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Heynow999's avatar
Heynow999
Explorer
Jun 20, 2016

Canadian trailers and built in gennys

I'm in the Toronto area and I'm looking for a used travel trailer with a built in Genny. It seems that they are few and far between in Canada. in my search, the only one I have found with a built in genny had been imported from The US. I have looked for used trailers online in the US and it seems a lot more common to have a genny in the US. I'm not saying there are no Canadian trailers with gennys, or that all Us trailers have gennys, they just seem much less common in Canada. I'm thinking it may be because of emissions or other problems with having them in Canada?
Does anyone have any insight into this?
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  • John___Angela's avatar
    John___Angela
    Explorer
    Jun 22, 2016
    Harvey51 wrote:
    I suspect Americans need generators a lot more than Canadians because it is much hotter down south and air conditioning is necessary. Anything other than AC can be powered by solar panels with much less trouble and noise.


    Good point.
  • Harvey51's avatar
    Harvey51
    Explorer
    Jun 22, 2016
    I suspect Americans need generators a lot more than Canadians because it is much hotter down south and air conditioning is necessary. Anything other than AC can be powered by solar panels with much less trouble and noise.
  • John___Angela's avatar
    John___Angela
    Explorer
    Jun 20, 2016
    romore wrote:
    :B We live a short distance from that plant. Generators take up valuable space and add weight, few tt buyers are willing to pay the extra dollars especially in the smaller more popular units.


    Hey. So do we. Cool. Agreed. Not really common in trailers. Nash also has a generator cabinet but they are built in Oregon.
  • romore's avatar
    romore
    Explorer II
    Jun 20, 2016
    :B We live a short distance from that plant. Generators take up valuable space and add weight, few tt buyers are willing to pay the extra dollars especially in the smaller more popular units.
  • John___Angela's avatar
    John___Angela
    Explorer
    Jun 20, 2016
    Some of the Bigfoot trailers are available with a generator. Must be specified at time if manufacturer. They are built in Armstrong BC.
  • SoundGuy's avatar
    SoundGuy
    Explorer
    Jun 20, 2016
    Heynow999 wrote:
    I'm in the Toronto area and I'm looking for a used travel trailer with a built in Genny. It seems that they are few and far between in Canada.


    Trailers built in Canada are few and far between ... Taylor Coach would be a rare exception.
  • Strabo's avatar
    Strabo
    Explorer
    Jun 20, 2016
    Genny's in toyhaulers is common cause we have on board fuel cells with hose fillers similar to gas station pumps. Mine holds 25 gallons and feeds the genny and can be used to fill atv's and whatever. My Onan 4000k Micro Quiet genny at half capacity will use 1 gallon for every 3 hours of use, air temp average around 85. Boost the air temp to 100 or above and its now 1 Gallon per hour of use, say when using the AC.

    Having a generator is #1 accessory for us when camping. Many use solar, i prefer the genny.
  • johntank's avatar
    johntank
    Explorer
    Jun 20, 2016
    Not many regular TT and 5ers offer a built in genny that I can think of, now when one gets into the toy haulers I think all except for the smallest TT/5er do offer a built in genny.

    Why you are having trouble finding one in Canada or Canadian made I have on answer for you.

    Hope you find what you are looking for soon.
  • 2oldman's avatar
    2oldman
    Explorer II
    Jun 20, 2016
    Very few trailers have gennies in the US. I don't think I've seen one. A fifth wheel, maybe.

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