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2gypsies1
Jul 14, 2016Explorer III
We have solar but we use the generator if a cloudy, rainy day, traveling or if we are in too much tree cover. Being in the West this rarely happens.
We have also used a propane heater for 16 years and some days it ran all day.
We would never use either all night long - even with a detector.
We've been to a few rallies with people running generators around us. The smell was awful. Some have no consideration as to where their exhaust goes. The noise during the night is horrible. One guy was parked with his generator exhaust at our bedroom window. We had to ask him to turn it off and he did with no issue. He said he didn't even think about the consequences. We stopped parking in big groups for this reason.
Everyone is different, for sure.
We have also used a propane heater for 16 years and some days it ran all day.
We would never use either all night long - even with a detector.
We've been to a few rallies with people running generators around us. The smell was awful. Some have no consideration as to where their exhaust goes. The noise during the night is horrible. One guy was parked with his generator exhaust at our bedroom window. We had to ask him to turn it off and he did with no issue. He said he didn't even think about the consequences. We stopped parking in big groups for this reason.
Everyone is different, for sure.
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