loud generators

bcsslc wrote:
We try to boondock when we get out but some of the places we like to go boondockin is limited. As a result we will stay in a campground . They don't offer any type of hookups only a table and a fire ring. I find that the most obnoxious , rude and offensive part of the campgrounds are loud generators. Here is a tip for those that are not sure if you own a loud generate..... when you turn you generator off and people in other parts of the campground start applauding and yell out "thank you". You have a pos generator....... If while you are standing within 20 'of your generator and you are trying to have a conversation with your son but to everyone one else it looks like you are yelling at him and your throat hurts.... you have a pos generator. ... here is the best way you can tell. If your generator is a different color then Red or Blue or doesn't say Honda or Yamaha.... you own a pos generator. If you are camping near me your pos generator will have a catastrophic failure. .....

Wear ear plugs because not everybody can afford to buy a honda or yamaha generator so with that said if you touched my gen you would have a really bad day trying to explain to the hospital and the cops how my foot got planted in you back side

Hey if you want to be "that guy" that inspired the start of this thread, than so be it.... Again the whole point is to make folks aware. Just because you can doesn't mean you should. Sure I could walk down the paint isle at Homedepot and crop dust that thing without any consideration to anyone else, but I'm considerent of others. I'm sure that if you run a pos generator you are well aware of how obnoxious it is and you either don't care about others or know that you should stash it in the trees to muffle the sound. If not you are the same guy that walks around life with your fly down and considers Cousin Eddie a role model.

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Terryallan wrote:
And I don't care what kind of generator you have. It is too loud for a primitive CG on the Blue Ridge Parkway. We are talking about CGs where the hiss of gas lanterns can be heard for over 100 yards. Where If I strike a match, the folks 3 sites over look to see what happened.

IMOP. IF you just got to have electricity. Go to a CG that provides it. Don't screw camping up for every one else. OR you can do what old time campers do. buy a flashlight, a camp stove, and some propane lanterns. That is all you will need to camp in the High Country of NC. you won't even need a cooler. a good battery will run a fridge for 4 or 5 days with out needing recharging.

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What annoys me is that these folks bring the kiddies to the forest and all they do is sit in the coach and watch TV all day.

One thing that people need to realize is that RV'ing is not for the poor. There have been comments here that if your generator is not red or blue, yadda yadda yadda. But overall, if you cannot afford a proper 12V system or generator, can you really afford an RV? I get that people of limited means try to camp to have a vacation, and buy old and cheap RV's to do that. Fine, no problem, but when they negatively impact the people around them, then they should learn to live with less, like no generator in the damn forest for goodness sake.

Learn to cook on the stove that is in that camper. Learn to enjoy the forest around you. Leave the TV at home.

Wonderfully worded posts, gents.

Terryallan wrote:
Personally I believe its the new breed of "camper". We camped on the Blue ridge Parkway for 20 year. Primitive campgrounds. Cool mountains, no AC needed. In those 20 years we NEVER heard a generator. Everyone that camped there was prepared for no electricity. All had lanterns, and gas stoves, coolers, and such. It was nice quiet camping.

Forward to just a few years ago. The new "camper" can't live with out electricity for 1/2 day. So now the nice quiet primitive CGs sound like truck stops. And I don't care what kind of generator you have. It is too loud for a primitive CG on the Blue Ridge Parkway. We are talking about CGs where the hiss of gas lanterns can be heard for over 100 yards. Where If I strike a match, the folks 3 sites over look to see what happened.

So the new breed of "campers" or as they are truly known camperwannabes. Go to the primitive CGs with their generators, stink up the place, run off the wildlife, and then go back to work on Monday, and bragg how they roughed it over the weekend.

What did we do. We started camping in the campgrounds around the BRP that have full hookups. It's much quieter, and the animals drop by.

IMOP. IF you just got to have electricity. Go to a CG that provides it. Don't screw camping up for every one else. OR you can do what old time campers do. buy a flashlight, a camp stove, and some propane lanterns. That is all you will need to camp in the High Country of NC. you won't even need a cooler. a good battery will run a fridge for 4 or 5 days with out needing recharging.

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I have an onboard Honda EV4010 RV genset, which runs at 3600 rpm, sorry to say. I only use it for Desert camping, where it is 100* plus during the day, and you cannot hear it individually as everyone is running them. In the forest, it stays OFF. We make coffee on the stove. I am finishing a $700 solar system to totally prevent ever having to use it in the forest.

What annoys me is that these folks bring the kiddies to the forest and all they do is sit in the coach and watch TV all day.

