How about some common courtesy...

[rollexx]

If you can afford a 50k+ RV, do your fellow travelers a favor and spring for a appropriate generator. A 3000w contractor gen belongs on a job site not with your RV. Casino RV overnight parking area. Spaces very close together. These fine folks had a very nice fifth wheel, looked like they were staying awhile. Had a nice little pet corral set up three feet into the next space. Ran their gen till 10:30 last night and started again at 7:30 this morning. Felt sorry for their neighbors. We were 5 slots down and had to keep windows closed.

[covered_wagon]

Crowe wrote:
What experienced RVers would need that amount of generator time? Dumbos.

Someone with a health issue perhaps?

Judge lest ye be judged. Why is it so many of you can't wait to jump on these threads and start bashing?

Because there seems to be a degree of intended rudeness aimed at annoying rather than just being simply thoughtless or having no clue. A new degree of rudeness with some. That's what's wrong.

I rebel against such behavior and try leaving a good trail behind.

[down_home]

Newbys and not clued in on noise affects others who RV for peace an quiet.
I have wondered for years who they don't r can't put quieter exhaust on these generators or someone offer after market exhaust. That's only part of it but a strong polymer lined with sound adsorbing material yet vented for air is not rocket science and would add ten dollars to the price??? Of course they price according to features not cost/profit which would be lower. I don't see over two thousand dollars each for small Hondas etc which still would not run two ac's.
Onan needs to offer a kit to install in a front compartment of rvs, like many use to offer. Our Onan is louder than i like in our Mh but don't know if they offer a quieter exhaust after market.

[B_O__Plenty]

Gotten to the point where most of the time we prefer to stay home. We can do everything here that we can do at a campground. Generally only use our trailer as a Winter home to get away from the cold and snow.
B.O.

[WTP-GC]

Big parks, small parks...state parks, "resorts"...free places...boondocking...WalMart parking lot...
Having done all of those (except the WalMart lot), I can assure you that you stand the same liklihood of encountering an inconsiderate person at any of them. But, short of that person breaking the rules, your rights of peace and comfort don't trump his rights of peace and comfort.

[newman_fulltime]

time2roll wrote:
Ok you can knock on the person's door and talk to him or complain on the chat room.
Better results to go direct.

He probably is talking to the guy drinking a beer as he types and complains on here about him

[time2roll]

Ok you can knock on the person's door and talk to him or complain on the chat room.
Better results to go direct.

[TexasShadow]

guess we are just lucky. The last time I recall listening to a loud genny was a few years ago when we were camped at a national park campground and the owner did pay attention to quiet hours time.
as to using them all day....the only time we use ours all day is when it is hot and we need the a/c.
but we have some solar panels on top, so they take care of phone charging and tv and even a little crock pot.

[bigred1cav]

No worse than NASCAR and/or drunk noises

[am1958]

A pint of water can be a solution for some noise problems...

[pitch]

Well if it was stolen,then there would be silence wouldn't there be.

I am going with cheap,inconsiderate and entitled

[Jebby14]

I hear generator theft is a common problem. maybe it could have been stolen.

[ppine]

I have figured out that most people that stay in big RV parks don't care about aesthetics. They are not there for the view and they are not there for the quiet. They would not be "camping" there if they cared about that stuff. They don't care about you either.

[Crowe]

What experienced RVers would need that amount of generator time? Dumbos.

Someone with a health issue perhaps?

Judge lest ye be judged. Why is it so many of you can't wait to jump on these threads and start bashing?

[Devocamper]

Ct state campgrounds , especially the two larger beach campgrounds are notorious for this problem and the people that bring these generators seem to have no clue how annoying they are, they sit there screaming at each other while a contractor generator runs all day to charge phones or the kids are inside playing video games, we had a neighbor once that ran his all day to keep a dorm type fridge running and a table lamp on in the evening . Most have no clue about inverters or solar or battery tech . And as said already you have a 60k 5th Wheel and a 70k truck but a $200 noisemaker of a generator at least some parks have some rules or guide lines for limited hours of use and do in-force the rules but not here in good old ct ,,only rule is shut them off at 10 pm !

[mgirardo]

WTP-GC wrote:
So, it ain't just the youngins that lack courtesy. That is a personality trait that ALL generations can either possess or not.

I completely agree. Where we camp, age doesn't seem to matter.

-Michael