Generator

[Hewshal_53]

I have considered buying a generator for my 19 Foot Premier Bullet. I will be going to the national parks, so it needs to be quiet. Anyone have suggestions I have a 30 Amp supply.

[time2roll]

Need about 300 watts of solar generator. If you want air conditioning 24/7 look for hookups.

[GrandpaKip]

Yep, nothing like listening to one of those Champion 3500's drowning out the crickets and other pesky critters in the woods. And the owner misses it all while relaxing in the AC with the TV going.
Last trip to Carolina Beach State Park, we had to listen to the **** thing until 11pm for 2 nights run at full throttle. We weren't even on the same loop and we weren't alone in our annoyance.

[2oldman]

The OP needs to come back now and tell us what his power requirements will be.

[TomG2]

The Champion @ $800 will do the job. The Honda @ $950 might, sort of, with enough fiddling, do the job. 3,000 watts is more than 1,600 watts, any way you look at it. $2,000 worth of Hondas will handle your trailer also, if cost is no object.

[theoldwizard1]

The real issue is, what size A/C unit do you have ? The Honda EU2000i is definitely the "Cadillac" but it won't run all A/C units. The Champion is more of the Chevrolet. Bigger, heavier, about 1/2 the cost and it will run most A/C units.

The Honda will require and adapter plug to a 30A RV cord. I think the Champion has it built in.

[wing_zealot]

Champion 3400 inverter generator.

[Crazy_Ray]

Yamaha 2400. NABS

[Dennis12]

I would HIGHLY recommend the Honda EU2000I

[RoyB]

Please check with the Natl park where you are going to see what Generator Hours restrictions they have... Some may do it like some of the campgrounds do it with a couple of hours in the morning starting at 8AM and then a few hours in the afternoon before 8PM. I have never found a place that allows the generator to be run after 8PM and before 8AM the next morning... Some may allow the generator run times between 8AM to 8PM. I doubt you will find one that will allow the generator after 8PM at night or before 8Am the next morning. There are what are called DISPERSED CAMPING sites that you may be able to run the generator anytime you want to... Not many dispersed sites here on the east side of the US... They are all out West somewhere isolated...

Some camp grounds have just certain areas that you can even run a generator...

You need to tell them you want to run your generator when you check in...

We camp out alot off-grid and what works best for us was to beef up my battery bank and cables and install LED lights etc and plan out what we want to have running off the batteries... Then all of this planning allows us to make it to 8AM each morning with my Batteries being around the 50% charge state. You never want your batteries to go below the 50% charge state which is around 12.0VDC otherwise this shorten the life of your batteries.

Then when allowed to run my generator with the shore power cable connected to it to have the on-board converter/charger recharge my batteries back up from their 50% charge state to the 90% charge state. This usually takes right at three hours of generator run time for me. Then I am good to do this all over again for the next day/night run off my batteries.

Just running the generator one time like this usually gets my batteries charge back up and then I won't be running into any of the site generator run time restriction they have...

Just passing all of this on so you will be familiar with to expect.

You just can't show up with a generator and expect it all to work for you haha...

I did a couple of day/night runs in my back yard to be sure we could do what we wanted to do with our batteries at the camp ground.

Roy Ken

[pianotuna]

3400 watt Champion inverter generator with remote electric start.

[2oldman]

This topic gets more press than tires, Walmart or driving with the propane on.

2017 HUGE generator argument: Honda vs everything else
Champ 4000 - noise 2015
Do I need one? Sep 2014
Honda v. Yamaha 12/2013
What size gen do i need? 2011
What size.. 2013
Which gen.. 12/2013

3kw (3000) Honda or 2 2kw? 2014

[samsontdog]

I would recommend the Honda EU2000I