Generator?

pwb01 · 08-06-2012, 07:40 PM

We just spent three boondocking nights in the Berkshires of Massachusetts in humid 90+ weather. That was uncomfortable and all a fan could do is blow the hot air around. Not comfortable until we headed home with the A/C on.

Today I found that those eu3000is non-portable Hondas were on sale at Camping World. I think I can deal with the 130 lbs for the sale price.

Check it out, quietly power your A/C with electric start for a shade under $2k. The 80 lb portable is about $300 more.

mainah · 08-07-2012, 12:33 PM

I have used that exact generator to power equipment in Canada it is a great unit I think it is quieter then the Honda 2000 watt generator gets a thumbs up from me!

Mellow Yellow · 08-07-2012, 03:07 PM

We just bought the exact model from a friend who doesn't need it anymore. We ran it over the hot weekend and slept in the camper (no AC in the house- who needs it in Vermont... well.. we do once in a while!). Ran the AC just fine and we even made English Muffins in the toaster while it was running. No issues.

Tom built wheels for it and has a hoist to pick it up with, to set it in the back of the truck. Using it this weekend at a State Park for the first time. I think we can run it a couple of hours in the morning and again in the evening.

MOKID · 08-07-2012, 03:37 PM

Does anyone know how running a Honda UE3000is compares to running 2 Honda UE2000 in a parallel. The reason I ask is I have a Honda UE2000 and often thought about getting another one and run them parallel which would be cheaper as I got such a good price on the UE2000. Just curious. Our AC really pulls the UE2000 down.

**JohnB** · 08-07-2012, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by MOKID

Does anyone know how running a Honda UE3000is compares to running 2 Honda UE2000 in a parallel. The reason I ask is I have a Honda UE2000 and often thought about getting another one and run them parallel which would be cheaper as I got such a good price on the UE2000. Just curious. Our AC really pulls the UE2000 down.

By the numbers the 2, EU 2000's will be more power (4,000 watts) then the 1, EU3000. (3,000 watts)

Honda EU2000i Companion

When I bought my EU2000i I wrestled with this same decision. For camping, on our use the EU2000i covers 90% of the boodocking we do. The last 10% is the AC unit. So far we have bared without it but the plan was if I felt I needed it, I would buy the EU2000 Companion with the built in parallel unit. The weight and how to store the bigger unit under my tono cover was part of the decision also. We each have our own unique situations.

The Honda and the Yamaha units both are really good. You cannot go wrong with any of their products.

John

pwb01 · 08-07-2012, 07:04 PM

I thought about the 2, 2000's myself but I really don"t need 4k and it would have cost a couple of hundred more than the 3000 once I bought the companion kit.

I think the 3000is will work out just fine. I'll leave it in the truck. It will fit under the tonneau cover.

mainah · 08-08-2012, 07:24 AM

To me for simplicity I think I would sell the 2000 (they fetch pretty good money used) and put it towards the 3000. One engine to maintain one to fill with gas one to carry one to start and it will have all the KW's needed for the job all by it's self.

pwb01 · 08-08-2012, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by pwb01

I thought about the 2, 2000's myself but I really don"t need 4k and it would have cost a couple of hundred more than the 3000 once I bought the companion kit.

I think the 3000is will work out just fine. I'll leave it in the truck. It will fit under the tonneau cover.

Okay, okay, with the sale going on I checked and I could get the two 2k's for about $100 less than the 3k including the cables and Camping World covers. I would only need to use one most of the time and I can carry it around to where I need it. 135lbs would be difficult to handle so since the 3k hadn't shipped it yet I made the change. Did you know that if you order off the internet between 8 and 9 there's an additional savings?

Mellow Yellow · 08-08-2012, 02:13 PM

Do most people bring generators to the Adirondack Meet and Greet? I know we'd be interested in seeing everyone's setup!

pwb01 · 08-08-2012, 04:32 PM

I'd say yes. Generally I see most people we see camping have a generator. I'm a holdout since I've always used as many as 4 batteries. Then we decided to get one not only to charge batteries but for other uses. We decided that if we were to get one, it would be big enough to power everything including the A/C. 4 batteries we know last 5 or 6 days but with a generator we're unlimited for those retirement days in a few years boondocking.

One of my pet peeves is campers who start up loud generators 4 hours a day and put it as far from where they sit as possible which is in front of the fireplace of the next camp site where we're sitting. I wouldn't get a loud one myself.

**JohnB** · 08-08-2012, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by pwb01

I'm a holdout since I've always used as many as 4 batteries.

H'mm.... Every time I have camped with you, you always seem to have a hook up post at the camper. Complete with the camper shore line cord hooked to it. Especially at the ADK M & G when everyone else is on a generator. Did you not reserve that special site with the power post?

mainah · 08-08-2012, 06:36 PM

Just came back from Canada 8 days on two 80 amp batteries running lights (LED's) pump HF ham radio and and a Fantastic fan maybe 2 hours of inverter use watching the games yeah they did need a charge (12.4 volts) but not low enough to cause problems. I'm going with a solar setup now that I found I really don't need the generator. Solar panels make no noise and don't use gas. Even the huge motor home co. have decided that running an A/C on batteries no matter how many is wishful thinking so those that have to have A/C there really is no way out..

pwb01 · 08-08-2012, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnB

H'mm.... Every time I have camped with you, you always seems to have a hook up post at the camper. Complete with the camper shore line cord hooked to it. Especially at the ADK M & G when everyone else is on a generator. Did you not reserve that special site with the power post?

That's right. I got it again. It's only 10 amps though and I need 20 for the A/C. BTW. The ranger at the Mass. State Campsite last weekend got a couple of complaints because they were told there were no sites with power. Good thing he had a good sense of humor.