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Simes Member Since: 30 Aug 2011 Location: Hinckley Posts: 964 |
If it's only for the weekend, surely a decent leisure battery and an inverter would suffice? Charging iPhones and iPads can be done from 12 Volt chargers.
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4th Feb 2013 9:27am |
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cleughy Member Since: 08 Mar 2012 Location: West Kirby Posts: 361 |
well its thursday through till monday, i'm not sure a battery would last would it? |
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4th Feb 2013 9:30am |
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Simes Member Since: 30 Aug 2011 Location: Hinckley Posts: 964 |
Depends how much you intend to use it!
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4th Feb 2013 9:33am |
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Gazellio @ Prestige Cars Member Since: 22 Jan 2010 Location: Chilterns, UK Posts: 11309 |
^+5000 We had a "Non-Honda" Generator and it made so much noise we could not use it. When we eventually found a remote location in Switzerland where the noise was not an issue we found it did not have the power to work with our Campervan. Therefore generator = Honda Gaz |
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4th Feb 2013 9:35am |
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cleughy Member Since: 08 Mar 2012 Location: West Kirby Posts: 361 |
i've heard that you can also get a gas conversion kit for the honda so you dont need to keep topping up the petrol.
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4th Feb 2013 9:42am |
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Simes Member Since: 30 Aug 2011 Location: Hinckley Posts: 964 |
You can - but to be honest, they don't use a lot - I doubt there would be a payback on that conversion. Mine is only the 800 watt one, but it's no heavier than a battery and not much noisier! A tank of petrol (a couple of litres off the top of my head) seems to last a long evening OK. I bought it for caravanning in the wilds, and have used it for that precisely once. Now I find even a week away without hookup doesn't need it. If you were nearer to me, I'd lend it to you for the weekend. Last edited by Simes on 4th Feb 2013 9:51am. Edited 1 time in total |
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4th Feb 2013 9:47am |
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Gazellio @ Prestige Cars Member Since: 22 Jan 2010 Location: Chilterns, UK Posts: 11309 |
They are useful for when you find that perfect spot with no Lecky and you want to stay a while without that awful dread that the batteries are going to go dead.....
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4th Feb 2013 9:49am |
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cleughy Member Since: 08 Mar 2012 Location: West Kirby Posts: 361 |
all good info, i'm thinking of changing the van soon so i may wait until i have done that before i buy anything now. but i am still tempted to get a genny |
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4th Feb 2013 9:52am |
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Gazellio @ Prestige Cars Member Since: 22 Jan 2010 Location: Chilterns, UK Posts: 11309 |
What are you looking for New, nearly new or older and what type? |
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4th Feb 2013 9:54am |
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cleughy Member Since: 08 Mar 2012 Location: West Kirby Posts: 361 |
caravan or genny? |
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4th Feb 2013 9:55am |
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Simes Member Since: 30 Aug 2011 Location: Hinckley Posts: 964 |
Genny can be handy - but I've found in the van, if it's big enough to be really useful, it's too big to want to lug about! |
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4th Feb 2013 9:57am |
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Gazellio @ Prestige Cars Member Since: 22 Jan 2010 Location: Chilterns, UK Posts: 11309 |
Sorry thought you had a Campervan.... |
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4th Feb 2013 9:59am |
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cleughy Member Since: 08 Mar 2012 Location: West Kirby Posts: 361 |
got a bailey pagent but lookng for a different layout, so i might make a day of it on saturday |
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4th Feb 2013 10:01am |
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stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35217 |
so its an Elvis camp site......... 'a no hook up' ................ ... - .- -.
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4th Feb 2013 10:35am |
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