Honda Generator at altitude

Just returned from 4 glorius days at Paulina Lake at 6,500' in Oregon.  Had a brand new Honda 2001i generator and a Supco capacitor installed in the A/C.  Started the generator and let it come up to speed.  Turned on the fan in the Rpod and then the A/C.  Unfortunately at that altitude the Honda could not handle the load.  It basically shut down.  It will, however, run the microwave and alternately the hot water heater. Not both together.  This was our first dry camping trip in the Rpod and someone else had mentioned that even with judicious use of water they only got 4 showers out of the tank.  They were correct.  On the third day I took the camper to the dump site cleaned out the waste tanks and added another full load of water.  All good.  We have not tried the generator at lower altitudes, yet.  Hope that helps.  Safe Travels.

Welcome.  Does what happened make sense to you?  Safe Travels.

Camper Bob, thanks for the report on A/C and 2000 inverter @ altitude. It was as I feared, but hoped not to hear. I have a 2000 Yamaha and am contemplating getting a 9000 BTU A/C for our pod. I don't now anticipate that combo will do much better  boondocking at elevation than you did. When you get a chance, please give us some info on how you do at lower elevations with your Honda and A/C.

A >$200 portable A/C should work with a 2000 watt genset.

My thoughts are that at 6,500' the engine couldn't generate enough horsepower to power the A/C.  We live at about 500' above sea level and I still have some fuel left in the Honda.  So after some chores tomorrow I will fire it up and see if it can run the A/C at this lower altitude.  Safe Travels.