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dusky203

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Posted: 06/27/12 06:48am

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Gang,
Thinking about getting a toy hauler and one thing that bothered me was standard equipment is a generator. The way we camp there would never be a need for the gen set. So I found out the Vengeance 306 does not come standard with the gen set however it is prepped for one if I wanted to add it. I gues my question is : Is there any downside to not having a genset in my scenario?

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Posted: 06/27/12 06:54am

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When the day comes to sell, having no generator would be viewed as a significant negative. On the other hand, a generator with no running hours would be viewed as a significant positive.

It also gives you backup if there is a power failure.

And, you may change the way you camp in the future.

steiny93

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Posted: 06/27/12 06:55am

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only possible thing i could think of would be resale; but i would bet that would be nominal at best

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Posted: 06/27/12 07:02am

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I have an Onan 4000 in mine and rarely use it but it sure came in handy last winter at home when we lost power for a few days.

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Posted: 06/27/12 07:11am

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I used to say "why do I need an RV, the tent is great" until you get one....

Yellermanx

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We have one and never use it except to exercise it. If you don't need it it's not worth the extra money and hassle. Especially with today's "gas". IMHO

Monaco Montclair

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Posted: 06/27/12 07:13am

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and the first time u pull into a cg, and the eletric is out, oops should have, had to ought to , and such. we use to never carry extra water, one time puuled into a cg, supply line waz being dug up, ok we see the point reel quick there. and ----happy-camping

jim1632

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I am on my 3rd RV and have had trouble with the generator in every one. In fact, if I need the generator to run air on a hot day, I can be confident it will not operate properly because none of the three earlier ones ever have. So as an emergency back-up, the generator, certainly the Onan types, has not done the job.

In the future, I intend to delete the installed generator in favor of a portable model. At least if the portable one causes trouble, I can easily remove it to the garage or repair shop for attention.

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Posted: 06/27/12 07:23am

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In all of my camping I have never lost power or water during any of my trips. If i lose power at home I have a generator that i could easily hook to if needed. Like someone mentioned above I think it would be more of a hassle to run it and keep clean gas in it.

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