Generator

[Mjlebsa]

So I’ve been thinking about adding an onboard generator, at some point, but my question is for those who have had either portable or onboard generators. Which would you prefer? I ask because I have two Honda 2200 generators but it seems like it would be a pain having to pull them out set everything up and get them going. It seems like the onboard generator would be easier but louder.

Thanks


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[FidelisOne]

I have 2 Westinghouse igen4500 for my 337rls and those are loud enough when 30ft away from my bedroom slide. I personally can't imagine having a diesel generator that close to my bed.

I'm not traveling with my RV right now, but if I was I would add a rack to the back hitch to carry my generators and run them there, further away from my bed than an onboard.

Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk

[Big Blue]

I installed a 3.6 Onan in the front compartment of my Reflection... Got a used one with low hours at a good price... Installed myself... made a firewall of 18 gauge steel sheet.... glued heat & sound insulation to the firewall...and I believe it's quieter than 2 Hondas ... Hondas are extremely quiet at low rpm....BUT when you load them up to run an AC, you won't make many friends in the campground! This is really a personal choice... What type of camping you do?... For us being able to pull over anytime.. crank the generator. turn on the AC for the dog... and do what we need to do, with no fuss... made our choice...

[Mjlebsa]

I installed a 3.6 Onan in the front compartment of my Reflection... Got a used one with low hours at a good price... Installed myself... made a firewall of 18 gauge steel sheet.... glued heat & sound insulation to the firewall...and I believe it's quieter than 2 Hondas ... Hondas are extremely quiet at low rpm....BUT when you load them up to run an AC, you won't make many friends in the campground! This is really a personal choice... What type of camping you do?... For us being able to pull over anytime.. crank the generator. turn on the AC for the dog... and do what we need to do, with no fuss... made our choice...

We primarily go to parks with full hook ups; however, we want the ability to stop whenever we need to & turn on the generator for AC etc. we have plans to do some future boon docking as well.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Skilletface]

[QUOTE=Mjlebsa;380839]So I’ve been thinking about adding an onboard generator, at some point, but my question is for those who have had either portable or onboard generators. Which would you prefer? I ask because I have two Honda 2200 generators but it seems like it would be a pain having to pull them out set everything up and get them going. It seems like the onboard generator would be easier but louder.

Here’s my Onan P4500i set up, when docking where a gen. set is needed. We only run the bedroom A/C so any noise from the gen. set is mitigated by the A/C. I also installed a small a/c fan plugged into the generator to maintain air flow.
It’s actually quieter than the 10k Onan? in our former Class A and no vibration.

This is the transport position,

[jakev383]

We run a Champion inverter generator - taking it in and out of the truck whenever we wanted to use it was kind of a pain. I mounted it on the rear bumper of the RV and just leave it there unless I know we're not going to need it for a few months.