Seon
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Hell, city ordinance here in most California location prohits over night RV parking.
3/4 inch log chain big lock tinyour truck frame.Not many people would be stealing a 130 pound generator, which is what the Honda 3000 weighs. If you had a couple of Honda 2000s, 50 pounds each, it would be a more interesting target. Just use a big chain, and leave it in the truck bed if possible. Not much else you can do.
They don't! I use 3000W WEN inverter, cable locked in bed of truck partially hidden under tuneau cover. An inverter is quite quiet, i idles!! I do spomtimes plug in a small fan to keep it coolWhy?
Walmarts are loud, right off the highway. Who would notice?
Great power where you need it:There is no "code" or anything where walmark over-nighters do or don't run a generator. This is no campground. If you do not want to hear gen noise then do not park near an RV or semi rig.
If you get the Honda 3000 gen (or any Honda) there are special trays made where you mount the gen on it and it locks to the tray. Some are generic and will work with any brand. The tray can be locked to your truckbed, trailer tongue, a hitch or anything. These are expensive.
Are you using the gen in the bed of a truck or just pulling it out of storage and using on the ground?
Any way you can securly and permanently mount it somewhere where it can be used is best.
Cables can be cut easily by any homeboy with scissors. Do not use cable locks for anything except lawn chairs or something you are willing to lose right away. Use of multiple lock systems might mean the thief is not prepared for one of them.
Heavy chains are good, but bolt cutters cut right through. The honda trays are more ideal because they use puck locks and are confusing to a thief who is not educated on the construction schematics of the tray and will not be able to defeat them so quickly.
I chose instead to make my own locking tray.
But really great in the shopThe side grinder is King, it will defeat everything except the Queen. The Queen is you alseep in your RV hearing a grinder grind away. The grinder needs time where the bolt cutters and scissors do not need time. Cordless side grinders are the worst invention for RVers lives.
They want you to A) pull in and park out of the way, B) Buy stuff from them. "Getting comfortable" is forbidden, if enforced. That said, I've been there with generators all around, including semis. I think they are more concerned with appearance than noise.Totally false. Read the Walmart link in post #39. They do not want you to run generators as well as opening slides taking our grill and chairs and extending stabilizers. They also would like to to confirm with a manager that indeed it’s OK to park overnight .
That site is not Walmart. It is some self anointed "expert" promoting RV Trip Wizard. I see posts like this and follow them back to their source and not one has come from Walmart.Totally false. Read the Walmart link in post #39. They do not want you to run generators as well as opening slides taking our grill and chairs and extending stabilizers. They also would like to to confirm with a manager that indeed it’s OK to park overnight .
Amazing how the “weight police” duties sometimes extend to other areas…That site is not Walmart. It is some self anointed "expert" promoting RV Trip Wizard. I see posts like this and follow them back to their source and not one has come from Walmart.
While I agree with most of these so called rules, I totally reject the prohibitions on extending slideouts and running a generator
Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
That article is based on the Good Neighbor Policy developed by the Escapees RV Club over 25 years ago when many towns were debating whether to ban RVers staying overnight in parking lots instead of patronizing local campgrounds. Escapees has been promoting it ever since, including printing it in every issue of their magazine.That site is not Walmart. It is some self anointed "expert" promoting RV Trip Wizard. I see posts like this and follow them back to their source and not one has come from Walmart.
While I agree with most of these so called rules, I totally reject the prohibitions on extending slideouts and running a generator
Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
Amen!When addressing any guidelines/policies for an activity, the land owner/manager has the only correct answer. If Walmart says it is ok, it is ok no matter what any other self-proclaimed expert will tell you.