M GO BLUE wrote:
I run our Onan when we want electricity...period...and don't have to fool with anything else
Does not make any sense what most of you are doing...two generators?
You spend a lot of money on your RV and now you are trying to be cheap by running a Honda? To each his own I guess...
Not just about being cheap, at low load levels, the Honda is quieter, and mine runs about 9 to 12 hours on a gallon just keeping the fridge running and the TV/Satellite on. For 3 day weekends, we run the Honda 24 hours a day and never use all of the 6 gallon external tank. Burning less gas, and being quieter (when possible) DOES make sense, side benefit of the APU doesn't hurt either.
using previous math - $1.55 x 60 hours (my typical weekend) = $93, the Honda is free after 10 weekends. (Paid for itself in less than a year). (they're easily found for $700 to $800 in the used or barely used market). Even though my rig burns a lot of fuel, my generator doesn't have to burn an extra 23 1/4 gallons of gas a weekend.
If I were always in a campground, or where I wanted to run AC units all day long the Honda wouldn't get much use. Everyone's sitch is different.
