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Post by r8racing on Nov 12, 2012 14:11:46 GMT -5
Hi everyone. I just purchased a 2013 sportsman 190 and am looking for a generator since I do mostly all dry camping. My camper has the smaller side a/c and the dealer said I needed to get at least a 4k watt generator. This seems a little excessive to me but I can't find the wattage rating of the A/C.
If anybody has some experience here it would be greatly appreciated. I'm looking at the Honda's and Yamaha's and getting over 2K watt gets really expensive.
First time camper owner and can't wait for spring!!
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Post by joecamper on Nov 12, 2012 16:54:14 GMT -5
You will probably not be able to run the AC with just a single Yamaha/Honda 2000 genny. One of the best things you can do (either Yamaha or Honda) is buy two units and link them together. They will be more than enough to power any AC. The neat thing about this is whenever you are not using the AC, you can just run one unit. Which is best? What color do you like? The Yamaha is a little quieter when "idling", but a tad noisier when at full speed and runs longer on the single gallon they hold.
I'm sure others will chime in with other options.
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Post by william davey on Nov 14, 2012 17:16:32 GMT -5
I don't think you need any where near 4,000 watts. On my previous RV a single Honda 2000i easily powered the 13,500 BTU air conditioner. To be fair, the refrigerator and water heater were on propane supply, and I did not try to run the micro wave, coffee pot, hair dryer etc. I purchased 2 Honda 2000i's with a paralleling kit instead of a larger generator for a few reasons. The 2000i weights 53 pounds, I can pick it up and move it without wheels. If the weather is cool, I only bring one on the trip. I can use them at home for emergency power (one generator feeding each side of my breaker box).
Hope this helps.
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Post by rgnmgr on Nov 16, 2012 18:00:30 GMT -5
I have the 13.5 rooftop ac and am looking at the Yamaha EF2400 ishc. I think buying one unit is less expensive than buying two.
However, if you plan to run other major accessories(microwave) at the same time you may need to heed previouos posts advice.
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Post by jazzdrummer50 on Nov 25, 2012 13:48:30 GMT -5
Check out campingworld.com. I bought the Champion 4000 watt generator and am very happy with it. It is relativily quiet and runs 8-10 hours on one 4-gal. tank of gas. For the price, I don't think you can beat it.
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Post by joecamper on Nov 25, 2012 17:09:25 GMT -5
I had a Champion generator (the 2000 watt model) and while it worked great, I discovered a flaw that may impact your use. At altitudes above 9000 feet it wouldn't keep running. I called the factory and the tech I talked to said it was never tested at that altitude. So, I took it back to Cabellas and upgraded to the Yamaha 2000. No more altitude issues. I dry camp regularly at an altitude of over 10,000 feet and that was a must.
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Post by specialk on Nov 4, 2013 15:04:41 GMT -5
ditto on the champion 4000. works great and well worth the money.
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Post by leeandsandi on Feb 19, 2014 21:10:16 GMT -5
Take a real good look at the Champion 3100 inverter generator. $900.00 Haven't used mine yet but I've had gens. before and this I'am sure will be fine. As with all Gens, you have to manage your power usage. This one has the exact plug for your RV power cord,,Auto idle,etc. I pluged in a 1500 watt heater and it still didn't ramp up to full speed. A 60 db noise level. Got it at Camping world on sale but had to pay 65 bucks sales tax also......Just saying,,,,,,,,get on youtube and play all the reviews,,,,, vety informative!!! Just my 2cents.
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Post by whichway on Mar 12, 2014 12:08:59 GMT -5
its always nice to have the extra power when you need it for a couple extra dollars it might be worth a good piece of minD.
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