by Sean Michael | Dec 28, 2013 | Blog, Boondocking, Generators, Overnight Parking, Product Review, RV Products
DEAL: Anyone in the market for a nice generator should check out the Yamaha EF2000is (http://goo.gl/Ao1urV), which is currently on sale $100 off. If I was buying a generator, I’d buy it online for a significant savings. The lack of sales tax (in most states) is...
by Sean Michael | Aug 13, 2013 | Airstream, Blog, Fuel Costs, Generators, Overnight Parking, Product Review, RV Products
Lately our 3000 Watt generator “Franklin” has been having trouble powering our Airstream air-conditioning unit. It runs the A/C for a while, then overloads. Then it takes a smoke break. Then we get all hot and steamy, and not in an enjoyable way. So...
by Sean Michael | Aug 4, 2013 | "How To", Blog, Camping Gear, Generators, Maintenance, Product Review, RV Products
Most gasoline today contains ethanol additives. The ethanol is intended to reduce carbon emissions. As the poet John Michael (Ozzy) Osbourne once observed, “Good intentions pave the way to Hell.” (I’m afraid ol’ Ozzy ripped off St. Bernard of...
by Sean Michael | Jun 25, 2013 | "How To", Camping Gear, Generators, Maintenance, RV Products, Video
Ownership entails maintenance. Consider the venerable oil change. According to our Yamaha EF3000iSEB generator owner’s manual, the engine oil should be changed every 50 hours of usage. Every 50 hours? Who owns who here? When we are fulltiming in our Airstream,...
