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    Posted: 31 May 2018 at 7:49pm
For those that use a generator when land electric is not available what size do you use to power the Pod with 30 amps? Watts.   
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We just got a Champion dual fuel inverter generator.  It's a quiet as any I've been around, including those that cost 3 or 4 times as much.  The capacity is 3100W on gasoline and 2800 on LP.  It seems to be adequate so far.  We got it from Costco.com.  

Others like Hondas and Yamaha, but they're out of our budget.  The Predator from Harbor Freight is also spoken highly of in the board.  I checked into it and found that they seem to have quality control issues and the warranty is only 90 days compared to Champion's 3 years.  
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Posts: 1446 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31 May 2018 at 8:37pm
If you want to be able to run everything at once you need at least 3000 watts.  That's a big, heavy generator.  If you don't think you need to run the AC, water heater on electric, and the microwave all at once you can get by nicely with 2000 to 2400 watts, which can me physically a lot more manageable.  Some people get two Honda or other 2000 w generators that can be coupled together.  Use one or two depending probably on whether you want to use the AC.  If you just want to keep the battery charged you can probably get by with a 500 w generator.

One of the most important issues in choosing a generator, in my opinion, and in the opinion of your campground neighbors, is the sound level.  Look for about 53 dB.

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The Champion I just bought, that replaces an older heavier regular Champion generator, is light enough I can lift it myself, .... just under 100 lbs sans fuel. They can be linked together to have a lot more power if your needs are such.
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Thread diversion question-any idea how many db the ac in our pods generates?  The generator and that must be getting up there in db?
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Two Honda EU2000i in parallel, one regular and one Companion. The Companion has a 30A outlet on it.
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Sill running my Pod with 1 IX 2000 Generac. Unbelievable.
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You have a 30 amp plug in?
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Sure do.
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My 2200 watt Briggs has a plug for parallel running but no 30. I need to look at that.
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