Generator - silent inverter type or just a small 4 stroke

Thinking about power for when wild motor homing. Was looking at a Swiss Kraft 1800 silent type one but wondering what others use. It is not for site use

We never needed a generator, The solar panel keeps our leisure battery charged, sometimes we use an inventor for 240 volt and of coarse the gas for cooking, heating and hot water

Jack you need to get a smaller tv and a second leisure battery

I'm going all green in my old age

I've got 2 110 amp Gel batteries. Don't forget in the winter the heating uses a lot of amps.

That's why I love a van like mine with a Fire front, doesn't use any amps if you don't put the blow heating on, great for being off campsites.

That does us for four to five days but we are not real TV watchers and I don't dry my hair when we are away.

Thanks folks lots to think about there. I plan to use the MH all year round so the solar will be ok for summer use

Yours has solar already I think Sean, slightly ot but halfrauds are doing 115ah leisure batteries for 99€

It's actually a difficult question as it depends entirely on your vehicle, what you intend using the jenny for, and how often.

For me with a small Campervan it's a 2 kw Honda gas powered for best quiet I can get, but then I need it as I only have one small leisure battery, and a compressor fridge to power as a basic starter point, so off site and no EHU, not even solar will do it (which I have too), if I want to use anything even briefly that uses a reasonable amount of power. Additionally off site, I would normally have to top up the batteries by running the engine quietly in the evening.

The advantage is of course in the event of a power cut I can hook it up to a Calor Cylinder and run the house central heating system, and / or power the fridge/freezer, washing machine etc as needed quite cheaply for a long period. I just stick it all into the dog house.

also think about your power use

if tv is on do you really need lights on
do you need two lights on when one will do

i have blown air heating and its not hard on battery power

careful if thinking of invertors, they may use amps to work as well as the amps they are producing.

I have been in pogonogo's Motorhome and he is telling the truth. Everything works well and he really doesn't have an electric lead.