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    Posted: 19 Jan 2023 at 3:53pm
If you had a way to tilt the tailgate and hold it so it does not hit the power jack, you could probably run the generator from the truck bed. It would just deflect the exhaust upward. You might need to add some form of heat insulation to the tailgate though.
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Originally posted by gpokluda

Same here. We almost never lifted our generator out of the truck bed, just kept it oriented so it would exhaust at the tailgate. The remote start is nice, but you would still have to go outside to plug in once the generator is up to power which brings up a question. Let's say you had an autoformer like a Hughes Watchdog plugged into the generator and of course your RV power cable plugged into the Watchdog. Would it be safe to remote start the generator with everything connected?

I wouldn't recommend starting up any generator into a significant load. It's not unsafe, just hard on the generator to load it before the oil gets a chance to warm up and lubricate everything properly. Same reason why its a bad idea to do full throttle acceleration  in your car before you get it up to operating temp. 

Better to check that your major 120Vac loads (microwave and air conditioner) are off first, then hit the remote start.  Then give the genny a couple of minutes to warm up before loading it up. Running the converter during warmup is fine, that's only going to be a few hundred watts  
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