Camping with the Sound Police
This is not intended to be another quiet generator versus noisy generator discussion, but I am curious where people camp who run their generators for much of the day. I am a full timer and travel ext...
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pnichols wrote:
Somehow "hookups" seem counter to what "RV'ing" is about.
Hookups are a bit too much dependent on close-by civilization in order for me to feel that I'm getting away from it all. Generation capability is needed in order to complete the self-containment picture. Why are RV owners all over (the world) spending their $$$ over and over and over again for generators, then refusing to use them and then also bad-mouthing them in the forums?
The seasons may be getting on-average hotter and hotter, so I can't see restricting one's camping to only hookups or higher altitudes. One of our most interesting RV exploration stops was in the Texas Panhandle in August. That experience required BOTH our built-in generator for rooftop A/C and the ilding main engine for cab A/C. They were priceless at that time ... and the "noise level" was not important.
I agree with the first part - but I think it is often the difference between a "tourist RVer" and a "camping RVer". Tourists want to be close-by civilization and tourist areas; Campers want to get away from that.
As for restricting camping to hookups or higher altitudes, I am guilty of the latter. I HATE the heat - it literally makes me sick. Having a generator or hookups doesn't make a difference for me because the outside is hot. Why go someplace just to spend the entire time inside my RV? So, I go to higher altitudes when it's hot and hit the lower altitudes when it cools down. It works well and I get to enjoy the outdoors and the inside of my RV - no hookups or generators needed. :)
