The ice storm knocked power out for about 24 hours. I got cold and bored. Lite off the generator and stayed in the camper. Nice & toasty. Now I really cant wait for the 1st true camping trip.
Excellent! I wander into the camper every couple of days and try to think of things to do in there.
Sounds like a nice backup when the power is out!
There's many fine places to camp without electricity. We tried our Yamaha gen-set
out while camping on the Blue Ridge Parkway and worked fine!
That is one of my top reasons for wanting a true TT. I like the idea of having a self contained place to stay. Plus I think some insurance companies will offer a discount based on the fact that you have a second "residence" available to you.
-Sean
[quote source="/post/6937/thread" timestamp="1424272677" author="@shovelhead"]The ice storm knocked power out for about 24 hours. I got cold and bored. Lite off the generator and stayed in the camper. Nice & toasty. Now I really cant wait for the 1st true camping trip.
[/quote]Great idea, Captain America....er, I mean Shovelhead! ;) Stay warm, put a sweater on Bella and know that we're all thinking and praying for you'ns north of us enduring the hardship of such cold temperatures. It's the reason we individually wandered southwest-ward so many years ago...the 'Mr.' from Pittsburgh, the 'Mrs.' from Indianapolis (finally crossing paths in a dusty ol' Texas desert town now run by cartels BUT I digress!) Brrrrrrrrrrr, could NEVER go back north, (even though NEVER and ALWAYS are two words that shouldn't be used!)
In '04, after 3 back-to-back hurricanes, for us, the most difficult part was the post-storm stretch of time without power (9 days average per storm in our neck o' the woods) and in the hottest part of summer. Without power for prolonged periods, women especially began looking different, that is, priority given to cosmetic stuff like make-up and hairstyling ceased. To have the fridge, and just one fan run by a gas generator and a tile floor to lie upon was a blessing. When it got to be too much, relief was found sitting in the car for a precious few minutes with a/c on, just to catch our breath. It was bad, IMO. If ever such circumstances occur again, perhaps our LL Axx will afford us respite if we can power a/c and fridge via solar generation. Waiting in gas lines on foot with multiple gas containers and angry people in '04 was sobering and eery. Anyone know of or currently using an affordable turn-key solar generation system successfully that powers both LL a/c, and fridge?
Hey GW I'm a Yinzer too. Born raised in Dunbar, PA. Lived all around Da'Burgh area. My son still lives in New Brighton. We moved to GA in 1993. I cant handle cold like I use to. Too many winters in PA and CT. and getting old.
Quote from: @shovelhead" timestamp="1424459164" source="/post/7039/threadHey GW I'm a Yinzer too. Born raised in Dunbar, PA. Lived all around Da'Burgh area. My son still lives in New Brighton. We moved to GA in 1993. I cant handle cold like I use to. Too many winters in PA and CT. and getting old.
Need to talk to you at the Table Rock gathering,
thinking about relocating to North Georgia during the next couple years!
[quote timestamp="1424463382" author="@exploringcarolina" source="/post/7042/thread"][quote timestamp="1424459164" author="@shovelhead" source="/post/7039/thread"]Hey GW I'm a Yinzer too. Born raised in Dunbar, PA. Lived all around Da'Burgh area. My son still lives in New Brighton. We moved to GA in 1993. I cant handle cold like I use to. Too many winters in PA and CT. and getting old. [/quote]Need to talk to you at the Table Rock gathering, thinking about relocating to North Georgia during the next couple years!
[/quote]Sure thing..... I've lived most of my life in Pennsylvania, Virginia and Connecticut but as they say by the grace of God I'm a Southerner. Either that or a "Damn Yankee".
I'm a native Pittsburgh person too, born and raised although I now live in upstate NY. Hope to get South soon.
One of the locations we worked at for a few years, was close to Lake Erie, but happy we transferred to NC before retirement.
So far have been interested in Helen & Blue Ridge GA areas. Fast Eddie is in North GA, too. Will start camping in N GA this year to
learn more about it. One report I read ranked GA is #4 in the US as most tax friendly states to retire in.
Here's a photo of our very quiet Yamaha 2400 gen-set we use camping, also use a solar panel, too:
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I like the ocean and have family in Wilmington so I'm gravitating that way but NC isn't so friendly anymore.
Mitch where in Pittsburgh area? I'm from a little town (Dunbar) South of Da'Burgh. I've lived in Monroeville, Zelienople, New Kennsington, New Salem PA. I was a Navy brat as well spent a lot of my youth in Va. Beach, Windsor Locks & Groton, CT.
Exploringcarolina - Altough GA is pretty retiree friendly I am looking to RV 80% of my time and establish residency in SD. SD is a bit more friendly with vehicle registration and no state income tax. I'd like to find a place in GA to winter over. Possibly an RV park in Helen that has small cabins and pads to park an RV. Currently live in a 4br 3 bath home about a 40 minute drive South of Helen. It's way too big for this old boy.
I grew up in Churchill, little borough near Monroeville and Penn Hills. I left in 1980 and was in the Army in Germany for a while then moved around a bit when I got back.
Met a couple that worked as Campground host around the nation, with residence @ South Dakota.
