remoandiris
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Do boondock CGs have quiet hours? If so, how do you run your generator during the night? Is it's noise level acceptabe during quiet hours? Or do you just not have your a/c running at night?
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Pangaea Ron
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Quiet hours usually means no generators. I've seen exceptions for special needs like running critical medical equipment.
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powderman426
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Im not sure just how you boondock at a CG. Do you mean primitive camp at a CG? If so the answer is that you don't run jenny at quiet time.
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ScottG
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You don't run the gen during quiet hours.
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Oasisbob
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Shut it down. It's just rude.
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ArcticDodge
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If you are dry camping in a campground with quiet hours and set times for generator usage, you FOLLOW the rules and leave your generator off during quiet hours.
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weathershak
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If you have no neighbors, then you probably could, unless there are rules that state otherise. If you have neighbors, plan on sleeping without the AC on.
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christopherglenn
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Big battery bank and an inverter. As far as ac, you are going to be in the 2000-3000 amp hour bank to run it overnight.
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Quiet hours mean no generators, music, parties, barking dogs. Personally I don't camp where AC is required at night. Would rather stay home than visit such hot areas in the summer.
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hallock5
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If in a remote CG, with a few neighbors intermingled, you could approach them and just let them know your intent and if it is bothersome to let you know and you will shut it down. Reasonableness goes a long way.
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