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That is a bad ass pic Walt.
its the road in bolivia that i was telling you about, they traveled it on ice road truckers. ive been on it as well. every vehicle over there is stick.
The Honda ones are fairy quiet, we use them at deer camp
generators? ya, they are dope. my father has the 3k. its about as loud as a fridge. a little louder at full power.
now you can sit around and drink beer with no pants on and not get yelled at
dude... im in college. the woman i mingle with still like when i do that kind of thing.

If you've got an extra $3k laying around. They are nice for sure, but pricey.

Fore 'back on track' Wheeler.
i dont remember them being that much? or at least the little 3k my father bought.

hurricane parties FTW.
 
The Honda ones are fairy quiet, we use them at deer camp

They are nice and quiet, but some campgrounds do not allow any generators past 10pm. I bough two deep cycle batteries and a cheaper generator and one small power inverter. I only needed electricity to run my stupid sleep apnea mask. Worked great. I never had to run the generator as my solar charger from my boat kept the deep cycles charged and they worked from 11PM-6AM.
 
The radio stations that are in the same building as my work have two of the Honda ones for the transmitters if the power goes out of a long time. Now the building itself does not have a generator, we lose electricity, we are done (new building will have a generator). The transmitter site for my tv station got a nice big generator for free that will provide full power to everything for three days before needing fuel.


Since I just got back from camping and there was talk of camping on here earlier. After walking through the campground, I had an idea for a cheap camper (also got it from the guy who slept in a u haul trailer at WF). I want to get a 5x10 cargo trailer, put a few rv windows in and possible a spot for a window a/c unit and insulate it and use that as a camper until the day I can afford a real camper and tow rig.
 
Was on a trail ride at the Pipeline in the Nicolet NF...

Of the 13 miles the trail is listed as, 2.5 to 3 miles are actually not closed off, and of those 2.5 to 3 miles, there are closures between sections that make it useless. We got 1/2 way up the trail, and the trail was locked and gated (no alternative route or bypass). We needed to backtrack all the way to the nearest town to pick up a different Forest Road to take us up to Thunder Mountain.
 
$1000 for a generator does not sound bad....I have been thinking about he Yamaha at about that.....but it is only 2KW. You get what you pay for, pay a little more and keep them quiet. Then again, this is not exactly a cheap hobby, generators, trailers, tow rigs, etc... all add up.


Rev
 
I have about a thousand dollars into my generator project so far.

$475 15kw 240v splitphase generator head on ebay
$3xx 100 amp auto transfer switch
$free old 4.0L out of my MJ, plus full wiring harness and ECU from a 94 that a friend donated from a parts rig he parted out in my yard
still need to buy beer to convince a friend of mine to turn me a crankshaft adapter and mill an AW4 bellhousing to genny head housing adapter plate.
Also still need to find my spare XJ fuel tank+pump and assorted hardware I am sure I am missing, plus some stuff to weld up a mounting stand for it.

It sure won't win any efficiency or quietness awards but it will run all the critical stuff in the house, on fuel I can steal out of the jeeps if needed, and takes spare parts I can steal off the jeeps, or if the jeeps don't run, can steal off the generator.

It won't be very portable either that's for sure.
 
I need to lose a few hobbies

You, I have a motorcycle, a boat, and a camper, I work harder at having fun than I do at my job....
Spent the weekend at the Rockford airshow in the camper, I want to take tomorrow off to rest up but I have a bunch of subs lined up and I can't.
I took a nap afterwards so the traffic died down. I heard there was 150,000 people there today.
 
Oh after five years of living here and backing my fifth wheel up along side the garage I fianaly tore the gutters off of the garage, I figure this is the last time I will park it here since my lot now has electricity.
 
1200 miles round trip with the truck and trailer to Rausch Creek hauling Rosco's buggy.

Average of just over 8 mpg at 70mph.

Hauled four people in the truck and slept 8 for three nights.

I drove the 10 hours there and back.

My truck turned 122k on the way home and pulled like a champ up the hills in PA, holding the speed limit or more.

I did acquire a check engine light on the way out. I haven't pulled the code yet.

mac 'I might keep this setup for a while' gyvr

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Heard you did pretty good when I was up at el presidente's house Friday/Saturday! Congrats!
 
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