My RV Lifestyle......

Looks like a wonderful spot and beautiful set up.

I figure if I pick a place where generators are allowed, I should be prepared to hear them.

We won't run our gen if it might at all disturb anyone. We're still able to manage well in chilly temps; running it an hour or once folks are up and maybe running their own gen:-). It just pays to be thoughtful.

Edited to add: That pic you shared, Clouddancer, looks lovely. And fun:-)

It seems to me that wherever there are rules regarding when you can run your generator, they should be enforced.
If I were to break the rule, I would expect someone will somehow let me know.
But, if I run my generator, and there's nobody around to be bothered, it's as if it never happened. Sorta like a tree falling in the forest.......
Also, some generators are much louder than others.

We're fortunate enough to live Out West where:

1) We better not need full hookups considering the $$$ we spent for a fully self-contained RV that doesn't need to be parked in the sun so many hours per week.

2) We camp on purpose in places where no one else cares about what we do.

3) Battery capacity is nice, but two quiet generators and an ultra-quiet idling main engine are better.

4) I'll bet green backpackers would appreciate everyone staying home ... especially the types with bad knees, bad hips, and other disablities - including those gained from fighting our wars for us - that require generators to enjoy Mother Nature.

We've camped right next to folks with rigs like the OP has. Rigs like that often have ultra-quiet, deeply embedded in the structure, low RPM, diesel generators that one cannot hear running standing right next to them. I could care less if they run their generator all night for comfort - and I would expect the same consideration from them regarding us.

:) and :C

RoyB wrote:
Some of the local NATL FOREST not too far away may allow you to run a generator from 8AM to 8PM but never find one that allows you to run one after 8PM or all night.

And we thank those who made those rules a hundred times over. We really appreciate the places where gen usage is limited to 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the evening if we have to hear them at all.

It really is simple. If you HAVE to have electric 24/7, you have 4 choices if you care about other people:

1) Go somewhere that offers full hookups

2) Camp (lol) where no one else can hear you and your generator

3) Install enough battery capacity to see you through after charging for 4 hours/day

4) Stay home

Would be afraid to try and use motor home to launch,even though some do.

Whenever we go on a fishing excursion, I tow the boat with the motorhome, and my wife follows in the Envoy.

Whenever we go to Toledo Bend (Lousiana side), we leave the motorhome at a friend's place, and tow the boat back to Livingston, or to San Antonio.

I corrected the mistake which explained the confusion. Sorry

How do you get both the GMC and bass boat to your destination?

Glad you can still find places to camp that doesn't have generator run time restrictions in place. Its pretty well hosed up here on the East side of the US. Just about all of the PUBLIC camp grounds have generator restrictions in place. Some of the local NATL FOREST not too far away may allow you to run a generator from 8AM to 8PM but never find one that allows you to run one after 8PM or all night. Even our few dispersed camping locations here still have generator run time restrictions.

Sometimes I think the MHs get away with running a generator anytime they want to. No one can really tell if it is a generator or the motor running...

I could get away with running my generator at Lake Kickpoo but probably only because I knew everyone there haha... Camping up at Wichita Mtns Wildlife Refuge near Medicine Park OKLA always shut me down when the rangers came around.

Roy Ken

Looks like you could fish right from the RV!


Markiemark:C