Terryallan wrote: Honestly. Generators are the worst thing that ever happened to the NP CGs. They are whay we hardly ever camp in National Parks any more. It's more like camping in a truckstop with all the camperwannabes running their generator, and there is NO QUIET generator in a primitive campground.
We now go to private CGs. They are much quieter. More peacefull
Personally I would rather have some noise than be in a CG that I can almost touch the next guy out my window and have almost no view but that's just me.
weathershak wrote: Its approx 8:00 AM at Assateague National Seashore. Temps are already pushing 80 degrees and the AM sun is baking thru the windshield. I have a big smile on my face when after hitting the button, the roar of my 4000 watt genny can be heard.
The DW returns from getting a shower, eager to dry her hair. I turn on the TV to check the weather for the day, the smell of fresh coffee as it drips to fill the pot for my AM pick me up. I kick the AC on for a while and allow my kids to get another half hour of rest, recovering from watching a late night movie using the inverter. After everyone is up and ready, we head out for our stroll on the beach. The sounds of Onans, Champions, Hondas and Yamahas all seem to run in sync as we head to the dune crossing to the beach. Soon the sound of generators are drowned out by the sound of pounding surf.
As the temperatures continue to climb, we get baked in the sun and start to feel the affects of heat stroke. We limp back to the RV as we use our last strength to ward off the green head flies. As we cross the dunes, the sound of the surf subsides to the familiar humming songs of 30 or so generators. It seems no one is outside to complain about noise.
Our fatigue is quickly relieved as we open the door to the cool 72 degree temperature. After a light lunch and a 4 hour nap, we wake up to enjoy watching the sun sink to the west. One by one, the orchestra of generators shut down as the cool late afternoon breezes fill the dusk sky. We gather once again, some cold beverages and food from the grill, then off to stroll the campground and mingle with all our neighbors we didnt see all day. By 10:00, the evening temps are a comfortable 72 degrees, windows open, allowing the sound of the pounding surf to sing us to sleep. In 7 years of camping here during the summer, the only complaint I heard was from the folks that wish they had a generater.
Next day, Repeat, I love my genny
I love it!
As has been said, "diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks"!
It is amazing, in the "politically correct" world of today, just how intolerant some people are!
"I am disturbed by YOUR actions, so YOU MUST conform to MY ideas of proper behavior!"
Yep, the "ME generation" at its finest!
So very true. Making the effort to go to a nice quiet CG, and then having generator noise FORCED on us by camper wannabes, really SUKs.
BTW. Y'all can run your generator all night in the nearest truck stop. Not much difference really.
For your convenience, there is a no generator allowed section located bayside at Assateague. No electric, no water, no shade, most of the times there are sites available during peak summer months. I wonder why? Could it be the 100 degree heat index? It will be nice and quiet though. You can make your coffee and even cook breakfast on the pavement.
Sorry, enywhere else, and you wont feel welcome if genny noise bothers you. Now, this is the National Seashore CG, not the State Park CG, which is further north. They have 1 section with electric hookups, all the others can use thier Genny
bradley455 wrote: i dont know what it is but boiling water over the stove and using a filter while camping, the coffee just taste better maybe its because we are away from home....
a poke in the eye while camping is better than the best day at work.
can you tell i'm at work while posting this.
Dar
1993 Dodge cummins crankin out some torque,
2003 Lance 1071 loaded to the hilt
Terryallan wrote: Honestly. Generators are the worst thing that ever happened to the NP CGs. They are whay we hardly ever camp in National Parks any more. It's more like camping in a truckstop with all the camperwannabes running their generator, and there is NO QUIET generator in a primitive campground.
We now go to private CGs. They are much quieter. More peacefull
Personally I would rather have some noise than be in a CG that I can almost touch the next guy out my window and have almost no view but that's just me.
however. the private mountain CGs we go to are not door to door. they are also on the Blue Ridge Parkway., and have lots of room between sites, and there are no truckstop like noises. Just cool mountain air, and quiet. Wanna talk about view? Come to the BRP. Better yet. stay in your truckstop and TRY to hear the Owls screach, the crickets , dryflies rub, and the birds sing. I'll take the Owls, and Crickets. all the noise I need.
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Quote: Would like to know what special spark plug is it you use?
I use the proper cross-reference part no. spark plug from these guys in both the 4KW built-in Onan generator in our Class C and the portable Honda generator that we carry for backup in our Class C motorhome. These plugs quiet each generator a bit (I can hear a difference), plus make each burn a little less fuel (I haven't measured to confirm):
Quote: People have to be so "hooked on there genies. My Onan has about 160hrs in my Lance all from a previous owner, finally yanked it out ...
This approach I do not understand.
We're right now on a 6-8 week RV trip that would be impossible without a generator in our RV large enough to handle air conditioning (.. the Eastern/Mid-Western U.S. .. which is in the middle of a heat-wave). We are in these parts of the country taking a vacation tour that we had little choice over the timing for it.
We are thoroughly enjoying our trip - only made possible by having a quiet and convenient built-in generator. We spent way too much for our RV not to have it be a go anywhere, anytime, RV that we do not have to pick and choose when and where we go with it so as to be comfortable. We left those kind of restrictions behind years ago when we quit tent camping and backpacking.
You don't have to "like" generators to have one in, or with, your RV ... just in case. (We'd have one even if we had a full solar system on board.)
It's NOT the generator, but the person who starts it up. We were in a Skagway Ak. campground that lost power during the night. The class A coach next to us,at 7am, fired up his generator. He said, sorry but I don't have any power. My responce to him ,you do not want to hear.
Frank & Pat
2004 2500HD GMC Duramax 4X4
2005 Cedar Creek Silverback, 28LRGFS
Very human of you, WE-C-USA!! I suspect that if YOU didn't have any power, and had a genny, you would make use of it too.
Gonna be over 70 up in the mountains this weekend so I guess I had better bring my Champion 4000 so I can run the air like most of you easterners love to do in your "civilized" camp grounds.
Best "vacation" we ever had was camping with this group in Florida - www.floridafrontiersmen.org/ - Everything is pre-1840's. That was 10 days of vacation that we did not need another vacation to recoup from. Cooking your coffee over the fire in the morning was just mmmmmmmm good. Everthing tasted better cooked over the fire. Loved the whole atmosphere of family that is there every time we go.
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