Question on Not buying a APU???

I had a portable diesel gen and did what your thinking of doing. It burned 2 gal. in 10 hrs. but, it was LOUD. I now use a honda gas gen. and you can stand beside it and talk just fine. My advice is go with the honda.

 

The honda is gas and I carry a 2 gal. can and walk to the pumps. The diesel gen I just siphoned the fuel tanks on the truck to fill it. The honda is a whole lot better system because it has a fan to keep it running cool on hot days. The diesel would get so hot at times it would shut it self off. If you buy a honda ask to hear all the models run as some are very noisy.

 

Don't run a heater off the generator. Carrier APUs do that, and its a lame setup. Sure, run your ac off it, get one of those portable units that hooks up to the window with tubes and an adapter, and make an adapter similar to the old idle aire setup.

But for the heat, get a webasto or similar. It's a small furnace that directly burns diesel fuel for heat, just like a furnace in a house. It uses an electric fan, but it can run for quite a while without the truck running. My current truck has a webasto but i havent used it yet. Anyway, this is much more efficient than a generator...and SILENT...

 

Webasto heater = $1,000+ a small heater = $15 Very easy to say its a lame setup, you didn't write the check.

 

What are you using for ac?

 

A small AC unit under the bunk vented out side for the hot air to escape.

 

Consider the fuel spent as well.

i didnt know webasto was that expensive. There are other brands though.

 

Also that webasto won't run my fridge,laptop,printer,ect. My honda will and with my $15 heater I can stay warm.