On Board Generator vs Portable Generator
We are researching the purchase of a new toy hauler. And one of the options we are struggling with is whether or not to go with a portable generator, or the factory installed generator. Your opinion...
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Our TH is nearly a decade old and we have put over a 1K hours on our onboard Onan thus far. As stated repeatedly above, the convenience of pressing a single button to power your entire rig as if plugged in to shorepower makes for great peace of mind when RVing off the grid. Still runs like a champ and has never failed to provide power even under the most strenuous circumstances.
We are in the market for a new rig in the near future although we are still keeping our TH for trips when using our toys is the primary focus. To that end, and since our new rig will be a non-TH model, I decided to get a portable inverter genny. Being babied by the Onan for it's convenience and capabilities, I needed as close to the same from the portable I intended to buy.
Lo and behold, just after getting our rig ready this past Spring, an opportunity to pick up a Champion 3100 remote start for a killer price materialized and I pulled the trigger. We live and therefore RV predominately at high elevations with occasional calls to power our AC or portable electric heaters for several hours daily when temperatures dictate such usage.
Never an issue for our Onan, but to my overt satisfaction, the Champion doesn't miss a beat performing these feats, even tested above 8K elevation. It runs over 6 hours when doing so on just 1.5 gallons of gas, Onan uses 3 times more fuel accomplishing this task. We love and still use our Onan, but it is way overkill most times. In steps the Champion 3100 with it's one button convenience.
We are in the market for a new rig in the near future although we are still keeping our TH for trips when using our toys is the primary focus. To that end, and since our new rig will be a non-TH model, I decided to get a portable inverter genny. Being babied by the Onan for it's convenience and capabilities, I needed as close to the same from the portable I intended to buy.
Lo and behold, just after getting our rig ready this past Spring, an opportunity to pick up a Champion 3100 remote start for a killer price materialized and I pulled the trigger. We live and therefore RV predominately at high elevations with occasional calls to power our AC or portable electric heaters for several hours daily when temperatures dictate such usage.
Never an issue for our Onan, but to my overt satisfaction, the Champion doesn't miss a beat performing these feats, even tested above 8K elevation. It runs over 6 hours when doing so on just 1.5 gallons of gas, Onan uses 3 times more fuel accomplishing this task. We love and still use our Onan, but it is way overkill most times. In steps the Champion 3100 with it's one button convenience.
