RV Camping; Tips, tricks & repairs

[Brent.ff]

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I hear ya. Its especially worse with people that a 65db open frame generator is enough. I rarely camp unpowered and especially not in the peak hot months. Also, how else can i run my margaritaville?

Kidding aside, if you run into these clowns, report them. Rules or not, a 10kw construction generator is not appropriate for camping.

easy to report at Provincial Parks. PRAs are a whole other party/problem when one parks guy runs all of southern AB

[ExtraSlow]

I bought a Honda 2200 because I didn't want to be loud or worried about running my AC. Expensive but very satisfactory.

[suntan]

I think Honda, Yamaha and some Chinese manufacturer that OEMs for everybody else are the only three actual generator manufacturers in the world.

[ExtraSlow]

Yamma used to have a 3000 W that I think was about "right sized" for people who want a lot of power camping. But it was so much larger and heavier than the Honda 2200.

[suntan]

They have a 2200 that's been well received.

[Andy643]

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My point, you are a 1600w continuous, 2000w peak generator. You will need something that is a true 2000w continuous or a minimum of 15a. Your running amperage is only 13.3. With the other parasitic loads you dont have enough headroom for the initial start. Its likely a soft start cap wont even work for you.

Look for one that is labeled as 2200w. My suggested would be the honda. Or potentially get another champion and daisy chain.

I'm thinking you are correct. The honda 2200w is 1800/2200 and the cost is above 2 champions.
If the EastStart module isn't going to help me out getting a second generator and the parallel kit could be the answer.

[dirtsniffer]

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Hey guys,

So our family is planning to, maybe, get a trailer soon and I, having to study all these terms about towing just gives me pretty bad headache lol. I am wondering if anyone could shine some light on our towing capacity. Here are the info of our vechicle.

2015 Nissan Pathfinder rated for 5000 lbs maximum towing capacity
GVWR 5986 lbs
Maximum tongue load 500 lbs
153,000 km and never been used to tow (only to haul heavy stuff up to 500 lbs at the back).
Max GCWR 10,000 lbs

We are planning to get a Geo Pro G20BHS. Details as follow:
Hitch Weight - 455 lbs
Dry Weight - 3513 lbs
Gross Weight - 4355 lbs
Cargo Weight - 842 lbs

Your dry hitch weight is basically at your max tongue load. No way you're not overweight.

turns out I am way late. worth repeating.

Also had 2 friends get pulled off the highway 2 weeks ago to have their tow vehicle weighed as well as their hitch weight. Anyone over their gvwr had the please of dropping their trailer and having it towed.

[ExtraSlow]

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I'm thinking you are correct. The honda 2200w is 1800/2200 and the cost is above 2 champions.
If the EastStart module isn't going to help me out getting a second generator and the parallel kit could be the answer.

You "should".be fine with the easy start and a Honda or yammaha 2000w genny. Can't speak to the champion

[2020]

Buy this from Costco. Dual fuel 3000w and you can return it to Costco when it fails years down the road. Half the price of any Honda or Yamaha 2000w genny

https://www.costco.ca/firman-3%2C200...100490052.html

[S-FLY]

For those looking to sell their trailer this season, it turns out that the timing is still good. Just listed our trailer Saturday night and the new owners picked it up today. Ended up getting a fair offer that made us and the buyer happy. Basically got our money back for 1 year of ownership minus maintenance/storage/consumables (which is fine with us).

[ExtraSlow]

@S-FLY did you sell private or to a dealer? Kijiji? I'm very close to listing mine and already have a lowball offer from Woody's that isn't terrible. Have reasons to prefer sale to dealership for this case.

[Tik-Tok]

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Buy this from Costco. Dual fuel 3000w and you can return it to Costco when it fails years down the road. Half the price of any Honda or Yamaha 2000w genny

https://www.costco.ca/firman-3%2C200...100490052.html

I've got that one. I love not having to carry gasoline. I would not recommend it to someone who wants to run their AC all day. It isn't as noisy as some, but definitely not Honda/Yamaha quiet.

Edit: I forgot I returned that one because it was way too heavy/noisy, and got a Champion 1800/2000 dual fuel. It actually runsy AC no problem, but I still wouldnt leave it on all day.

[suntan]

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@S-FLY did you sell private or to a dealer? Kijiji? I'm very close to listing mine and already have a lowball offer from Woody's that isn't terrible. Have reasons to prefer sale to dealership for this case.

Add 20% to what Woody's offered, they'll take it. Their inventory is flying off their lots. I looked at a Class C at Guarantee RV, by the time I was done looking at the web page and went back to their list it was sold.

[S-FLY]

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@S-FLY did you sell private or to a dealer? Kijiji? I'm very close to listing mine and already have a lowball offer from Woody's that isn't terrible. Have reasons to prefer sale to dealership for this case.

Kijiji. Got about 10 messages, 5 were duds and 3 were serious. First person I showed it to bought it. 2 messages came after it was sold before I took the ad down.

[S-FLY]

For what it's worth, I was able to run the roof AC unit off my 2000w inverter. I thought I needed 30a power to run it but according to the inverter it was only drawing 1200 watts! I ran it for 5 mins before shutting it off because it was going to kill my battery drawing 150 amps lol.

[suntan]

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For what it's worth, I was able to run the roof AC unit off my 2000w inverter. I thought I needed 30a power to run it but according to the inverter it was only drawing 1200 watts! I ran it for 5 mins before shutting it off because it was going to kill my battery drawing 150 amps lol.

It's usually the starting up that's the issue.

[S-FLY]

Surprisingly it didn't spike beyond 2000 watts on startup, although I don't recall the exact power required. It was an interesting test.

[ExtraSlow]

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Add 20% to what Woody's offered, they'll take it. Their inventory is flying off their lots. I looked at a Class C at Guarantee RV, by the time I was done looking at the web page and went back to their list it was sold.

I actually think they were nearly 40% low, and that still leaves awesome margin for them to resell. Will get serious about this shortly.

[16hypen3sp]

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Your dry hitch weight is basically at your max tongue load. No way you're not overweight.

turns out I am way late. worth repeating.

Also had 2 friends get pulled off the highway 2 weeks ago to have their tow vehicle weighed as well as their hitch weight. Anyone over their gvwr had the please of dropping their trailer and having it towed.

In Alberta? Why wouldn’t they go with GAWR?

[sxtasy]

I camp in the Okanagan, there's only a few days where I need AC to help the kids sleep. I bought two Briggs and Stratton inverter generators that I can sync for 30 amps, for less than the price of a Honda or Yamaha. Most trips I only bring a single generator though, and it's small enough that I can fit it in the front storage compartment.