running generator while towing

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I suppose you could do that but why go thru all that hassle? Wife and I picked up what is link below. Monitored our frig/freezer temps while traveling all day. Temps don't high enough to bother running propane or generator. But, I did have to buy some fancy batteries for the sensor to work in freezer, didn't work off regular batteries. That is in instructions but sort of hidden.

Wireless remote readout up front with us and fridge/freezer sensors 50 feet behind RV no problem. And cheaper than running generator.

https://www.acurite.com/digital-freezer-refrigerator-thermometer-with-temperature-alarms-00986.html

or

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5UJB3hU4Os

What ever your comfortable with. Every year we bring home a 1/2 steer from family farm other side of state and run generator for chest type freezer in the bed of pickup as it takes us a week to get home via camping and visiting other family along the way.

We run our genny in the bed of the TV while rolling down the road. To accomplish this we;

1- Added a genny cord outlet to the front of the TT. Its the kind with the big screw on washer to hold the connection in place
2- Installed a rotary switch. This allows the TT to be powered by the shore power OR the genny but never both at the same time. In the genny position there is no power to the shore power cord. The rotary switch also allows the genny to bypass the hard wired surge protector which is attached to the shore power.
3- Since the 12v system is separate from the 12v system, there is no problem with the TV or the TT while driving down the road.
4- A genny box keeps the genny secure in the bed of the TV
5- The cord between the genny and the TT is held in place to keep it from eventually dragging on the road.

Mod, Please move this out of the Forum Tech Support to the proper area.

Biggest issues I see is supporting the shore line and if the shore line is long enough to reach the bed of your truck.

How long is your drive? If just a few hours, why bother? It won't get warm enough, especially if everything is well chilled inside.