Inverter generator while boondocking

[jarata1]

I picked up a 3400 inverter generator for when we go boondocking instead of using the on board generator of my bay star
I was looking at the 2000 watts but I wanted to be able to use the air conditioner and I felt the inverter generator was quieter then then the big one on my motorhome
Is there anyone else who does a setup like this with a 3000 watt inverter or are most people solver while boondocking
Thank You

[wa8yxm]

I am not sure how much quieter it will be.. Looking at Hondas

Enviorment: Quartsite lot of crowd noise I'm standing close enough to a Honda EU-1000i to feel the exhaust on my leg but can not hear it.

A 2000i I could hear. but the man beside me could not
2000i at half load we both could herar
2000i at near full load we had to raise our voices

Onan 5500 (Emerald) with Gen-Turi.. Standing with hand on Gen-Turi. Did not have to raise our voices.. Enviormant public park not nearly as noisy as QZ was.

Same generator 130 feet away.. I could hear it. the engineer beside me could not .

[discovery4us]

I have a Honda 2000 that is used to power my cargo trailer and many times I will use it for the MH. MH is a propane generator so if we were to run out the 2000 would be our life line. No AC concerns as we camp were it is cool or cold. Too many snakes in the desert at 90 degrees.

Night is exclusively the MH generator as we can start and stop it from inside.

[10forty2]

We bought a Champion Dual Fuel 3,500 watt inverter generator for that exact purpose. We boondock about twice a year and the last time we did it BEFORE we bought the Champion, the on-board genset was putting out way more CO inside the rig than I was comfortable with, (measured by a calibrated CO meter...not just the CO detector). Even with a Gen-Turi installed, CO was higher inside than I wanted to go to sleep with. So, we bought the stand-alone unit and it works great! I can run one A/C unit and pretty much everything else. Have to make sure the electric water heater is turned off (can run either the A/C OR the water heater, but not both at the same time). It is more efficient with gasoline....1.2gal tank that will run it about 8 hours powering the A/C. On LP, it will burn a 20lb tank in about 10 hours under load and puts out slightly less power...about 3,100 watts instead of the 3,500 watts on gasoline.

[Happytraveler]

We have the little Honda 2000 for dry camping. Sometimes if the temperature happens to get in the high 80's during the day we turn the main generator on just for the dog. If we camp in the desert in May we make sure we have full hookups. Actually, if we know we have to run the air conditioner a lot we get full hookups.

[the_bear_II]

We use two 2000 watt Honda Generators when boondocking if we need air conditioning. I carry them in the back of the pickup to and from the campsite. When in use they sit next to the landing gear with a heavy logging chain, heavy duty padlock plus a one inch diameter cable lock I got at a motorcycle shop. If they are not going to be used at night I lock them in the cab of the truck.

This setup works great and runs everything electrical we have on board.

[camperdave]

certainly not many people are running air conditioning off of solar/batteries. Personally it seems like using a standalone generator instead of your built in unit is a lot of hassle for a little noise savings, I'd use the onboard genny.

But yes lots of people use standalone inverter generators for off grid power, usually those who have rigs with no generator though (like most fivers and trailers).

[wildmanbaker]

Its kind of large and heavy, will it fit in your basement storage, or will you have to make other arrangements to carry it? You will need extra fuel also, getting it out of the main tank is not easy. Other than that, it should be a good unit. Lastly, if you are going to keep it in the basement, try loading and unloading a 94# sack of cement in the area, this may be your deciding factor.

[jarata1]

Firman 3300 I agree but if your in the desert and it's over 90 In my opinion I want to cool down a little ,can still have the best of both worlds

[donn0128]

IMHO boondocking is to get away from the trappings of modern society.
What brand of generator did you get?