Generator Observation
We spent last Thursday thru Sunday dry camping at the Auburn, AL football game. We stayed in an area called the "hayfields" with what I estimate to be about 1,000 other dry campers. People were in a...
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What really gets me is the people that come out for an extended weekend (2-3 nights) and feel they need to run their generators for hours on end both day and night. We spent last weekend camped at a Forest Service campground and were greeted with the sounds of generators all weekend long. The group that ran theirs the most often also happened to have one of the cheap open-frame construction generators that was obscenely loud.
All these people had nice trailers, so why not invest a little money into LED lighting and a catalytic heater so you can leave the generator at home for a short weekend trip and enjoy the sounds of nature? I run 2 6-volt Trojan golf cart batteries and can last at least 3 full nights without concern of my batteries going flat, and that's using all the lights as needed, watching a movie or two on the TV, charging phones, and playing the stereo. Sometimes I even run a small inverter for a laser show.
I like my Honda 2000, but I rarely find the need to actually use it. If I invested in some solar it'd probably stay home for all but the really long trips.
All these people had nice trailers, so why not invest a little money into LED lighting and a catalytic heater so you can leave the generator at home for a short weekend trip and enjoy the sounds of nature? I run 2 6-volt Trojan golf cart batteries and can last at least 3 full nights without concern of my batteries going flat, and that's using all the lights as needed, watching a movie or two on the TV, charging phones, and playing the stereo. Sometimes I even run a small inverter for a laser show.
I like my Honda 2000, but I rarely find the need to actually use it. If I invested in some solar it'd probably stay home for all but the really long trips.
