Generator in Class C Rental
I am renting a Class C Motor Home for 2 weeks, and the generator on board burns 4 litres (aprox. 1 gal.) per hour. I think this is very high, so thought about renting a Honda 2000W for $225 for two w...
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Hi Jim, Louise and Sophie,
As others have commented, 1 gallon of fuel per hour sounds quite high for a typical 4000 watt Onan which is the most common generator installed in class C motor homes. I estimate half that at 1/2 gallon of gas per hour.
If your rental class C has two air conditioners on the roof, then maybe you have the larger Onan 7000 watt generator that consumes double the amount of gas.
Regardless, a little 2000 watt Honda will have it's advantages if your plan is to run it 24/7. The noise from an Onan running for 2 weeks straight would make me nuts, but that would not be the case with a little Honda. The little Honda won't power up much though. You might be able to power a small microwave, or a small space heater but not at the same time. A little Honda is nice for battery maintenance, TV watching, computer and internet, low power activity like that.
If camping remotely with no plan to move for the duration of your stay, plan on carrying lots of extra gas in gas cans. It's hard to say, but maybe four 5 gallon cans to keep a little Honda running for a 2 week period. I really don't know.
The Onan running 2 weeks straight will require roughly 170 gallons of gas...Yikes!
Are you certain you will need to run a generator for the entire 2 week period? Most people boon docking run the generator as needed which for us is less than 2 hours a day, but we don't hang out at the camp site all day either. You will have to run an Onan constantly if requiring constant air conditioning in the summer or space heat in the winter.
As others have commented, 1 gallon of fuel per hour sounds quite high for a typical 4000 watt Onan which is the most common generator installed in class C motor homes. I estimate half that at 1/2 gallon of gas per hour.
If your rental class C has two air conditioners on the roof, then maybe you have the larger Onan 7000 watt generator that consumes double the amount of gas.
Regardless, a little 2000 watt Honda will have it's advantages if your plan is to run it 24/7. The noise from an Onan running for 2 weeks straight would make me nuts, but that would not be the case with a little Honda. The little Honda won't power up much though. You might be able to power a small microwave, or a small space heater but not at the same time. A little Honda is nice for battery maintenance, TV watching, computer and internet, low power activity like that.
If camping remotely with no plan to move for the duration of your stay, plan on carrying lots of extra gas in gas cans. It's hard to say, but maybe four 5 gallon cans to keep a little Honda running for a 2 week period. I really don't know.
The Onan running 2 weeks straight will require roughly 170 gallons of gas...Yikes!
Are you certain you will need to run a generator for the entire 2 week period? Most people boon docking run the generator as needed which for us is less than 2 hours a day, but we don't hang out at the camp site all day either. You will have to run an Onan constantly if requiring constant air conditioning in the summer or space heat in the winter.
