Hello, new to forum, have had camper for 6 months, 4 trips in it. From south Louisiana, it's hot! Was wondering if anybody runs ac off generator while towing to location? Any help or info would be appreciated! Thanks!

wouldn,t the cold air get sucked out?

We are from SC and travel west and south a lot. We set up, turn the ac on and take the dogs and us for a long walk. Get back and the unit is below outside temp. Get dinner started and enjoy the rest of the cool down.

The class A's and C's run while on the road because the dash air doesn't cool the whole rv. Just be sure your generator location vents the exhaust so it does not get pulled into the trailer or tow vehicle.

In hot weather, I generally run the roof air for an hour or so before stopping for the day.

:) Hi, I have my generator mounted in the bed of my truck, by the tailgate. I installed a generator inlet on the front of my trailer just for that purpose. This is so I can cool my trailer at rest stops, at boondocking sites, power outages in camp grounds, and to cool my trailer before I get to a camp ground in hot weather.

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deltabravo
Nomad
Jun 06, 2022
Trent1980 wrote:
I was going to mount generator in the back on the bumper,

I've yet to find a travel trailer bumper that will support that kind of weight.

Some of the hitches on TTs also won't support much more than a cargo basket full of stuff, or a bike rack and bikes.
valhalla360
Navigator
Jun 04, 2022
Trent1980 wrote:
PhilipB wrote:
Yes we do run A/C when travelling if we feel it's needed. But we have a toy hauler with built in Onan.

I wish I did, we have a lil 21 ft. Camper

Assuming they didn't downsize the air/con, should cool off very quickly compared to a 13.5btu air/con in a 28-32ft RV.
Thermoguy
Explorer II
Jun 04, 2022
Grit dog wrote:
Thermoguy wrote:
It's nice to live in a climate where I will never have to think about this...

And apparently never camp away from the coastal PNW during the summer?

Camp on the east side, Idaho and MT, but have never considered it to hot to need to run AC while traveling. Get to camp, set up, turn on AC if needed. No reason to run while driving in my opinion. Now if I lived in a really hot area I might feel differently. Temps in the 70's 80's 90's doesn't take that long to cool things down. We also try to park in the shade if it's going to be hot, often don't run the AC at all.
Atlee
Explorer II
Jun 04, 2022
Trent1980 wrote:
BarabooBob wrote:
How are you going to plug the trailer into the generator? Does your trailer cord go out the front of the TT? Is your generator a built in unit? I would worry about the cord being pulled out of trailer if you have the generator mounted outside the camper or in the truck bed.

I was going to mount generator in the back on the bumper, closer to cord, if it will work ?????

Is your back bumper strong enough to mount a generator? Also, if you mount the generator (2 2200W or a single 3K watt) on the bumper, will it take too much weight off the tongue, causing you to have to adjust the WDH set up?
Gdetrailer
Explorer III
Jun 04, 2022
Grit dog wrote:
Thermoguy wrote:
It's nice to live in a climate where I will never have to think about this...

And apparently never camp away from the coastal PNW during the summer?

Must love wet and cold all yr round also :E :h

I will take some heat any day over bone chillin' wet and cold climate..
Huntindog
Explorer
Jun 04, 2022
Trent1980 wrote:
PhilipB wrote:
Yes we do run A/C when travelling if we feel it's needed. But we have a toy hauler with built in Onan.

I wish I did, we have a lil 21 ft. Camper

I installed a Onan Microquiet 4.0 in my 2001 Fleetwood Wilderness 26H. I had a custom 26 gallon fuel tank made, and it had a 30 amp transfer switch.
It was a really big, but fun project. And it really helped sell that TT when it was time. So it CAN be done.
Trent1980
Explorer
Jun 03, 2022
PhilipB wrote:
Yes we do run A/C when travelling if we feel it's needed. But we have a toy hauler with built in Onan.

I wish I did, we have a lil 21 ft. Camper
PhilipB
Explorer
Jun 03, 2022
Yes we do run A/C when travelling if we feel it's needed. But we have a toy hauler with built in Onan.
Grit_dog
Navigator
Jun 03, 2022
Thermoguy wrote:
It's nice to live in a climate where I will never have to think about this...

And apparently never camp away from the coastal PNW during the summer?
Thermoguy
Explorer II
Jun 03, 2022
It's nice to live in a climate where I will never have to think about this...