talk to me about built-in LP gennies...
Greetings, RV.net - been lurking a while and figured "high time" to try and ask a question I've not seen discussed, although I may be "search fu limited"... I'm looking at TC's to support my racing...
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Wow, did I push a button? Or step in it so to speak!
Can't believe it took me this long to get back, and that there was this much traffic on the topic. Guess I was right to ask the question, thanks so much for the responses!
OK so the LP is noisier and less fuel efficient. But how bad is bad?
I'm actually racing, not camping at a racetrack - our events are at airfields and parking lots (autocross, search "concrete beach"). My basic TC idea is to have an "office" at the distant events, ranging from 300 to 1300 miles away from dear old New England. I'm apparently old enough that 12 hours in the heat and humidity gets a bit much; while I haven't figured out how to quote yet, the post about vintage guitars really hit home - and I've just recently started gigging again!
So - an office, and avoiding the interim hotel stops if I can get wifely "buy in" (dubious at the moment, even though she races too). So with plenty to do getting car(s) ready and a diesel truck I don't really relish the thought of setting up a gas genny (especially in the rain) or deciding whether to carry regular gas as well as diesel, race gas and propane (since a furnace and fridge will be needed) too.
So for my purposes, it should be easy enough (if slightly spendy) to swap out tanks at my destinations, which are predictable (and therefore searchable/learnable).
Can I hope to get 6 or 8 hours of A/C from a 20lb tank? I'm figuring a 9 or 11k A/C unit should do, and a 2.5k LP unit should cover that, right? (I can improve sound deadening/vibration mounts)
For the rest-stop overnights, ie from 1am to 7am, I'd hope a fantastic fan should work - will a good battery/solar setup keep that running overnight?
Thanks again for the attention,
- Jeff
PS, "there will be more questions" later for sure!
I think I'm looking for an Adventurer 90FWS...
PPS, oh by the way, great forum - been learning a lot here!
Can't believe it took me this long to get back, and that there was this much traffic on the topic. Guess I was right to ask the question, thanks so much for the responses!
OK so the LP is noisier and less fuel efficient. But how bad is bad?
I'm actually racing, not camping at a racetrack - our events are at airfields and parking lots (autocross, search "concrete beach"). My basic TC idea is to have an "office" at the distant events, ranging from 300 to 1300 miles away from dear old New England. I'm apparently old enough that 12 hours in the heat and humidity gets a bit much; while I haven't figured out how to quote yet, the post about vintage guitars really hit home - and I've just recently started gigging again!
So - an office, and avoiding the interim hotel stops if I can get wifely "buy in" (dubious at the moment, even though she races too). So with plenty to do getting car(s) ready and a diesel truck I don't really relish the thought of setting up a gas genny (especially in the rain) or deciding whether to carry regular gas as well as diesel, race gas and propane (since a furnace and fridge will be needed) too.
So for my purposes, it should be easy enough (if slightly spendy) to swap out tanks at my destinations, which are predictable (and therefore searchable/learnable).
Can I hope to get 6 or 8 hours of A/C from a 20lb tank? I'm figuring a 9 or 11k A/C unit should do, and a 2.5k LP unit should cover that, right? (I can improve sound deadening/vibration mounts)
For the rest-stop overnights, ie from 1am to 7am, I'd hope a fantastic fan should work - will a good battery/solar setup keep that running overnight?
Thanks again for the attention,
- Jeff
PS, "there will be more questions" later for sure!
I think I'm looking for an Adventurer 90FWS...
PPS, oh by the way, great forum - been learning a lot here!
