National Park Approved Generators

"Generators are banned in National Parks", seems pretty clear to me.

What Honda claim is for them to prove, suggest you contact Honda Customer Relations.

Most National Parks in Aus ban generators, in particular when a large number of campers are present in the one location due to noise problems. In Vic state forests have no such bans (unless total fire ban day) but I reckon if you are camped in an area by yourself (or with friends) then use it.
No generator is silent and people really arc up when you pull your genny out and start to set it up. I have a 1KV Honda and we only use it in the daytime and only for a few hours to top up the battery unless we are away on our own.

Because of the problems we are now looking at the solar panel option (no noise whatsoever to disturb the peace)

Most dual battery systems give you a weekend without needing to charge them and we now use LED independent lights for the Tent, CT and around the Camp-site to help the batteries.
Even bought a rechargable IPod docking station so we wouldn't need to run the accessory ign and car radio. (sigh: sign of the times)

Did the marketing material you saw say which country's National Parks their gennys are approved for? May well be approved in OS countries!
I thought some of our NPs allowed their use at certain times of the day??

Some camping site's in Kakadu have gen set area's set aside.

Cheers Steve.

I have never seen a NP that approves some gen sets and not others. Some WA parks also have gen. camping areas and non-gen. areas.

I am one of those who detests them, and we don't carry one. We charge via the alternator and by a large solar bank, but that is expensive to set up.
If you must have one, buy a small 4 stroke Honda plus a ood quality 240V charger that you can run from it to charge the batteries. The DC output of most gen sets is way too small and requires running the gen set for a long time.

Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 Motorhome

We carried a small Yamaha generator that ran rather quietly.
Same output as the honda noise wise but were unable to use it in N/parks etc so upgraded to solar and a good dual battery system.
We also found that carrying the extra fuel was a prob as we always seemed to run out at the most inconvenient time.
Also realised that at night we hunted the animals away because of the noise making it impossible to tree spot them.

I have since grown to dislike the generator because of inconsiderate people. However I do understand that there are those because of health reasons must have them.

In short we camp away from a generator if possible.
And hope that those who use them do so with discretion.

Google is your friend
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Spark Arrester
Both the EU1000i and EU2000i Honda generators are equipped with United States Department of Agriculture qualified spark arresters to help prevent fires and meet National Park operation requirements.

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Honda generators are the most popular generators in the world's consumer market. Whether you are looking for a generator to take camping or a generator to run heavy construction equipment, Honda has what you need. Honda Generators truly have set the standard for portable power technology for years. One of the most unique designs is the inverter design which allows the Honda EU1000 to offer 1000 Watts of power at less than 30 lbs! Honda has always been known to have the most quiet generators on the market, and in some national parks, only Honda generators are allowed. They have also set the industry standard in durability and reliability, and are the most common brand of generators found on construction sites.

Then this

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National park rules say that a generator should be 72 decibels or less at 10 feet.

But they all all for the US market.

Hi Kirsti,
The first place I'd start is calling the National Parks authority in the states you want to visit, or jump on their web sites - you'll soon learn if you have been "sold".
Cheers
Alex B

Hi Kristi_t, I work for the Department of Environment & Conservation (DEC) we manage national parks in WA.
I look after the Kennedy Range NP & we allow generators, they need to be turned off before 8pm
Cheers Tooley