I've seen this Kodiak "Generator" before. It's pricey in my opinion. It came up in one of my YouTube recommended vids. Talking with the guy who is pushing it and he's trying to convince me that these are "very" popular with the camper crowd. Really? I've never once remember seeing it mentioned or talking with any rv'er about it. At the current price of $2000 (yes, that's 2K), the only ones I can maybe see it being popular with are the overland folks, who seem to have tons of money to spend on gadgets like this. Whatcha all think? Is it really that great?Kodiak Generatorhttps://inergytek.com/products/kodiakHere's the YouTube vid:Prepper guy pushing Kodiak Generator

Battery pack, not a true generator.

That was my first reply to him. Glorified battery pack/inverter with some dc outputs and a couple gimmicky things like the rv plug.

Preying on the uninformed. Way too much cost per watt.

pianotuna wrote:Preying on the uninformed. Way too much cost per watt.Yep.

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dmck413
Explorer
Jan 28, 2019
Battery pack, not a true generator.
joeshmoe
Explorer
Jan 28, 2019
That was my first reply to him. Glorified battery pack/inverter with some dc outputs and a couple gimmicky things like the rv plug.
pianotuna
Nomad III
Jan 28, 2019
Preying on the uninformed. Way too much cost per watt.
2oldman
Explorer II
Jan 28, 2019
It's expensive nonsense.
joeshmoe
Explorer
Jan 28, 2019
pianotuna wrote:
Preying on the uninformed. Way too much cost per watt.

Yep.
Lwiddis
Explorer II
Jan 28, 2019
I’ve yet to see the VERY popular Kodiak in a campground...or anywhere else.
theoldwizard1
Explorer II
Jan 29, 2019
joeshmoe wrote:
Glorified battery pack/inverter with some dc outputs and a couple gimmicky things like the rv plug.

I wonder how many hours you would have to pedal to recharge a cell phone let alone make a pot of coffee !
joeshmoe
Explorer
Jan 29, 2019
The guy pushing it is a fitness guy, so assume he's fine with pedalling day and night to get a charge.

I pressed him more about it and he got a little pi$$y with me. He replied:

"Its a solar generator. It has been finely tuned to receive energy from the sun via the solar panels that are sold with it. Go get a expensive battery, put it in a box let me know your results. Don't be so trivial with semantics."

LoL
camperdave
Explorer
Jan 29, 2019
joeshmoe wrote:
The guy pushing it is a fitness guy, so assume he's fine with pedalling day and night to get a charge.

I pressed him more about it and he got a little pi$$y with me. He replied:

"Its a solar generator. It has been finely tuned to receive energy from the sun via the solar panels that are sold with it. Go get a expensive battery, put it in a box let me know your results. Don't be so trivial with semantics."

LoL

Ooooh, it's been finely tuned! Good to go.
MrWizard
Moderator
Jan 29, 2019
send the seller this picture

this IS a solar powered generator

reflected sun rays 'heat' the boiler on the tower
steam drives a turbine powered generator

he is selling a battery in a box with an inverter and a portable solar panel to recharge the battery

there is more than Semantics involved