Cold weather, generators, and campgrounds
My wife and I were at Yellowstone the past few days at NPS campground Madison, which is run by Xanterra. It was pretty cold and snowy for several days, not extreme, but a little "rough" for mid-Octob...
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Veebyes wrote:
Sorry, I don't see why I would have to lose sleep due to generator noise for the comfort of others.
The cold weather should be no surprise. It is October & the altitude is high. If you are not prepared for dry camping & the generator use hours, you should not be there. You should be in a CG outside of the park that has power & you can run your heaters to your hearts content.
Being prepared with a decent sized battery bank & ample propane for the furnace is not hard.
Turn the heat down. Put extra blankets on & snuggle up. Nobody want to listen to your generator that should not be on.
Thank you.
So far I have learned:
1. Use ear plugs - wife's idea
2. Be reborn as a heavy sleeper
3. Travel in a well insulated RV so you can't hear the surroundings that we came to enjoy
4. Folks are happy to turn the other persons cheek (as long as they're not affected)
5. Get over it!
