using generators at campsite

[McGirr]

Forget generators , try camping next to someone who snores their head off 

Do you knock on their tent door and say shut up 

Mark

[GeoffA]

Do you knock on their tent door and say shut up 

......why get up???.........just yell.........

Sounds like you've camped near Black Diamond...........

[scarps]

Forget generators , try camping next to someone who snores their head off 

Do you knock on their tent door and say shut up 

Mark

good point


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[MarkGU]

Forget generators , try camping next to someone who snores their head off 

Do you knock on their tent door and say shut up 

Mark

ever camped next to Hairs & Bullfrog? 

crank up the gennie for peace and quiet 

[GeeTee]

I too have had many a beautiful sunrise and sunset destroyed by gennies (even the silent Honda ones  ), sometimes by people doing something as mundane, routine and as easy as boiling a cup of tea!

If you need to charge batteries... sure, I get that, but do it between 11am and 1pm when most outdoorsy people are bushwalking or surfing or swimming, and there is less chance of disturbing anyone else.

If you absolutely, hand-on-heart, cross-my-fingers, pray-to-god NEED to run a gennie any longer, you need to reconsider your hardware and/or the advice you have "researched".

Or maybe a holiday house would be more suitable.

[olddigger]

There's a persistent tune running though my head. I think it's from The Sound of Music:

"A spoonful of sugar slows the generator down
"In the must delightful way . . ."

[xcvator]

Well I have a "genie" as a back up in an emergency situation should my battery pack (200 amph) ever fail. I carry a letter from my medical specialist that states I MUST access to a power supply, so if I was running my "gennie" and somebody came over and turned it off  I can assure you that person would not be walking away 

[RebsWA]

Oh, another generator bashing thread thread. How nice

[jetcrew]

Well I have a "genie" as a back up in an emergency situation should my battery pack (200 amph) ever fail. I carry a letter from my medical specialist that states I MUST access to a power supply, so if I was running my "gennie" and somebody came over and turned it off  I can assure you that person would not be walking away 

With all due respect why go somewhere without power. If it is that important Letter or no letter I have seen people removed from camp sites for constant use of generators plenty of power at home I remember the ranger saying. With decent charger you would still only need a few hrs a day to recharge.

Not a geny bashing thread I love mine. But seriously no one needs to run one. 12-18 hrs a day or they have a real issue with power usage and prob should stick to powered sites.

Jet

[Bird]

Oh, another generator bashing thread thread. How nice

Im loving it too

[GeeTee]

Oh, another generator bashing thread thread. How nice

yes these discussions do come up with disappointing regularity, here and elsewhere

Unfortunately there are many "campers" who don't understand or respect the peace and tranquility of the Aussie bush

[xcvator]

This is becoming an interesting thread if you read between the lines. Things i have learnt so far.

1/ you must be over 30 or you're a yahoo and you stay up all night having a party

2/ you must be under 50 or you're a grey nomad and automatically run generators,etc. at inconsiderate times.

3/ you must have perfect 100%  health or you must stay at home and vegetate, heaven forbid you go out into the "bush"

4/ other people must not take anything with them that makes a sound louder than a pin dropping on carpet, but it's ok for you to have a chain saw

5/ there is a disappointingly high number of "jacks" here

6/ I think this is about to happen

Keith

[GeeTee]

Not sure about your 'reading between the lines' xcavator but most of this thread is filled with people discussing having thier morning and evenings' peace and quiet needlessly disrupted by generators

In response to the OP - again - I've seen signs in campgrounds to the effect of: "gennies only between 11am and 2pm"
I've also seen other signs that say "No Generators"

The people/authorities who manage and maintain these sites obviously regard these signs necessary...maybe that's due to constant complaints from campers!

[Bird]

Not sure about your 'reading between the lines' xcavator but most of this thread is filled with people discussing having thier morning and evenings' peace and quiet needlessly disrupted by generators

x eleventy.

the original post was about running a genny to watch TV at 7 in the morning.. ****ing not required.

[DannyG]

Im not wanting to bash generator users as I have used one myself in the past (respectfully) but I had to laugh recently when we stayed at a caravan park near the city.

We stayed in the non powered camping area because they didnt really have designated sites so it was a nice big grassy area that is away from the general caravan park that we could set up our huge tent with room to spare.

Non powered site $30, powered site $35 a night. The powered sites where huge and would have accommodated us easily.

At around 9:30pm a group came back to 'camp' to their caravan in the non powered camping area and fired up his generator! I couldn't believe it. I think they were only powering lights while they cooked tea because about an hour or so later when he turned it off the lights went out.

It wasnt exactly one of those moments where you need peace and tranquility as we were up and playing games anyway so there was no need for any conflict but I am sure the next morning I heard the people camping next to them ask him if he wanted to borrow $5 to move to a powered site! LOL There were plenty of powered sites available.

