Honda Generator at altitude

When you become more senior in age, lifting, becomes more of a factor.  I would love to have a larger generator while camping, but don't think the two of us could lift it.  And even if we could, storing a 3kw generator in our tv would be a problem.  So either we get full hookups wherever, or camp in cooler climates.  Do have a 5.5 kw in the garage on wheels for the occasional power outage here, and a plug on the side of the garage that feeds the transfer switch in the basement.  So good with major outages.  Safe Travels. 

Originally posted by Camper Bob When you become more senior in age, lifting, becomes more of a factor.  I would love to have a larger generator while camping, but don't think the two of us could lift it.  And even if we could, storing a 3kw generator in our tv would be a problem.  So either we get full hookups wherever, or camp in cooler climates.  Do have a 5.5 kw in the garage on wheels for the occasional power outage here, and a plug on the side of the garage that feeds the transfer switch in the basement.  So good with major outages.  Safe Travels.

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I hear ya about the weight and lifting stuff. It doesn't mix well with a heart condition. We bought the Honda EU2000i this year and have used it on several occasions. Given our low humidity out West here, we rarely would ever need A/C and the 2000 powers everything else - - so for now, we're content. If we start to travel back East during the summer months we may consider adding the EU2000 Companion. We're light packers and both would fit in the back of the Tacoma.

We shoot for full hook-ups but have found out there that some of the nicer/pristine campsites are "primitive" in nature. We run the generator for about an hour in the morning and 2 hours at night. That gives us all of the 110V we need and keeps our battery topped off. We like the freedom the generator gives us to extend a trip for 4-5 days where hook-ups are not available.

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Originally posted by Camper Bob When you become more senior in age, lifting, becomes more of a factor.  I would love to have a larger generator while camping, but don't think the two of us could lift it.  And even if we could, storing a 3kw generator in our tv would be a problem.  So either we get full hookups wherever, or camp in cooler climates.  Do have a 5.5 kw in the garage on wheels for the occasional power outage here, and a plug on the side of the garage that feeds the transfer switch in the basement.  So good with major outages.  Safe Travels.

To recap. Took our 171 up to 6,500' with the larger Supco starting capacitor installed in our 13,500 btu A/C unit. Started our brand new Honda 2000i and let it come up to speed. Then turned on the A/C. The generator shut down. Showed an overload fault on the generator. So at altitude it doesn't have the power to operated the A/C. Then took them home and parked the 171 in our driveway which is at 512'. Tried the same experiment and got the same results. Soooo, I'm guessing that a 2KW generator even with a larger starting capacitor installed in the A/C, will not operate the A/C. Bummer! Anyway, there is the upcoming Seaside Rpod meet in Sept. Have a full hookup and being on the beach don't expect to need A/C, but can run it if we have to. Hope to see many of you there. Safe Travels.