I'm sorry if I upset you in some manner because of my posting about the Harbor
Freight Generator. I also dislike the noise of a generator, and was in my
feeble way trying to get any prospective buyer of a generator, to just take
time to listen to one running three or four feet away! And for 6 to 8 hours?
A battery which tests 12.4 volts will take at least 6 hours of charging at 10
amps to bring it up to full charge! But, sometimes a small generator is a
very handy thing to have!
When not at the lake I spend weeks at a time dry-camping in the desert at the
Big Bend National Park in Texas, or on BLM land near Yuma, AZ. It used to be
a rare site to see a satellite dish on any RV. Now, it seems that 75% or more
RVs have them. Some of the larger houseboats at the lake also have them.
However, a lot of the people have a bank of solar panels and rarely run a
generator.
I don't have a satellite dish, but to be completely honest, after 3 or 4 weeks
of being in the desert, I do begin to miss the evening news and a TV program
or two! My view point on a lot of things change after I have been without
them for months at a time.
Bill Nolen
Potterless