Generator - Event Date: 14 Jul 2017

I was just looking at the cap on my Firman.  It doesn't look like a big job to get another cap from Firman (if they'll sell you one) and seal it air-tight by removing the inner piece that lets it draw air and seal the holes (Epoxy is gasoline resistant), then drill a center hole and install a nozzle that you can fit a hose to (that's not rocket science either).  If there's nothing else to it, then you need a gas can with a vent.  OK, old gas cans had the screw-off vent on the backside but modern ones don't have one, so again, you'll have to figure out how to make a fitting with a cap and seal it to the gas can.  If I haven't missed anything, that's all that $146 unit has going for it.  Well, it's a project to think about, but I won't know how badly I think I need it until the weather cools off and we start using our camper.  We are doing a camping-lifestyle change.  We have been "travelers."  Class B Mercedes motorhome.  See a lot but don't spend much time camping in one spot.  Walmart international campgrounds have been our preference because we just need a place to sleep and hit the road in the morning.  Now with a Pod, those days are over.  Travel trailers are better suited for people that stay in one place a few days and not as suited to the "drive-all-day" traveler where the motorhome shines because you can use the inside of the camper all day (It's always cool in the camper...wife can go to the bathroom, get me a sandwich or a drink, etc...while going down the road, something you can't do with a travel trailer unless you stop some place and go into the trailer, which is HOT.) . So we are going to see how much we like "place-camping" this fall.  There may be a real nice 2018 RP-176 for sale this fall! LOL

WHAT?  SPEAK UP, I CAN'T HEAR YOU!

Actually it's no worse than any others I've had.  At about 20 feet I measured it at 64 db but like all measurements it depends on a lot of other things like the ambient noise around you (cars driving down the road near my house), the foliage around you or running it near an open garage door.  It's rated at 58 db.