[McGirr]

We all like to get away camping and some like camping remotely, others enjoy camping in caravan parks etc

We all require power and will carry either solar panels or a generator or both. There will always be people that show no respect for others and make alot of noise, run generators, have loud parties etc.

Mark     

[jeb1900]

I heard the people camping next to them ask him if he wanted to borrow $5 to move to a powered site! LOL There were plenty of powered sites available.

That's gold mate!  At least there is always a laugh to be had when camping!   

[Diver]

That's gold mate!  At least there is always a laugh to be had when camping!   

And they probably used $5 worth of fuel in the genny as well.

[chester ver2.0]

Generator on at 6 and not off till 10 to keep all the bulk meat frozen
Gotta get on the road a 6 before wind comes up so up at 5 banging around
Even through it is a 200 series cruiser the a modern car it still needs to be warmed up for an hour at 5am
Generator on 24/7 so the aircon can run in Darwing due to the buildup
Falling asleep with the TV blaring cause the cant hear it
Telling the park owner it is a standard van then turning up with a converted coach bus and taking up your spot and ours (the park owner was so embarresed that we had booked and they didnt he let us set up in our own backyard)
Showering at 7 with all of us others trying to get to work when you have all day to shower

Sorry i know it sounds selfish but i thought retirement was freedom. I find the Grey Nomads the most routine driven and inflexible campers out there, maybe they dont know how to just go with it. It is pretty bad when i have to get a park manager involved when a nomad realised i was in his spot cause he set up in mine first and then realised he had done himself out of being 1 spot closer to the water (not water front just 1 spot closer) he was then demanding that we both pack up and swap spots and only after i refused and we argued i found out they were only there for 1 night

I am generalising and stereotyping i know as we met some loveley retirees on the road

[Bird]

It is pretty bad when i have to get a park manager involved when a nomad realised i was in his spot cause he set up in mine first and then realised he had done himself out of being 1 spot closer to the water (not water front just 1 spot closer) he was then demanding that we both pack up and swap spots and only after i refused and we argued i found out they were only there for 1 night

I'd have had a boner for sure laughing at him.

[Barry G]

Sorry i know it sounds selfish but i thought retirement was freedom. I find the Grey Nomads the most routine driven and inflexible campers out there, maybe they dont know how to just go with it. It is pretty bad when i have to get a park manager involved when a nomad realised i was in his spot cause he set up in mine first and then realised he had done himself out of being 1 spot closer to the water (not water front just 1 spot closer) he was then demanding that we both pack up and swap spots and only after i refused and we argued i found out they were only there for 1 night

I am generalising and stereotyping i know as we met some loveley retirees on the road

Well, I'm probably closer to retirement than the average on the forum, and can assure you that I won't be relying on gennies.
I will be on the road with the minimum possible consistent with basic comfort, so we can set up / pack up as frequently as the mood takes us.  And get away from those with noisy gennies.

I might be 57 this year, but I'm still a light weight camper / bushwalker / cycle tourist at heart! 

We aren't all into 4.00 Happy Hour and bet by 7.30pm!   

[discoteddy]

This is becoming an interesting thread if you read between the lines. Things i have learnt so far.

1/ you must be over 30 or you're a yahoo and you stay up all night having a party

2/ you must be under 50 or you're a grey nomad and automatically run generators,etc. at inconsiderate times.

3/ you must have perfect 100%  health or you must stay at home and vegetate, heaven forbid you go out into the "bush"

4/ other people must not take anything with them that makes a sound louder than a pin dropping on carpet, but it's ok for you to have a chain saw

5/ there is a disappointingly high number of "jacks" here

6/ I think this is about to happen

Keith

best reply of the topic so far I recon. Whilst I agree with the contents of the original topic, the timing described would drive most people nuts! There appears to be a total lack of empathy for the position of others , generally like minded swaggers. Of more concern are the number of people threatening malicious and criminal damage to the property of others. Mmmmm makes me wonder if we would all be so brave without the anonymity of the keyboard The evil genie user catches you damaging his genie/tyres and at best the police are called, at worst you, your wife or kids get a visit in the night, worth it I don't think so.




Disco teddy.

[Swannie]

Geez, this thread makes we want to go out and get a gennie 

[Jeepers Creepers]

I'm gunna go and take the muffler off mine.

[kylarama]

This thread has inspired me to drag this old girl out from the shed and take camping.



I need it to run my ghetto blaster so I can listen to my favorite Dennis Leary song.


I was amused many years ago by a fellow camper on the Murray River who took great pride in telling us how he threatened to toss a retired couples genset in the river cause than ran it a bit late one evening.
He was telling us this story while sitting of the bow of his skiboat.  A 19ft Hallet, with a rear mount 400 chev and straight through over transom pipes!  The very same boat could be seen every morning around 7:30am doing mach 1 downstream.
Given the size of this tattoo clad nethanderal I felt it was best not to point that out to him.