Running a generator in inclement weather
I am buying a new Northern Lite camper next spring and will be using my Honda eu2000i generator for power, and I may even get a 2nd Honda if I need it. I've rarely used a generator before now, so ...
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We keep ours out of the rain and snow in a dog tent (attached floor and open on one end only; facing down wind) along with the extended duration gas tank for several reasons:
- generators are stored under the table inside the TC, so wet or snow covered makes a mess inside
- storing inside keeps it warm and easier to start when we put it outside in winter
- under cover makes it easier to find and dig out, if you are in an area that can get two feet of wind driven snow in 24 hours. Cover needs to be able to deal with snow load.
- Air inlet path for the Honda is pretty well protected, but very small crystalline, wind driven, cold snow can make it in, melt and freeze on the air filter foam. Problematic when you want power in a Montana blizzard and the air inlet is full of snow and it stops the motor. Happened when I was too lazy to assemble the tent, since total accumulation wasn't supposed to be much ....
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- generators are stored under the table inside the TC, so wet or snow covered makes a mess inside
- storing inside keeps it warm and easier to start when we put it outside in winter
- under cover makes it easier to find and dig out, if you are in an area that can get two feet of wind driven snow in 24 hours. Cover needs to be able to deal with snow load.
- Air inlet path for the Honda is pretty well protected, but very small crystalline, wind driven, cold snow can make it in, melt and freeze on the air filter foam. Problematic when you want power in a Montana blizzard and the air inlet is full of snow and it stops the motor. Happened when I was too lazy to assemble the tent, since total accumulation wasn't supposed to be much ....
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