Fulltiming

[Ryan Wright]

On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 6:59 AM, Leroy Eckert wrote:
> I got it and understand the process and reasoning.. I have even done it
> also. I think it is more than fair to say it costs a minimum of $6 per hour
> to start the generator.

For some reason, I had it in my head that my genset draws less than
half a gallon per hour at nominal load. More than a gallon per hour on
a ~12-15kw diesel genset seems like a lot unless you're under heavy
load. Anyone have accurate figures on this?

Anyway, when we've camped, I've typically run the genset less than 2
hours total. Once during dinner and to top the batteries off before
bed, and again during breakfast. If it's 110 degrees outside and you
need A/C the whole time, absolutely you'll burn more fuel than if
you'd just plugged into shore power, but since I live in a desert I
try to vacation in cooler climates and avoid that sort of thing.

-Ryan
'86 PT-40 8V92