Date:         Fri, 3 Jul 1998 13:32:14 -0700
Reply-To:     ram@INTOUCH.BC.CA
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From:         Roger Brant <ram@INTOUCH.BC.CA>
Subject:      Generators and Noise
Comments: To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Bill had written:

>There may be nothing more annoying when I'm camping than the sound of a
>> generator running,


I agree with you completely, but you may not be aware of the newer
technologies, and the extremely quiet models available.

Today I looked at a Honda model which produces 1000 watts, yet only emits
60 decibels of sound.  (Remember that sound is measured exponentially - 60
is very quiet!) As long as one placed this unit a reasonable distance from
any other tents, other campers would be unaware of it, unless they were
standing right next to it.  Furthermore, I intend to only run it during
short periods of daytime, to cool down the fridge.  I can't stand big RV's
with their TV sets, microwaves, etc requiring big honkin' gennies running
all day and night.  (If that's 'getting away from it all' - what are they
getting away from?)

Roger