RV Camping; Tips, tricks & repairs

[roopi]

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To run the AC, you'd better turn off both fridges and the 12v converter.

I don't care about the exterior fridge. Is there anything that can run the AC and interior fridge at the same time?

[killramos]

A bigger generator

[ExtraSlow]

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A bigger generator

Leave interior fridge on propane. Turn off 12v converter. Turn off eco mode. Use a shorter extension cord. Then test.

[roopi]

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Leave interior fridge on propane. Turn off 12v converter. Turn off eco mode. Use a shorter extension cord. Then test.

Fridge is electric only. So I don't have that option. I am aware I would need a larger generator.

[ExtraSlow]

I have no idea then. You need to add up the loads and get total amperage required. Sounds like a lot.
Plus, cheap generators usually can't run anywhere near full load, and don't handle load spikes well at all.

You may need a pair of generators or one very large one.

[Tik-Tok]

Did you order that 3000w one? There's something wrong if it can't power everything.

[Buster]

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Have you considered cleaning it?

You have given out too much Reputation in the last 24 hours, try again later.

[killramos]

You just need to bring along one of these with your second tow vehicle


Works for Tesla’s…


Who cares what the guys in the site 6 feet away from you think. They clearly don’t get what camping is really about.

[suntan]

Holy crap. I've seen that as a meme but never IRL.

[Tik-Tok]

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You just need to bring along one of these with your second tow vehicle

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Who cares what the guys in the site 6 feet away from you think. They clearly don’t get what camping is really about.

Just need to crank up the surround sound on my outdoor projector theatre to block out the noise.

[roopi]

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I have no idea then. You need to add up the loads and get total amperage required. Sounds like a lot.
Plus, cheap generators usually can't run anywhere near full load, and don't handle load spikes well at all.

You may need a pair of generators or one very large one.

I was thinking about the pair setup. I saw a couple guys with the setup on the weekend but never got the chance to chat with them about it.

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Did you order that 3000w one? There's something wrong if it can't power everything.

Yes I went with the Firman 3,200W Dual Fuel Inverter Generator from Costco.

[Tik-Tok]

How many BTU's is the AC?

[2020]

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I was thinking about the pair setup. I saw a couple guys with the setup on the weekend but never got the chance to chat with them about it.



Yes I went with the Firman 3,200W Dual Fuel Inverter Generator from Costco.

Just splurge and get a Honda Eu7000. Never have to worry again.

[ExtraSlow]

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I was thinking about the pair setup. I saw a couple guys with the setup on the weekend but never got the chance to chat with them about it.



Yes I went with the Firman 3,200W Dual Fuel Inverter Generator from Costco.

Have you even started the diagnosis by seeing if that generator will run the AC with all the other loads turned off? 3200w shoukd start and run any single AC unit.
You don't have dual AC do you?

[roopi]

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How many BTU's is the AC?

13,500 BTU

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Have you even started the diagnosis by seeing if that generator will run the AC with all the other loads turned off? 3200w shoukd start and run any single AC unit.
You don't have dual AC do you?

No dual AC (It's a small trailer: https://forestriverinc.com/rvs/trave...-pup/16FQ/1332). I did some diagnosis last night.

Attempt 1: Unplugged mini fridge and turned off breaker to 12v interior fridge. Started generator and attempted putting AC unit to low and it overloaded under a minute.

Attempt 2: This time I put the AC unit on low fan instead of low cool for 5 minutes. Then switched to low cool and took about 20 minutes until it overloaded.

Attempt 3: Turned off the 12v converter breaker as well. Overloaded in about 15 minutes.

[Tik-Tok]

Yeah, there's something wrong with your AC or your generator. You mentioned it wouldn't start on propane, did you figure that out? I'd be returning it myself.

Edit, unless youre using some ridiculously thin extension cord between the trailer and genny?

[ExtraSlow]

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Yeah, there's something wrong with your AC or your generator. You mentioned it wouldn't start on propane, did you figure that out? I'd be returning it myself.

Edit, unless youre using some ridiculously thin extension cord between the trailer and genny?

All the possibilities are in this post.

[roopi]

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Yeah, there's something wrong with your AC or your generator. You mentioned it wouldn't start on propane, did you figure that out? I'd be returning it myself.

Edit, unless youre using some ridiculously thin extension cord between the trailer and genny?

Got the propane start figured out. That was an oversight on my part (didn't realize the propane regulator had a power plug as well ). All this testing has been done with gas instead of propane.

I'm using the cord that came with the trailer (and that I've used at plug in sites) as the generator does have the 30 amp plug.

I'll see if I can borrow a generator in the same power range to test as well. Also I was reading about a high altitude kit for these generators but at this point I think I'll just return this.

[nzwasp]

Is it legal to tow a trailer and have multiple bikes mounted to a hitch on the front of your car/truck.

Yesterday I saw a Dodge Durango towing an airstream and it had a hitch on the front of the durango with 4 bikes on it partially obstructing the view of the drivers window.

I would of thought the Airstream would of had a hitch mounted either at the front of the airstream or rear of the airstream with the bikes instead.

As an aside from this the other two trailer towing fails I saw in the last week was:

A trailer being towed out by Cochrane with the poo hose hanging from the trailer bumper and it was snaking all over the road behind the trailer (no-one had thought to overtake the truck and tell him this).

The other thing I saw on the weekend out by three hills was a guy who had gone down a single lane TWP who was trying to turn around on this road and he had backed his trailer up over a ditch and the trailer was resting on the grass on one side of the ditch, the wheels of the trailer were suspended above the ditch and then hitch mount was resting on the opposite side of the ditch.

[redline]

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Is it legal to tow a trailer and have multiple bikes mounted to a hitch on the front of your car/truck.

Yesterday I saw a Dodge Durango towing an airstream and it had a hitch on the front of the durango with 4 bikes on it partially obstructing the view of the drivers window.

I would of thought the Airstream would of had a hitch mounted either at the front of the airstream or rear of the airstream with the bikes instead.


h.

I saw a guy with a similar setup in Golden last year and thought it was the most dangerous thing ever …l

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Got the propane start figured out. That was an oversight on my part (didn't realize the propane regulator had a power plug as well ). All this testing has been done with gas instead of propane.

I'm using the cord that came with the trailer (and that I've used at plug in sites) as the generator does have the 30 amp plug.

I'll see if I can borrow a generator in the same power range to test as well. Also I was reading about a high altitude kit for these generators but at this point I think I'll just return this.

I have a 3000 Yamaha and have to turn all power draining stuff off to get the AC started then it runs forever …