I did have to ask a guy at Nascar weekend to shut his off as he ran it all night. He was afraid to use his furnace on battery. I just told him, run it during the day for a couple of hours, and you will be fine. I really didn't want to smell and listen to it with my windows open, and I certainly didn't want to have to close up the coach and run mine with strangers in a tent next to ME. If he didn't, a simple phone call would have hopefully taken care of it.

One thing that people need to realize is that RV'ing is not for the poor. There have been comments here that if your generator is not red or blue, yadda yadda yadda. But overall, if you cannot afford a proper 12V system or generator, can you really afford an RV? I get that people of limited means try to camp to have a vacation, and buy old and cheap RV's to do that. Fine, no problem, but when they negatively impact the people around them, then they should learn to live with less, like no generator in the damn forest for goodness sake.

Learn to cook on the stove that is in that camper. Learn to enjoy the forest around you. Leave the TV at home.

Hey. Welcome very friendly new member! Great first set of posts! Sheesh, again! Ok. Insomnia or not, I'm done with this thread. Nothin more to see here folks... Nitey-nite...

JiminDenver wrote:
So what happens if you return from dictating to others what they are allowed to do and you find someone tapping their fingers on your Honda? Do you think the people that spent buttloads of money on solar or battery banks did it to listen to your "quieter" generator? Spend some of that cash and put some panels up and get back to nature. The tenter in the next site will thank you.

The reality is that if you are going to put yourself in close proximity to others, it requires consideration and tolerance. We rarely use campgrounds but when we do we know they will be noisy, even the ones with electric. There will always be something to complain about if you are into that sort of thing.

OTOH if you want some real peace and quiet, you can stop fake camping in the storage lots, turn on the four wheel drive and follow me. I'll make sure you don't have to listen to another generator or anything else for that matter. Your tires may get nicked and your rig scuffed a bit but that's the price we pay for quiet, or in your case, quieter. Afterwards we will continue on because I ain't listening to a generator.

You are so righteous man. Go solar...it's the only way... Get a grip Colo-not-so-rado. They point is don't be an *******. I think solar is awesome, I have it and use it, but don't tell me there isn't a difference in common sense with the Geny'. Your 4wd has to be the most awesome thing known to man obviously, you are such a badass you don't even have to use your head. Keep on truckin Chuck Norris, your rad!

Dakota98 wrote:
I agree, sometimes people with or without thinking will start & run a loud genny without consideration to others. I have a rule of not using mine before 11Am in the morning & not after 7PM at night. Now, having said that, I'm sure there are some Forum Members here that will disagree with that also, since it's a "POS" yellow Genny. I really did want to spend $1000.00 for a red or blue genny that was socially acceptable, but couldn't find one damn reason to justify the expense of something I use 6-8 times a year when my $200 yellow "POS" does the job. By the way, it is very dependable & only weighs 58# when running at full RPM

You should just stay out of campgrounds then. Bringing it around people even once is too many times. Just go enjoy it 6-8 times by yourselves

If you ever have to think to yourself "I'm not sure if I should turn my generator on" or "my generator MIGHT be to loud" or "my barking dog MIGHT be too loud" you should say to yourself I should definitely NOT be camping. Have some small bit of common sense and realize campgrounds are not truck stops and no when to just shut the hell up. It can all happen with just a bit of respect for your surroundings. Chances are if your too loud your just an *******. The great outdoors isn't a library but it's certainly not a place to pretend your the only one that has ever been there so don't bring your construction site generator or your dog that won't stop barking out to ruin it for everyone else. You might just go home without either. Just natures way of saying stay home.

So what happens if you return from dictating to others what they are allowed to do and you find someone tapping their fingers on your Honda? Do you think the people that spent buttloads of money on solar or battery banks did it to listen to your "quieter" generator? Spend some of that cash and put some panels up and get back to nature. The tenter in the next site will thank you.

The reality is that if you are going to put yourself in close proximity to others, it requires consideration and tolerance. We rarely use campgrounds but when we do we know they will be noisy, even the ones with electric. There will always be something to complain about if you are into that sort of thing.

OTOH if you want some real peace and quiet, you can stop fake camping in the storage lots, turn on the four wheel drive and follow me. I'll make sure you don't have to listen to another generator or anything else for that matter. Your tires may get nicked and your rig scuffed a bit but that's the price we pay for quiet, or in your case, quieter. Afterwards we will continue on because I ain't listening to a generator.

Ho Hum.....