Looking for first Travel Trailer
Wife and I have been talking about getting a bumper dragger for cross country travel and camping (Boondocking) for a while. I envision us using it 6-12 times a year, as vacation balance for our respe...
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Having just bought a new travel trailer I can understand the sticker shock. However, buying a junker isn't worth the hassle. 30 years of used campers taught me that you pay to play. You either buy a junker and constantly worry about the roof leaks and old tires or, you buy a new one and make the monthly payments. At this juncture I find the monthly payments to be much easier on my mind. Are there good used campers out there? Sure. But, they cost as much as a new one in a whole lot of cases and the financing isn't as good.
As for a generator.. It depends on lots of variables. If you're going to be around other people and need a real quiet unit then to get much wattage will cost you big bucks. However, if you can stand a little droning noise you can get enough power to run everything in the RV pretty cheap. I used an 8500 Watt contractor generator when I needed power for years. It worked in the rain and snow till I sold it. Even then it started right up every time. I came to believe that the 8500 was too much generator. If I had it to do over I'd probably get a 4000 or maybe a 6500. Harbor Freight sells a 2k quiet generator that would probably pull your AC and lights all day. It won't do much more than that. The AC will max a 2k out during compressor surge (when the compressor cuts in).
We just stay at campgrounds with full hookups and wireless internet. No need for a generator. Although.. I do think I'll grab that 2k at Harbor Freight pretty soon.
As for a generator.. It depends on lots of variables. If you're going to be around other people and need a real quiet unit then to get much wattage will cost you big bucks. However, if you can stand a little droning noise you can get enough power to run everything in the RV pretty cheap. I used an 8500 Watt contractor generator when I needed power for years. It worked in the rain and snow till I sold it. Even then it started right up every time. I came to believe that the 8500 was too much generator. If I had it to do over I'd probably get a 4000 or maybe a 6500. Harbor Freight sells a 2k quiet generator that would probably pull your AC and lights all day. It won't do much more than that. The AC will max a 2k out during compressor surge (when the compressor cuts in).
We just stay at campgrounds with full hookups and wireless internet. No need for a generator. Although.. I do think I'll grab that 2k at Harbor Freight pretty soon.
