Generator door upgrade...

[hikediveexploregirl]

That is awesome! I look forward to hearing how the weekend goes!! Nice job!

[working on it]

That is awesome! I look forward to hearing how the weekend goes!! Nice job!

I went camping last weekend, not this one. Never needed the generator; so here are pictures I took today, to show what I meant in my previous post (full descriptions are under photos in my gallery):

• pulled out, turned, mounted on brace, pushed forward to locating stop pin
• better view of brace & pin
• shows air gap for exhaust
• rubber vibration isolators

[bdosborn]

I put a Yamaha 1000 in the tongue box. I added doors for air to go in and out of. I added a tray above the generator for storage and a light so I can start it at night.









If you've ever wondered if putting the generator in a box makes it quieter, well you be the judge. Here's my very unscientific test:



Bruce

[bdosborn]

P.S. I got the idea from Dan Hazzard:



I'd get a Champion Inverter generator if I was doing it all over:

Champion Generator

Bruce

[eamarquardt]

I put a Yamaha 1000 in the tongue box. I added doors for air to go in and out of. I added a tray above the generator for storage and a light so I can start it at night. If you've ever wondered if putting the generator in a box makes it quieter, well you be the judge. Here's my very unscientific test:.................
Bruce

In or out of the box the sound is, IMHO, annoying. I was once anchored in a cove at Santa Cruz Island and was running my SCUBA compressor. There were CHEERS and CLAPPING when I was done and shut it down! I too was cheering and clapping.

I'm sure you use the generator only as a last resort.

Cheers,

Gus

[Shadow Catcher]

I have a jumper cable and 150A powerpole connectors so I can hook the TV battery/alternator to charge the tear battery, haven't had to use it the solar panel works well. Car on idle uses .34 gallons per hour and much quieter than the generator.