley
Nomad
Jul 25, 2016
3oaks wrote:
Bags4266 wrote:
noplace2 wrote:
OR, you could just suck it up and do what you did 40 years ago. Remember when all you needed was an open window or 2 and maybe a fan?

Yeah we used to hunt and butcher our dinner too, but we evolved.:)
Some people still hunt and certainly still butcher at all the slaughter houses around the country. It's just that the masses have it done for them. Sort of like sight unseen, don't want to know. :E

Today, almost everyone is hooked on a pampered lifestyle, no longer camping, but RVing with all the luxuries. A home away from home, no longer "getting away from it all". :R

Nothing wrong with any of that, accept the denial. ;)

I have all the amenities but I manage to get away from it all every trip. The All is the rat race not AC and color TV
3oaks
Explorer
Jul 25, 2016
Bags4266 wrote:
noplace2 wrote:
OR, you could just suck it up and do what you did 40 years ago. Remember when all you needed was an open window or 2 and maybe a fan?

Yeah we used to hunt and butcher our dinner too, but we evolved.:)
Some people still hunt and certainly still butcher at all the slaughter houses around the country. It's just that the masses have it done for them. Sort of like sight unseen, don't want to know. :E

Today, almost everyone is hooked on a pampered lifestyle, no longer camping, but RVing with all the luxuries. A home away from home, no longer "getting away from it all". :R

Nothing wrong with any of that, accept the denial. ;)
TechWriter
Explorer
Jul 25, 2016
noplace2 wrote:
OR, you could just suck it up and do what you did 40 years ago. Remember when all you needed was an open window or 2 and maybe a fan?

Well, as a matter of fact, I do remember. As a midwestern kid, living in the upper story of a mostly uninsulated two-story house w/o AC during the summer.

We really NEEDED air conditioning then. We just didn't have it.

Have no desire to turn back the clock in order to satisfy someone's odd belief that suffering creates character.

I also don't want to start growing my own crops.

But if you'd like to . . . hey, go for it.
Bags4266
Explorer
Jul 25, 2016
noplace2 wrote:
OR, you could just suck it up and do what you did 40 years ago. Remember when all you needed was an open window or 2 and maybe a fan?

Yeah we used to hunt and butcher our dinner too, but we evolved.:)
time2roll
Nomad
Jul 24, 2016
arhayes wrote:
We've now run the genny for two nights and are glad we have it! You never know when it'll come in handy!
I would think voltage would recover a bit at night. Good to have it when needed.

Autoformer with 10% boost may also work.
noplace2
Explorer
Jul 24, 2016
OR, you could just suck it up and do what you did 40 years ago. Remember when all you needed was an open window or 2 and maybe a fan?
gbopp
Explorer
Jul 24, 2016
NCWriter wrote:
To me, it's worth having a gen for stopping at lunchtime in 100+ degree temps, if for nothing else.

X2. I like having a self contained unit.
Even if you don't always use the generator, it's nice to have in the event of a weather related emergency..
NCWriter
Explorer
Jul 24, 2016
To me, it's worth having a gen for stopping at lunchtime in 100+ degree temps, if for nothing else.
TNRIVERSIDE
Explorer
Jul 24, 2016
arhayes wrote:
We've been on the road FT for 2 years, and other than a monthly run, have really not used our generator - until this weekend. We've been in our current park in NY for almost a week, and all was fine, but Friday afternoon my Progressive EMS started cutting off showing low voltage. It's been in the 90's here. Bottom line is the park is now full and the apparently doesn't have enough service to maintain voltage for this many units. We've now run the genny for two nights and are glad we have it! You never know when it'll come in handy!

Had a similar event and but we did not bring our portable generator. Did not plan on camping without power. When everyone showed up the voltage dropped. We moved.

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