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Naio
Explorer II
Mar 30, 2015

How much gas does your genny use? And a charging question

After generous advice and hand-holding from folks here, I experimented with running my van engine to charge house batteries when dry camping, as I do not yet have a genny or solar. I used an MSW inve...
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SoundGuy
Explorer
Mar 31, 2015
Naio wrote:
Boy, I cannot believe how much gas those little generators use.


"How much gas ..." ?? :h Geez, my Honda EU2000i is rated to run anywhere from ~ 3.4 to 9 hrs, depending on speed, on just 3.6 litres (~ 0.9 US gal) of gas. I'd call that miserly, especially since mine rarely runs much off it's slowest ECO speed, even when re-charging the trailer battery. Heck, I don't even bother taking extra gas if we're going camping for up to 3 days ... just fill the tank to capacity and call it good! :B

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