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06-23-2020, 01:56 PM
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Long time camper.
Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: Kentucky
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What to do with the gen in rain
When boondocking, how do you use your generator in the rain?
Samtummo
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06-23-2020, 02:10 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: Near Pittsburgh Pa
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Let it rain, it's not going to hurt it.
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2019 F-150 King Ranch 3.5 Eco, 12,800 lb/1,546 payload.
2020 Coachmen Apex UL 289TBSS
2019 Quality Trailers 16'x7' 7K GVWR Utility Trailer
2019 IronBull 22'x102" 14K GVWR Equipment Trailer
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06-23-2020, 02:34 PM
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Long time camper.
Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: Kentucky
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Manual specifies “do not operate gen in rain, electrocution possible”.
Samtummo
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06-23-2020, 02:36 PM
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Location: Eastern Ontario
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2011 Rockwood 8319SS with ProPride 3P hitch/GoodYear Marathons/TST TPMS 507
2019 F350 Ruby Red 6.7l diesel 3.31 axle electronic locker
Yamaha 3000iseb generator:Progressive Ind. EMS-HW30C : Eastern Ontario
Nights Camped: 2014 (18) 2015 (18) 2016 (36) 2017 (32) 2018 (42) 2019 (28) 2020 (35)
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06-23-2020, 03:06 PM
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Pickin', Campin', Mason
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: South Western PA
Posts: 19,144
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Here is a Google search of the forum for generator tents.
Google: FRF: generator tents
Here is a Google Search of generator tent images.
Google Generator Rain Covers
I've seen everything from a PVC pipe driven into the ground beside the generator with a golf umbrella zip tied to it... to folded up yoga mats... to plastic dog kennels... to tarps over a PVC frame... to three pieces of Coroplast (plastic cardboard)... to commercially made tents.
Let your imagination run wild!
Just make sure you give it enough air!
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F&AM Lodge 358 Somerset, PA - JAFFA Shrine - Altoona, PA
Days Camped ☼ '19=118 ☼ '20=116 ☼ '21=123 ☼ '22=134 ☼ '23=118☼ '24=90
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06-23-2020, 03:16 PM
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Slide it underneath your truck.
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06-23-2020, 03:20 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Near Pittsburgh Pa
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Ask a construction contractor about it... Run it.
But in the ultra conservative, land of weight police... Build a shed around it and put a security system on it [emoji23]
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2019 Ram Bighorn, CC/SB 2500 4x4 6.4L/8 Speed, Max Tow 14,460 lb/2,940 lb payload.
2019 F-150 King Ranch 3.5 Eco, 12,800 lb/1,546 payload.
2020 Coachmen Apex UL 289TBSS
2019 Quality Trailers 16'x7' 7K GVWR Utility Trailer
2019 IronBull 22'x102" 14K GVWR Equipment Trailer
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06-23-2020, 03:22 PM
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Pickin', Campin', Mason
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: South Western PA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MtBiker
Slide it underneath your truck.
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I do that sometimes.... drop the tailgate and it resides there... or under a slide out...and no... I have NO concerns of carbon monoxide with the exhaust pointed away from the R/V.
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2022 Cedar Creek 345IK 5th Wheel•Solar & Inverter•2024 Ford F-Series SCREW•7.3L•4x4•Factory Puck•B&W Companion•TST Tire Monitor w/Repeater•Sinemate 3500w Gen.
F&AM Lodge 358 Somerset, PA - JAFFA Shrine - Altoona, PA
Days Camped ☼ '19=118 ☼ '20=116 ☼ '21=123 ☼ '22=134 ☼ '23=118☼ '24=90
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06-23-2020, 03:28 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Goodyear, Arizona
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Quote:
Originally Posted by samTummo
Manual specifies “do not operate gen in rain, electrocution possible”.
Samtummo
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Corporate CYA statement.
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and Zoe the Wonder Dog(R.I.P.) 
2016 PrimeTime TracerAIR 255, pushing a 2014 Ford F150 SCREW XTR 4x4 3.5 Ecoboost w/Max Tow Package
4pt Equal-i-zer WDH and 1828lbs of payload capacity
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06-23-2020, 09:54 PM
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Location: North of Seattle, WA
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Mine is on a rear bumper platform. Two pieces of emt tubing 3' long fastened to handles of my Champ 3500 with zip ties.
A 3' x 3' tarp draped so ehaust and intake are open and held in place with bungee cords.
Keeps it dry even in a downpour.
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06-23-2020, 10:06 PM
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Join Date: May 2018
Location: Surprise
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I run mine from the truck bed covered by the tri-fold bed cover with both ends open for ventilation. Gens sit between the wheel wells, covered, ventilated, and I don't even have to unload them.
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06-24-2020, 09:03 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2019
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I've been using generators for construction in the rain for 20 years and the only time someone got a shock was due to a broken cord. Compo requires GFCI breakers on all jobsite generators here but guys hate them since they're notorious for being overly sensitive in the rain. I've used mostly just Honda generators, and they're built like a tank and handle the worst kinds of abuse on a jobsite and still run like they're new. If you've got a cheap make, it might be worth protecting it as they're likely not made to handle the abuse and rain could cause issues like rust or internal electronic faults. In a pinch I'd just put it under the tailgate, a little rain shouldn't hurt it. Longer term exposure I'd follow some of the ideas others have mentioned.
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06-24-2020, 09:33 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Southern NM
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I have run mine in the rain and snow when I got caught unprepared. No problem.
But I do like to keep them out of the weather (especially the sun out here) so that's why, after 13 years, they still look and perform good as new.
Pic has tarp removed. 
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2012 Wildcat Sterling 32RL - w/level up (best option ever)
2007 Chevy 2500HD Duramax
Reese Fifth Airborne Sidewinder
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06-24-2020, 11:23 AM
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Location: Saskatchewan
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Just a simple tarp here, as we didn't use the generator too often. My main source of power is a solar system. The generator was well wrapped and the tarp secured with bungies.
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Trailer: 2011 Cedar Creek Silverback 35K
Truck: 2006 Dodge 2500 TRX4 Cummins
Seasonal at Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park
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06-24-2020, 11:47 AM
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Senior Member
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Location: KS
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I put a folded tarp over the top covering the electrical connections in the rain but leave both ends open for air in/out. I have also left it in my covered truck bed partially opened but not enough to get it out...not that it could not be pried out but just enough to not make me an easy target.
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06-24-2020, 12:13 PM
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Member
Join Date: May 2018
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I use the Champion generator tent.
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06-24-2020, 02:52 PM
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06-24-2020, 03:20 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Southern NM
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Excellent solution!!!!!
Quote:
Originally Posted by howellma
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2012 Wildcat Sterling 32RL - w/level up (best option ever)
2007 Chevy 2500HD Duramax
Reese Fifth Airborne Sidewinder
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06-25-2020, 08:07 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2018
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I have my generator tied down to the luggage rack on the back of the trailer. I have a tarp that's folded in such a way that it completely covers the generator when in transit, then I can remove the two ratchet straps wrapped around the generator and lift the tarp up on the ends which allows for air circulation but keeps the rain off. We've used it in some pretty hard downpours and haven't had any problems.
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