Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:40:07 -0500
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From: Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject: Re: Gen Set
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Well, there is noise, then there is noise. I am not bothered by people
in a campground making the natural noises of people playing, kids
running about, even someone with musical instruments and dancing, as
happens in some of the places I visit. I am bothered by generators and
loud stereos. I suspect the critters are bothered by those things when
there are no other people around, too. I actually feel like the "quiet
hours" rules in most public park campgrounds are too lenient. I noticed
that Big Bend National Park and some other national parks now have
"quiet loops" where no generators or amplified sounds are allowed at any
hour. Good idea? What do you think?
David McNeely
On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:22 AM, Rowan Tipton wrote:
> i also hate noisy generators. that said, i have a generator mounted
> in a small trailer with sound proofing that can not be heard from 15
> feet... based on db meter readings, personal observation and asking a
> lot of people. i don't use it if i'm camped near anyone. in fact i
> usually use it when i'm far into the outback with no one within miles.
>
> and in campgrounds i'm bothered by cars driving by, by kids yelling
> early in the morning, by flicking light from campfires when i'm trying
> to sleep, by bright lanterns, by dogs barking, by loud voices, by
> other peoples music, etc. people are noisy and i fail to see why a
> generator that makes no more noise than other things is less
> considerate. it's all the noise of people camping and having fun and
> i enjoy being bothered! and when i don't want to here anyone else i
> go where there are no others.
>
> r
>
> On Nov 4, 2009, at 9:57 AM, Don Hanson wrote:
>
>> I, too, think that generators are really bad when camping. Why
>> someone
>> would assume that other people within earshot of their generator
>> noise are
>> not being constantly bothered by that irritating noise has always
>> puzzled
>> me. Running a generator in a quiet public environment is very
>> selfish. They make noise. Just for YOU. They aren't really
>> necessary.
>> If decide you simply must have electrical devices in use, quiet
>> power is
>> fair to other's who happen to have you camped near them. Nobody
>> should be
>> forced to listen to generator noise when their neighbors decide to
>> Zap some
>> popcorn and watch TV or whatever .
>> There are plenty of more considerate ways to provide yourself with
>> electrical power if you simply must have it. Generators really
>> belong in
>> environments where their noise is going to be drowned out..Job
>> sites, Race
>> tracks, Football stadium parking lots, Off Road vehicle parks,
>> etc. Even
>> the quietest tiny little gen-set.. Noisy and very similar to a sonic
>> toothache...nagging, like a drippy faucet...
>> Go solar, wind, battery, please!
>> Don Hanson
>
> I remain, as always
> YrLyl&ObdntSrvnt,
>
> r
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