Solar or Generator??
We are going to have some short boon-docking trips (3-4 days). I do not know my actual energy needs right now, but the DW and I are conservative when it comes to water and power. I really just want ...
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Simplygib wrote:
A lot of generator-phobic folks would probably not have such a big issue with them if SOME generator owners thought about their neighbors a little more and of themselves a little less. I'm in the desert now, rigs in the area dispersed anywhere from a hundred yards to a quarter mile from each other. One of the best things about the desert is how it can be dead silent. This place never ceases to amaze me in that the majority of the time folks with generators seem to use them when they need them, then turn them off. Half hour tops. There's none of this "turn it on at 6am and off at midnight" going on out here. It's so refreshing, and hearing the occasional generator isn't so bad knowing it's serving a purpose that isn't going to last all day and into the night. In places that are so hot that people need to run a/c all day, I really don't care because I won't camp there.
Consideration for others. It might be endangered, but it's good to know it's not totally dead yet.
Excellent post that realy says it like it is and should be!!!
We only drycamp in hot places when we "have no choice" due to specific rocks/minerals/fossils we might be looking for. However we do have a drycamping RV that can deal with the heat, just in case. When we do need A/C in Southwestern desert conditions we don't usually need it all day - from 10AM to maybe 4PM will usually be adequate on the hottest of Southwestern low humidity days. When one WOULD need A/C drycamping all day, and maybe all night, is in the Southeastern U.S. during their humid summers. We know this from personal experience on long RV trips there during summers. Fortunately, a lot of campsites in the Southeastern U.S. are full hookup sites.
We were fortunate in that Winnebago installed a generator system in our RV model that can actually be used without being super irritating to nearby campers .... who themselves may be using their generators for A/C at the same time. Our generator is quiet enough to sleep while it's running, the RV exterior is mostly white color to reflect the sun, has thick roof insulation, and has a fully ducted A/C system for good cool air distribution.
