Gennys

I think this is the thread Robin is referring to. Thread No. 130913

Thanks guys, I posted on that thread,and have since been advised not to do this by an aircon mechanic.thats why I need a 2.8> genny.I would hate to stuff the aircon.Best regards Keith.

No idea what the current draw for the Heron is but my Honda 2.0 runs my Air Command Wren no worries, BUT, I do have to make sure all other heavy draw appliances, including the battery charger are turned off. Just a few lights OK.

Cheers
Pop

If you ever do, introduce yourself, we'll soon sort it out

We had one of these nice considerate types right behind us in the NT last year. No problem with them being close but then dumped his genset between the front of his vehicle and our van..... I asked him to move it and his response was "The wife doesn't like the noise disturbing her watching "Home and away"!!!!
Why do some people bother leaving home? Thankfully not everyone is like that.
AlanH.

Generators seem to cause short circuits in some people's heads.

We were camped at large commercial campground in the Kimberley in the generator area. At that stage I had bleep ty batteries and inadequate solar and had to run the generator during the day to bring up the batteries. That's why we chose the generator area.

I set up the generator in the bush at the end of the 15 metre lead, the furthest away from anyone that I could get it - further away from others than if we had left it on our site. We went for a walk and on our return the generator had been shifted back to under our van.

When we checked out I mentioned this incident to the receptionist. Another bloke who was also checking out said, "Yes, that was me. Why do you bother coming out here and bringing that sort of crap with you?" or words to that effect. "Keep your own noise on your own site".

Amazingly, he had been camped across the way from us and had brought the generator closer to himself, just to make sure that I enjoyed maximised inconvenience to myself, AND, as a despiser of generators, had booked himself into the generator area (there was plenty of room in the other areas).

I didn't bother to enter into a discussion - you cannot have an intelligent conversation with a person who thinks like that.

I have a generator as well as our solar, just in case. It's simple enough to have a polite chat with the neighbours if we need to turn it on for a couple of hours, and most people are fine if you're considerate about time and location. Frank's neighbour sounds like he just wanted an argument !!

Zaccly.

I hate the bleddy things but some folk can't live without them.

Keith, stay home and don't annoy people.

I use a Camps 6 book to find out where not to stay as they become a whingers paradise.
I have 2 rules that I adhere to when I am on the road.
If I am there first there and I wish to use a Generator I will, if you don't like it move on or suck it up.
If you are there first and I NEED to use a Generator I will ask you, if you don't like the noise I will either move on, or not use it.

I can recall once at a roadside stop out the back of nowhere that was at least 100 metres long, I pulled up 20 meters or so in front a of an old guy in a van. He had stuff pulled out of the front of his van and was mucking about in the boot. I walked back and asked what his problem was. He told me his batteries were flat. About 17:30 he strolled down and asked if it was all right to use his Genny, I said "go for it". It was a 1 kva Honda running on Eco just to run his lights. Just after dark I went out side to have a smoke, and the old guy was wondering around with a torch, I wondered down and asked if his Generator had run out of fuel. It was then I noticed another Camper pulled up not 5 metres away from him. The old guy told me that this Turkey (my word) literally abused him, and told him to turn his generator off.

Inconsiderate people are the worst type of travellers I have come across. Generator users and those that don't both fit into this category.


Cheers

Just to follow up on Frank's post.......Probably in the same place had a fellow start his generator up in the solar section of the camp site they had a generator section a little way away......he was right on us all and a bloody noisy one at that......Not much sleep that night..........But karma comes to those that wait...... I left the next day but a friend stayed another night and would you believe it another block came in but didn't have a generator he just left his car running all night right next to the tent of the fellow who had the generator..... Now that is a payback. An old clunker I was told.... I couldn't stop laughing......

Blue, you run a generator any you smoke as well?