Running a/c off generator while towing
Hello, new to forum, have had camper for 6 months, 4 trips in it. From south Louisiana, it's hot! Was wondering if anybody runs ac off generator while towing to location? Any help or info would be ap...
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BarabooBob wrote:
How are you going to plug the trailer into the generator? Does your trailer cord go out the front of the TT? Is your generator a built in unit? I would worry about the cord being pulled out of trailer if you have the generator mounted outside the camper or in the truck bed.
You can securely wire tie the cord (or an extension cord) under the trailer right to the trailer tongue. Then just like your 7 pin trailer cord leave some slack and loop to the vehicle and run to your gen.
Myself, My shore cord uses a hatch with a mouse flap, it is big enough to get my hand inside the door..
So.. I mounted a 30A socket INSIDE the hatch, ran 10/2 with ground Romex inside the trailer up to the tongue and terminated that to a 15A/20A plug. Now I can run a short 12/3 extension cord from the gen in the truck bed to the plug on the tongue for a quick way to power the trailer at any rest stop I want power..
That setup also does double duty when I stop at any relatives home for a day or two for plugging into their outdoor 15A/20A outlets without pulling the 30A shore cord out..
As far as running the gen while driving, never tried that. I have a cover on my truck bed so have to open the cover to run the gen..
In theory, it could work although I vaguely remember some posts yrs ago that some folks had issues keeping their portable gen running.. Might have to do with the gen not protected from high speed winds and or vacuum created when driving..
Myself, just start the gen when we stop and run the A/C for 10 - 20 minutes is enough time to take the edge off of the heat buildup, works pretty well for us even in 90F+ temps.
