On Thu, 02 Oct 2014 11:43:39 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 10/2/2014 11:27 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Wed, 01 Oct 2014 21:33:48 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 01 Oct 2014 08:38:19 -0400, Poco Loco
wrote:

I'd have to buy a generator if we took the trip. I understand, from
others who've done it, that spending the night by the side of the road
is pretty common. Although, now that I've got most of my bulbs
replaced with LED's (Thanks, Harold!) the drain on the batteries is
much lesss.

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LEDs are great power savers but I think you'd want a generator for
emergency battery charging and heat if nothing else. Do you use 12
volt refrigeration?

No, refrigerator is either 120v or gas. Doesn't use much gas though. I
know I'd need a generator - will put that Honda on my wish list. Keep
hoping Luddite's going to decide he doesn't need his, but he's in love
with it. Must be a good one.



Sorry John but I am not giving up the little Honda. In fact, I am
thinking about getting another one just like it.

One eu2000i has enough power to keep two full sized refrigerators
running plus a couple of lights, the Direct TV box and a LED TV going.
During the only extended power outage we had a couple of winters ago (4
days) I tried running the furnace and recirculating pump as well. That
was a bit too much for it so I think I'll get a second one just for
running the heat if needed.

Best thing is that with the loads described above, most of the time it
runs at the "idle" speed, burping up for a second only when a compressor
starts in one of the refrigerators. I can fill up the gas tank (only
holds about a gallon) at 9 pm and it will run until 7am or so the next
morning.

I think two is the way to go. Then I'd have enough to even power the
AC, as long as I could get my wife to leave the microwave and blow
dryer off.