Date:         Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:38:06 -0800
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Gen Set
Comments: To: Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM>
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We recently camped about 200 feet from an RV who had a Honda 1000
generator up the hill behind some bushes and 15 feet from a river, not a
very quiet one, too. The folk in the camper ran the generator continuously
for their air conditioning. We didn't think we could hear their generator
-- until they turned it off.

The sound travels and is pervasive.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Bend, OR
KG6RCR



On 11/4/2009 7:17 AM Sudhir Desai wrote:

> I agree with the previous statements about using solar, or other
> methods of alternative energy generation.
> However, I do not agree that one should use those other methods
> strictly for noise reduction.
>
> I have gone camping with a little Honda inverter-style generator, and
> we could not hear it 20' from our campsite.
> A little insulation goes a long way. :)
>
>
> Sudhir
>