The little Honda inverter generators are proving to be economical and quiet little units and have have become a favorite among RVers. The little 1000 and 2000 Watt generators are easy to move around and offer flexibility. One thing they do lack is a long running time with the little 1.1 gallon fuel tank. That is just not enough to keep the air conditioner running for one long Houston Texas July night. One soultion is to build an estended run fuel tank as shown in the article on an extended run fuel tank.

Another problem is that a single eu2000i cannot start the roof air conditioner but a second Honda can be connected in parallel to double available power. Honda sells a very expensive combiner but you can make one from hardware store parts for less than $30 as shown here.

Battery power in an RV is limited. When boondocking or in areas with no shore power and generators not allowed you have to use the powewr in the batteries. Sometimes it seems that you are using more power than should be but it is difficult to find out where it is going. There are a couple of tools on the market that with some adapters will help track down that power hog. Here is an article using the Watt's Up for checking power usage.

Most RVs are equiped as self contained units with water, gray and black water holding tanks, propane, batteries, etc. This article covers my RV resource usage while boondocking.

RVs Also are self contained in power with 120 Volt AC agenerators and and 12 Volt DC subsystems. The generator charges batteries but many camp grounds have quiet times and other RVs use solar power. To use an AC device such as a computer battery charger requires a device to convert the DC to AC. Tis device is called an inverter. See my article on inverters for more information

This link leads to the links given during a recent class on Amateure radio operations.