power pack vs generator

Doesn’t a Honda 2 generator deliver 2,000 watts?

Macca.

A lights starting to go on .............

You only have to read the descriptive prose in their add for the power station, to know they’re pulling your chain. A lot of their gear looks good, but the few items I’ve had dealings with don’t instil one with much confidence.

Bob

Agree,
technology available in this day and age with solar and batteries so cheap unless you have unusually high requirements leave the bloody generator at home
I find many generator users very inconsiderate of others looking to enjoy some peace and quiet in nature

An annoying generator is no problem if you have a pair of sidecutters.

(I suppose I should add a "lol" to avoid a flame)

Yes AlbyNSW, just like camp fires, noisy campers etc etc etc.
Personally, we wouldn't leave home without the generator.
Chill Cobber.

Aussie1 the irony of your post is if you are running a generator you are “the noisy camper”

To each his own. Me, a happy camper, with no chance of going without the gennny. As I said , chill Cobber and stay safe.

Technically true Nick, but "someone talking" incessantly for hours on end can be very frustrating.

I hope the Honda wouldn't be as loud or long running as the old bloke next to us in Goondiwindi recently .......

My last encounter with generators the owner had a long range tank fitted and would run it daily while he is away at the beach for the day leaving everyone else to deal with the noise for hours on end. Meanwile the batteries that are running my two fridges have silently solar recharged by mdday and 98% of the other campers and van owners in the area were doing likewise

Not a solar panel in sight on the other blokes van

If your neighbor left their lawnmower idling outside your window all day every day would that be acceptable?
No doubt some would say that is a silly and an unnecessary disturbance to others which is exactly my point.

I think you're being a little pedantic ! With comments regarding the noise of a Honda generator ' nothing like the noise of a lawn mower or other camp ground noise .ie sceaming kids music & drunk individuals..

I don’t know if it is just me, Generators are banned from a lot of public and private campsites so I am not Robinson Crusoe

Yep they all say the generators are quite etc but strange when you see most caravans using generators place them as far away from their own rigs as possiblyand most likely boarding someone elses camp site.

Don't get me wrong I do not have a camping generator never have.. I rely on like most people solar/battery & chillybox . but getting back to what the perp ask for was the difference between a itech or a generator . So if you were going off grid and you relying on either iTech or a Honda generator I know which one I would be looking at & If you were camped in a location with heavily Forest type coverage or very cloudy conditions etc your solar panel is unlikely to cope with the draw from the microwave , coffee machine and hair dryers etc . But not that I would be suggesting you set up your noise stinky generator in the middle of a campground but the generator has a place in off-grid Camping World.

I think youve nailed it Macca and as I wont be off road for more than a day or 2 I might just go for a bigger power pack as it has to be better than lugging the genny and fuel and the neighbors LOL
thanks guys youe all very much appreciated....................

Re "rst the way to make friends", no different to loud noise, fires uncontrolled dogs etc.
I'm a friendly person but don'tcamp for the purpose of making friends, just not a priority.

Stay safe and enjoy your travels.

Aussie1 I don’t quite follow your logic
You say generators are no different to loud noise, fires or dogs which I assume you consider a negative trait that imposes on other campers but at the same time you are happy including yourself in that ‘ undesirable’ group ?
Is there a particular reason or need that you choose to continue with this largely outdated technology when you are well aware of the impact on neighbouring campers?
Just trying to understand the logic :)

Let me enlighten you Cobber.
When I say "no different to noise, fires, or uncontrolled dogs etc " I was simply highlighting that all sorts of different things affect different campers. A negative trait if that's what you prefer to refer to it as.
For example, should we pull into a free camp and find a situation not to our liking e.g as I listed above, we simply move to where we are comfortable. No biggy eh. Something I would suggest others do if they are not happy with a spot.
As for my choice of power provision well, that is MY decision and I will add, it is not "largely outdated technology". In case you have not noticed, Honda, for example are still producing a very efficient and popular product called a generator.
Finally, provided others follow my friendly advice on a place to camp, there is no issue.
Hope the above gives you a good understanding of my logic.

By the way, just to put a smile on your face, we also have solar, why, because we like to cover all bases, such as as all the mod cons we can fit in our palace on wheels, as we like to call it. when travelling and camping. Life is good, well it is for us.
Now, you travel safe and thank you for the opportunity to clarify a few points.
Cheers Cobber

We don't have a generator and unlikely to ever have one, but I have been camped in places where they have been used close by. Modern units like the Honda are very quiet and can be quickly backgrounded and if used for a short period during the day were never annoying. Diesel heaters are noiser and on at night. Many on this forum are old enough to have travelled when every property and small town was serenaded by the sound of large diesel generators. If you are in the bush chilling out then perhaps you rightly have an expectation of complete peace and quiet, but in a busy campground there are lots of other sources of noise. Give me the easily backgrounded hum of a generator to the loud babbling and guffawing of some half-pissed silly old bugger.

Now I am also a person who does not like noise at home in the burbs or generator noise in the camp ground or noisey campers.

But lets not forget that in most jurisdictions noise regulations to apply. These normally allow unlimited noise from 7am to 11pm on a weekday and from 8 or 9am to10pm on a weekend - so even if you do not like it noise from generators is legal up until 10 or 11pm whether you like it or not.

So just because you go out to camp for peace and quiet, the person next to you may not have the same aim and is perfectly legal to make as much noise as they like during the allocated hours.

"half-pissed silly old bugger."
I resent that description Warren. Don't deny it but do resent it.
Dave.

"half-pissed silly old bugger."

Geez, for awhile there I thought they were talking about me - but the " half " bit ruled me out :)


Cheers
Gazz

I'll have you know that I am fully pissed!!

"I'll have you know that I am fully pissed!"
In that position, I'm afraid these days I would be quietly sleeping.