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VTR
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Mar 21, 2015

Full Hook-ups take the gen??

We will be staying at a park with full hook ups, do some of you take the genny and why?

I can see using it on the road if I have a flat, using compressor for airing tires etc.
Maybe trouble with campground electric, must be rare. Or just some emergency! Anyone?
  • downtheroad wrote:
    We are just lucky I guess.
    Never had a power outage in an campground in 25 years of RVing...

    But, you have a generator, bought and paid for so why not take it.


    Same here, been camping for 10 years, never had an outage. I can't recall a single instance where I've said, "Gee, I wish I had the generator."

    Only things that need it are the microwave and A/C. We can live without those. I have two batteries in my truck, plus the one in the trailer.

    With a family of five, including three teenagers, and with an SUV as our TV, weight is at a premium. No need to add a 100-lb boat anchor that I'll likely never need. If something really bad happens, we'll just pack up and leave. It's not like we're stuck there.
  • Same here, more than 25 years and only once did a park lose power and that was only for 30 minutes.
    When I pay for a FHU site I use their power and their water.
  • We are just lucky I guess.
    Never had a power outage in an campground in 25 years of RVing...

    But, you have a generator, bought and paid for so why not take it.
  • Don't get in any trouble. If wife says gen is part of camping gear, you better bring ALL of the camping gear, which includes the gen:B
  • Full hook-ups I carry one gen. No hook-ups I carry two.
  • We have had a couple of instances where campground power went out due to storms and were glad we had the genny.