Posted on 14/05/2019 10:42
Dear all to give us total flexibility we've been considering buying a generator to run the electrics in the van, Microwave is the big user as gas will cover the rest unless Ive forgotten something?
I saw someone use a Honda gennie a few years ago for all their needs. I have a Lunar Clubman ES.
Any help would be gratefully received.
Kind regards
Derek
Posted on 16/05/2019 17:03 by derekcyrilThese new 4 stroke are quite compared to old 2 strokes ,years ago up the Dales on a lovely non ehu site ,somebody started one up non stop , after being asked repeatedly to turn it of by several vanners , he ignored us , All of a sudden it kept stopping ,in the end he left it on site when he left , Dont know how it kept stopping ??
Posted on 16/05/2019 17:03 by derekcyrilThese new 4 stroke are quite compared to old 2 strokes ,years ago up the Dales on a lovely non ehu site ,somebody started one up non stop , after being asked repeatedly to turn it of by several vanners , he ignored us , All of a sudden it kept stopping ,in the end he left it on site when he left , Dont know how it kept stopping ??
Posted on 14/05/2019 10:42 by DevonBoy13Dear all to give us total flexibility we've been considering buying a generator to run the electrics in the van, Microwave is the big user as gas will cover the rest unless Ive forgotten something?
I saw someone use a Honda gennie a few years ago for all their needs. I have a Lunar Clubman ES.
Any help would be gratefully received.
Kind regards
Derek
Posted on 16/05/2019 22:46
Thanks all very helpful, seams like to much hassle, to much weight, to much money, and messing around with a bit of kit when pouring with rain is not my idea of fun so will stick to EHU's and love thy neighbours Much more civilised 
Kind regards
D
4 people like this
Posted on 17/05/2019 08:49
A few years or so ago we spent a couple of nights for a stopover at a CL. One caravanner did have a generator in use. It was a good quality one and he did not operate it at night, but it still emitted an annoying whine even during the day - and we were not the ones closest to his outfit. We were then in our late 70's and, with our hearing not being what it was, it was still pervasive so it isn't difficult to appreciate that generators could be a major annoyance to younger folk with good hearing.
1 person likes this
Posted on 17/05/2019 18:10
What exactly is an "Inverter Generator"? I initially thought it was a self contained battery and inverter and wondered why people wouldn't just use an inverter off their leisure battery and maybe have a spare battery just in case.
Looking into it further, it appears they have a petrol engine and I wonder why you need an inverter which suggests it generates DC. Why not just generate AC as it's easier to use a transformer to get the correct voltage.
Posted on 17/05/2019 18:10 by GraymeeWhat exactly is an "Inverter Generator"? I initially thought it was a self contained battery and inverter and wondered why people wouldn't just use an inverter off their leisure battery and maybe have a spare battery just in case.
Looking into it further, it appears they have a petrol engine and I wonder why you need an inverter which suggests it generates DC. Why not just generate AC as it's easier to use a transformer to get the correct voltage.
DevonBoy13