Finding somewhere to buy gas is way easier than propane.
States I have spent the night in my current rig, bought three years ago.
Have RV'ed through 49 states and been in all 50, just short of my half-century.
I have both a pair of Honda 2000s and a Onan 5500. The Honda 2000s are left from our old fifth wheel. My new to me just happened to come with a Propane Onan 5500. I like them both but I like the fact that I can just fire up the Onan when I need it instead of having to hook it up and fill it up. The propane does like to drink the gas.
harley hitchiker wrote: If you had an option with new 5th wheel with generator would you select propane or gasoline as a fuel and why?
Get one that's fueled the same as your TV, though diesels are more expensive. Also, consider your electric load and see if you can find an inverter instead of a generator. MUCH easier on fuel, whether diesel or gas. I know that when I'm able to take the plunge, I'll seriously be considering going to two smaller inverters with a parallel connection rather than a traditional genpak. Since most of our camping is in the summer, when we're trying to get away from the Phoenix heat, we tend to go to places where AC isn't needed, so a smaller unit would fit the bill, but if we want more capacity, we could add the 2nd unit and be able to handle the AC. I'm thinking 2 x 2000eui Hondas with the parallel cables. I'd rotate using them to keep the hours the same unless I were running both. At about 50 lbs each, even my back can still lift 'em. Add an extended run tank and you've got nearly 20 hours of run-time on one unit.
Lyle
2002 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Duramax Crew Cab 4x4
Banks Bullet Tuner and Monster Exhaust
B&W Turnover Ball with 5th Wheel Companion
2004 Komfort 25FSG Fifth Wheel
1936 John Deere Model A
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harley hitchiker wrote: If you had an option with new 5th wheel with generator would you select propane or gasoline as a fuel and why?
Get one that's fueled the same as your TV, though diesels are more expensive. Also, consider your electric load and see if you can find an inverter instead of a generator. MUCH easier on fuel, whether diesel or gas. I know that when I'm able to take the plunge, I'll seriously be considering going to two smaller inverters with a parallel connection rather than a traditional genpak. Since most of our camping is in the summer, when we're trying to get away from the Phoenix heat, we tend to go to places where AC isn't needed, so a smaller unit would fit the bill, but if we want more capacity, we could add the 2nd unit and be able to handle the AC. I'm thinking 2 x 2000eui Hondas with the parallel cables. I'd rotate using them to keep the hours the same unless I were running both. At about 50 lbs each, even my back can still lift 'em. Add an extended run tank and you've got nearly 20 hours of run-time on one unit.
Lyle
I actually have two EU2000s as well, I have looked for fueling solutions so that they could actually run on 20hrs of fuel but could not find any, all that has changed for me now. I bought a TH which has an Onan 4000w MicroLite genset and I have a huge inverter, no clue what the wattage is on it and I ahve two 6v batteries.
I would only use the inverter when I don't need to use A/C or any major appliances (other than the microwave, but not sure the batteries have enough juice to run the micro off the inverter).
for now most of my time will be spent hooked up to A/C, when I go visit my sister for one night I will get to try the inverter and possibly the genset.
harley hitchiker wrote: If you had an option with new 5th wheel with generator would you select propane or gasoline as a fuel and why?
Get one that's fueled the same as your TV, though diesels are more expensive. Also, consider your electric load and see if you can find an inverter instead of a generator. MUCH easier on fuel, whether diesel or gas. I know that when I'm able to take the plunge, I'll seriously be considering going to two smaller inverters with a parallel connection rather than a traditional genpak. Since most of our camping is in the summer, when we're trying to get away from the Phoenix heat, we tend to go to places where AC isn't needed, so a smaller unit would fit the bill, but if we want more capacity, we could add the 2nd unit and be able to handle the AC. I'm thinking 2 x 2000eui Hondas with the parallel cables. I'd rotate using them to keep the hours the same unless I were running both. At about 50 lbs each, even my back can still lift 'em. Add an extended run tank and you've got nearly 20 hours of run-time on one unit.
Lyle
I actually have two EU2000s with the parallel kit (never used, and never used one of the two generators and will be selling one EU2000 and the parallel kit) as well, I have looked for fueling solutions so that they could actually run on 20hrs of fuel but could not find any, all that has changed for me now. I bought a TH which has an Onan 4000w MicroLite genset and I have a huge inverter, no clue what the wattage is on it and I ahve two 6v batteries.
I would only use the inverter when I don't need to use A/C or any major appliances (other than the microwave, but not sure the batteries have enough juice to run the micro off the inverter).
for now most of my time will be spent hooked up to A/C, when I go visit my sister for one night I will get to try the inverter and possibly the genset.
harley hitchiker wrote: If you had an option with new 5th wheel with generator would you select propane or gasoline as a fuel and why?
Get one that's fueled the same as your TV, though diesels are more expensive. Also, consider your electric load and see if you can find an inverter instead of a generator. MUCH easier on fuel, whether diesel or gas. I know that when I'm able to take the plunge, I'll seriously be considering going to two smaller inverters with a parallel connection rather than a traditional genpak. Since most of our camping is in the summer, when we're trying to get away from the Phoenix heat, we tend to go to places where AC isn't needed, so a smaller unit would fit the bill, but if we want more capacity, we could add the 2nd unit and be able to handle the AC. I'm thinking 2 x 2000eui Hondas with the parallel cables. I'd rotate using them to keep the hours the same unless I were running both. At about 50 lbs each, even my back can still lift 'em. Add an extended run tank and you've got nearly 20 hours of run-time on one unit.
Lyle
I actually have two EU2000s as well, I have looked for fueling solutions so that they could actually run on 20hrs of fuel but could not find any, all that has changed for me now. I bought a TH which has an Onan 4000w MicroLite genset and I have a huge inverter, no clue what the wattage is on it and I ahve two 6v batteries.
I would only use the inverter when I don't need to use A/C or any major appliances (other than the microwave, but not sure the batteries have enough juice to run the micro off the inverter).
for now most of my time will be spent hooked up to A/C, when I go visit my sister for one night I will get to try the inverter and possibly the genset.
There are any number of people selling extended run kits for the Hondas; many of them on evil-Bay. What they boil down to is getting a new fuel cap; drilling a hole in it and putting a 90 degree ell with a quick-tach fitting, just like you'd use on an outboard motor. (I =think= some people use a down-pipe into the fuel tank on the generator.) Get an, can you guess?, outboard motor fuel can with the hose, female quick-tach fitting and priming bulb and hook it up. You have to fill the fuel tank on the generator pretty full for it to pull enough vacuum to suck the fuel from the external tank, but it will do it. Have 2 generators? Add a tee in the line and feed both from one tank. I've seen these for sale from $150 (ridiculous) on down to about $75 with a tank; less for only the caps and hose.
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