Generators
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Topic: Generators
Posted By: Larry158
Subject: Generators
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2014 at 3:51pm
Any suggestions for a generator for an RPOD 178 that will fit in the underneath storage area & run all except the a/c & also quiet.
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Posted By: Camper Bob
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2014 at 4:33pm
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Can't beat a Honda. Safe Travels. ------------- Camper Bob and Camper Sue Gracie the Wonder Dog (12 LB. Mini Dachshund) 2013 Rpod 171HRE(ORPod) 2016 Lance 1685 2015 Nissan Pathfinder |
Posted By: Larry158
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2014 at 5:59pm
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Thank you very much. |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2014 at 7:52pm
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Probably the only solution to meet your requirements is one or two of the Honda 2000 watt inverter-generators. Anything bigger won't fit in the hatch. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: Budward
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2014 at 8:00pm
I have two Honda generators....one of them is over 35 years old and still runs great! Heavy thing though, they hadn't started using plastic then. It weighs as much as some of the newer 2kW units but is only 600 watts!  But I also have a Yamaha that has been excellent. I consider them equal quality. ------------- 2014 179 Towed by a 2015 Ford Transit Diesel Supervised by a German/Aussie mix and a Labradoodle! |
Posted By: Larry158
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2014 at 8:49am
| To all who responded to my query on generators-Thank you very much |
Posted By: ToolmanJohn
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2014 at 5:04pm
| Will the Honda EU2000i fit into the storage hatch at all? I can barely lever a milk crate in there. I know the Honda is taller than that, I own one. |
Posted By: marwayne
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2014 at 5:21pm
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I don't think there is a geny on the market that will fit in any of the pod's outside hatches. ------------- If you want something done right, do it yourself. 2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra 5.7 Litre, Ltd. |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2014 at 5:38pm
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I thought it would fit in on its side, but you are right. I just checked and while the height wouldn't be a problem the width is too big by a few inches. It would fit through the front hatch of the under-bed storage and definitely if you lift the bed. I didn't measure under the benches. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: WillThrill
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2014 at 10:26pm
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We store our Yamaha 2400iSHC inside the Pod when we're storing it. When we travel, we just put the genny in the back of our SUV, but you could just leave it in the Pod until you get where you're going. Anytime I have the genny outside, even if we're there, I chain it up with a heavy 3/8" chain and heavy duty lock. ------------- "Not all those who wander are lost." Tolkien 2014 Hood River 177 2005 GMC Envoy XL |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2014 at 1:51pm
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Keep in mind the handles on the 2400 arent too secure. Slightly better solution, drill a hole in the metal just below the handle and run a lock through the hole.
------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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