Saw one RV Campground you could purchase an RV lot around Mountain City & Dillard GA area. Don't remember
the RV park name.
Will talk more when we meet you!
[quote source="/post/7050/thread" timestamp="1424471163" author="@mitch"]I grew up in Churchill, little borough near Monroeville and Penn Hills. I left in 1980 and was in the Army in Germany for a while then moved around a bit when I got back. [/quote]Use to service systems at the Westinghouse R&D center in Churchill
Grew up in Monongahela, PA. Worked at the Bettis Atomic Lab until '76 then moved to central TX. Wound up in Central FL in 1990, been here ever since.
Westinghouse Bettis was one of my customers when I worked for HP. HP transfer brought me to Atlanta in 93.
[quote source="/post/7053/thread" author="@shovelhead" timestamp="1424478095"][quote timestamp="1424471163" author="@mitch" source="/post/7050/thread"]I grew up in Churchill, little borough near Monroeville and Penn Hills. I left in 1980 and was in the Army in Germany for a while then moved around a bit when I got back. [/quote]Use to service systems at the Westinghouse R&D center in Churchill
[/quote]I lived about a 15 minute walk from there. Small world.
Quote from: @shovelhead" source="/post/6937/thread" timestamp="1424272677The ice storm knocked power out for about 24 hours. I got cold and bored. Lite off the generator and stayed in the camper. Nice & toasty. Now I really cant wait for the 1st true camping trip.
Have lived in eastern NC most of our lives so we're no strangers to prolonged power outages. As such, we've maintained portable generator for years. Certainly one of our justifiers for buying the CL was the ability to run away, have a ready place to stay, return home and live in comfort right here in our own driveway after hurricanes, northeasters, etc. In this part of the world, it's not "if" it's gonna happen again.. but "when".
We plan to take the Honda 3oooi with us, on our travels.
Quote from: @surfsup" timestamp="1424525734" source="/post/7062/threadQuote from: @shovelhead" source="/post/6937/thread" timestamp="1424272677The ice storm knocked power out for about 24 hours. I got cold and bored. Lite off the generator and stayed in the camper. Nice & toasty. Now I really cant wait for the 1st true camping trip.
Have lived in eastern NC most of our lives so we're no strangers to prolonged power outages. As such, we've maintained portable generator for years. Certainly one of our justifiers for buying the CL was the ability to run away, have a ready place to stay, return home and live in comfort right here in our own driveway after hurricanes, northeasters, etc. In this part of the world, it's not "if" it's gonna happen again.. but "when".
We plan to take the Honda 3oooi with us, on our travels.
Fortunate our Yamaha 2400 runs our CampLite 13,500 BTU AC unit OK. The Honda 3oooi is large enough to supply power for any of your camping needs.
We have a Honda 3500 Gen-Set to run the well, lights, refrigerator, electric blanket, infrared heater, and microwave (not everything at the same time unless I want to do a smoke test :-[) when we lose power. Had an electrician to install a gen-set control on the house wired into the house electric for when we plug in and run the gen-set.
Have owned the little Honda for years and it takes care of the house just fine. Of course you have to run it through the breaker panel and select circuits as needed. I've already performed a few full generator test runs with the 21RBS and the 3oooi, running everything that require power at the same time and it performs like a champ.
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[quote source="/post/7066/thread" timestamp="1424532708" author="@surfsup"]Have owned the little Honda for years and it takes care of the house just fine. Of course you have to run it through the breaker panel and select circuits as needed. I've already performed a few full generator test runs with the 21RBS and the 3oooi, running everything that require power at the same time and it performs like a champ.
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Agree on the polished aluminum look... Oh yea, love it. I was with NAVAIR for 36 years, both military and civilian.
My aerobatic/spin instructor was a former Naval Aviator that flew F4U Corsairs & early jets off of carriers.
He had a saying:
"Straight & Level Makes me Queasy"! 8-)
I was a Jet Engine Mech in the USN 1973-77, USS Independence was my runway. I worked on the A-7E (the Corsair II), the F4U was a bit before my time. Navy fighter and attack pilots have cajones... a little crazy too :)
[quote timestamp="1424536074" source="/post/7067/thread" author="@exploringcarolina"][quote timestamp="1424532708" source="/post/7066/thread" author="@surfsup"]Have owned the little Honda for years and it takes care of the house just fine. Of course you have to run it through the breaker panel and select circuits as needed. I've already performed a few full generator test runs with the 21RBS and the 3oooi, running everything that require power at the same time and it performs like a champ.
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[/quote]That's a Nice looking deck & gen-set. In one of the other threads someone here used aluminum diamond plate box for a battery that looks really Good.
If I remember correctly, you have an aircraft maintenance background, it would look really good with an aluminum skinned box over aluminum angle with solid AN rivets.
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[quote source="/post/7068/thread" timestamp="1424536635" author="@surfsup"]Agree on the polished aluminum look... Oh yea, love it. I was with NAVAIR for 36 years, both military and civilian. [/quote]Where at NAVAIR? Have over 30 years working for NAVAIR as a civilian (Lakehurst and Orlando).
My last command was Fleet Readiness Center (FRCE), MCAS Cherry Point, NC, you might recall the older acronyms as NADEP or NARF?