As much as I'm for running generated WHEN YOU HAVE TO . I don't run it befor 8.30 am and after 7.30pm . Imazing at times .. You can stop in a place all on your own .. In the morning there could be 20 or so vehicles around you ., I had a guy complain to me about noise . Not because I was . He said your big motorhome would make a lot of noise . Being quite a big framed guy I walked outside and said .. I can make bloody heap of noise if I want to ., The thing is he camped beside a main road .. Sheesh !! Port Headland .. Some people are just grumpy ., His Mrs apologised in the morning . You'd think there's some comeradery between nomads ? In this case no !!

Wow. I was thinking of getting into caravanning, but the selfish attitudes displayed in this thread have confirmed my fears. No quiet bush camps. Boy, its dissapointing to find attitudes like the horrible neighbours Im trying to escape from.

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This subject is a bit like "The never ending story". But it does make good reading, even if it just to get a few laughs. End result appears to me to be Solarists will never change there attitude and Generatorists will always stick to there guns. Just love it. Thanks to BigDee for asking a simple question and managing to get all the passionate people stirred up. please keep it going folks. Happy travels to all.

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 I must be a half cast cause I'll happily use both.

We have ample solar and battery capacity for our needs, and gas for the fridge and cooking. We use the genie Honda 20i(or whatever) - I we are running low on power due to overcast day, if we want to use tools, like drills etc. Recently we have been using it a bit, as our fridge is sick - but no-one in the free camps complained, always off by just after nightfall, and never (or rarely) on before 11am. Great to have as a power backup.

fwdoz wrote:

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Our current van has 1 x 200W great in low light solar panel & 1 x 120ah battery. We also have a 2400 Westinghouse generator which is quieter than most gennies & we use it in respectable daylight hours only.

The next van we get will have 400W of low light solar & 2 batteries. The generator will still travel with us.

I like to keep away from other free campers so as to give space, but what pi**es me off is when that next camper has acres to choose from but wants to camp right next to us. Almost like being the only bloke in a 100' urinal & the next dude stands next to you. Kinda creepy!

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I think they must come from big families and cant go to sleep without hearing goodnight John-boy.