How to keep genorator secure while in use?
I am getting ready to purchase a champion 3100 inverter/ genorator for running my ac and stuff when I boondocks in parking lots and such on my way to campgrounds. I will haul it in the bed of my truck...
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Unfortunately with the advancement in cordless power tool technology nothing is safe. A chain and a lock are nothing anymore. For that reason I chose to bolt my Honda 3000 into the truck bed and then fabricated a ventilated metal enclosure to go over it and its bolted to the bed. When it fires up a 12 inch 120 volt axial fan pushes about 700 cfpm of air through the cabinet.
It may seem like over kill but it would take 2 people a considerable amount of time to remove all this stuff. One would have to be under the truck and one up above as it's put together with nylock nuts. First they would have to figure out where the bolts are under the generator and how to reach them with a wrench.
Mine has remote start and an extension cable that reaches the tailgate and twist locks to my FW cord and into the transfer switch.
The low hanging fruit is picked first. There is nothing that cant be stolen so it's just a matter of making your stuff not worth the hassle.
It may seem like over kill but it would take 2 people a considerable amount of time to remove all this stuff. One would have to be under the truck and one up above as it's put together with nylock nuts. First they would have to figure out where the bolts are under the generator and how to reach them with a wrench.
Mine has remote start and an extension cable that reaches the tailgate and twist locks to my FW cord and into the transfer switch.
The low hanging fruit is picked first. There is nothing that cant be stolen so it's just a matter of making your stuff not worth the hassle.
