What size generator do we need?

Hi everyone!
We are the proud owners of a new 2014 178 RPod weighing in at 2820 pounds! Delivery is expected any day now and we are excited to take it out for our first time! We will be towing it with our 2010 Rav4 V6. We are glad to come across this forum with so much helpful information from everyone.
Currently we are looking at purchasing a generator and really don't know what to buy, does anyone have any tips for us, size, weight, etc. etc. Thank you so much     

If you will be camping in a standard campground w/o hookups, usually you aren't allowed to run the genset overnight.  It isn't a problem in disbursed camping (found more often in the west).

Yamaha makes a 2400w generator that will start and run the AC.  It's about as quiet as a Honda or Yamaha 2000w generator.  Except for starting the AC 2000 watts is enough for everything else.  Where you camp also affects how much noise you might want to make.  Most other brands and most larger generators will make a lot of noise.  Aside from your own aural comfort your neighbors will appreciate your low decibel choice of a Honda or Yamaha. 

If you are camping where you don't need to care about the noise I'm pretty sure 3000 watts will cover just about everything you are likely to want to do in a Pod.

Think about how you are going to haul this thing and its gasoline around.  It's no small consideration, especially when your TV is something like a Rav4.  And unless you can leave it where it is when you haul it you need to think about how you're going to move it to and from where you use it.  A 3000w generator can weigh more than a lot of people care to lift in and out of things.

TT

Originally posted by Tars Tarkas Yamaha makes a 2400w generator that will start and run the AC.  It's about as quiet as a Honda or Yamaha 2000w generator.  Except for starting the AC 2000 watts is enough for everything else.  Where you camp also affects how much noise you might want to make.  Most other brands and most larger generators will make a lot of noise.  Aside from your own aural comfort your neighbors will appreciate your low decibel choice of a Honda or Yamaha.  If you are camping where you don't need to care about the noise I'm pretty sure 3000 watts will cover just about everything you are likely to want to do in a Pod.Think about how you are going to haul this thing and its gasoline around.  It's no small consideration, especially when your TV is something like a Rav4.  And unless you can leave it where it is when you haul it you need to think about how you're going to move it to and from where you use it.  A 3000w generator can weigh more than a lot of people care to lift in and out of things.TT

My Honda 2000i would start and run the AC on my 171. Cool thing about the Honda is they have a fuel pump, so with a connector cap, you can plug in an outboard motor tank and run 24/7 if needed.. Just stop for oil changes. Yamaha and others do not have this feature.

Good stuff Outbound. I have a new Yamaha 2400iSCH. Your comments on noise are well advised. Even the quietest generators are louder than you think. Any sailor in a quiet anchorage will tell you how [embarrassingly] sound travels!