Camping protocol
I was told by a neighbor camper to shut off my generator because their baby is sleeping. It was early afternoon with the heat and I need my a/c. Quiet time for the campsite is 10 pm to 7am. I re...
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jplante4 wrote:
Why is it that every thread about generators devolves into a urination confrontation?
Because it is a subject that people feel very strongly about. As an inverter genny owner I hate the noise.
Nobody cares how much noise it makes inside the unit. That is the owners problem. The issue is how much noise travels outside the owners campsite to impact on others around him.
In my boating days we all had gennys. It happens that they were all slower turning diesel gennys but they were not inverter gennys. The difference is that typically we were all rafted together overnight. 5 boats or more could be one noisy group with gennys running. Our method was to run a couple hours in the morning for charging & cooking & run a few hours in the evening for charging & cooking. The rest of the time we relied on sizeable battery banks & inverters for 120V needs.
Anchoring under trees was not an option. We took the heat full on. The one advantage we did have over RVs was the ability on anchor to swing into whatever breeze there was & channel that into cabins. The attitude was, if you want A/C stay at home. Rough it a little bit.
