Kayteg1 wrote:
My Honda 3000 starts even 15k AC on ECO mode and that's with charging and like 150W Water heater element on.
Than I hear more and more that adding easy start to AC makes it running on 2000W quite possible.
So even there is nothing wrong with having bigger generator, where are you going to carry it?
Than I drove via Oregon twice this summer. Never run generator in the state.
Same place I am currently carrying the 4200 watt non-inverter that I use for our home, on the rear basket. I'm currently looking to improve the basket design to make it easy to lift and lower, but I may not need that with the much lighter inverter unit, our current generator weights well over a 100lbs and is a royal pita to shift around, even with the wheels on it, which is why I was debating designing a drop basket with an electric motor on it like a scooter lift.
I usually tend to go east into the desert country when I travel, so being able to keep the house cooled when its 90-110 degrees out is a must, especially with pets onboard.
Oregon is only cool and comfy in a small part of the state during the summer months, and that's mostly the coast line, the central mountains and east are alot warmer (a good portion of it is scrub desert), plus on our longer trips we do alot of wallydocking / urban boondocking where having sufficient power is a necessity in some cases to run the A/C along with microwave, or other appliances at the same time.
Our camper also doubles as a dressing studio periodically when we're at costumed events where power is not available, and nor are changing studios and larger draw items like curling irons and what not are used simultaneously. We have some outfits that take 3-4 hours worth of makeup and hair work to get into for the events.
