Tuga and Gary-

First, the answer is that it's a gas generator. I carry two 5 gallons with me. That's good for about 3-4 nights worth. Yes, I'm sorry for invoking the l o n g discussion before.

I'll practice being brief. My 94 Angola's turbo on the generator burned up and was spitting oil all over the generator. I just happend to go outside around 10pm and saw the smoke billowing out. I had not flashed yet but seemed like it was primed and ready. Every since then, I can't sleep with the generator on and I've started going to RV parks which I don't like. Rather boon dock it.

The other thing is that when I've been to get the bus serviced at Prevost or other places, It's not uncommon to see a generator bay on another coach that has soot all around it giving evidence that coach is in for a generator fire. My bus is now 10 years old. My insulation in the bay is half way decayed and gone. It was suggested (in the prior l o n g thread I believe) that it might be a worthwhile endeavor to remove the generator to replace the dry rotting and missing sound barrier and in the process, get a chance to do a more through inspection of the entire gen set, connections, confirm no frayed wires, etc. That's good advise if I can tackle that job or find someone who can.

I've experimented with many pony generators. For the (few) that may be interested, I've landed on a Kipor 3,500 watt for the best pick. It's hush silent, inverter with a 220 connection. It has a larger than average gas tank and will run for at least 10 hours. When there is less load, it throttles itself back (as do all inverter generators) which makes it more fuel efficient. It's basically the cheaper version of a similar Honda or Yamaha (which I have in different power ratings). It's also got a rock solid handle bar which allows me to put a real strong carbon fiber motorcycle lock on it. I loop the other end through the grab handle of the bay door. That wont' allow the bay door to close all the way but enough to keep rain out. It just won't lock.

So much for brief. I think the problem is I'm a fast typist. I guess if you guys arranged a staged accident for me at a rally and broke one of my hands, it would shorten my postings.