Finally got the gennies

I ordered my honda EU2000I and my EU2000I companion on black friday, and they finally came in. I brought them into the celler, put oil and gas in, and cranked them over.  On eco mode, these things are outrageously quiet. With eco mode off, they are still really quiet. I ran them inside the celler, with the door open of course, and it wasn't loud at all. I will see how they go in the spring under load with the a/c. I think if you have a few buses or trees in between you and your neighbor, they might not even hear it. As far as just powering up to charge the battery, or run an appliance, I think this could be quiet enough to run during quiet hours. I probably wouldn't, but I almost think it could.

Sounds good!

Originally posted by furpod Originally posted by Keith-N-Dar Quiet hours means no generators in most campgrounds.  Don't be to shocked if you are asked to leave. Agreed. And.. there are people who will out you for it, just because they can. Not because they were actually bothered by it.

First, congrats on the new gennies.  You'll get a lot of good use out of them. 

Second, +1 on quiet hours meaning no generators.  No generators doesn't mean generators are okay if they're quiet enough.  Be happy there are times when you can use the generators.  Some campgrounds have sections where they aren't allowed at all, any time of day or night.

+10 on someone ratting you out if you do use a generator after hours.  I think one of the factors in peoples' minds is that camping is supposed to be about getting away from it all.  Or most of it anyway.  Listening to even the faint hum of someone else's generator off in the distance all night is not what folks set up a tent in the wilderness 600 miles from home to do.  They may not wait until morning to let the Ranger or camp host know. 

TT

I think for me, a lot of it is about etiquette and fairness.  I mostly try to follow the rules.  I pick up my dog's poop, only run my generator during generator hours (which sometimes cut off before quiet hours start), and generally try to be the kind of neighbor I'd like to have for myself.   Honestly, I have a bit of an attitude that if I have to follow the rules, so should everyone else.  Part of that is that I agree that the rules make sense, even if they aren't always convenient. 

It seems like some of the big motorhome owner's have a tendency to run their generators all night.  I have no idea really, but I suspect they think because their generator is self-contained it's somehow exempt.

TT

Ok, I was obviously unclear on my post. I was not making a declaritive statement, saying that i will try running my gennys during quiet hours.  My statement was a comparitive statement, that they are so quiet on eco mode, "I probably could" since they might not hear it. I said clearly that I probably wouldnt do it, I should have said I definately would not do it. It was merely an over statement to enforce my claim of how quiet it runs.  Sorry if anyone got the wrong idea.