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Just wanted to thank all of you that responded and helped out this awful night. The rear passenger John Murphy, is my brother. This accident has really changed all of our lives forever. John is still paralyzed, but is healthy and trying his best to manage his new life. I’m blessed he’s alive. Mostly due to all of you there that evening. I can’t express my gratitude enough, truly. It was very surreal learning about what happened from your blog...thank you for being so descriptive. Be safe, and peace to all. 💕 Heather

Got it. BTW Pete. That truck you drew in kindergarten with crayons,,, it exists:

Yeah we run our generators 24/7 too. Wifes a nurse works all night to morning. So when we camp she’s up all nite too. Blinds up, security lights on she watches the camp for poachers as well. Shes on line in contact with with her hospital, watches those medical shows where someone is getting new bushings installed in their ass and shes doing all her stuff that chix do. So as a courtesy we run one of the quiet Hondas and park our rig so’s to try and not bug everyone else. Seems to work. People forget how cold Dumont can get and RV heaters draw a lot of power. Batteries puke fast. Funny thing is those of us that have several generators seem to have inherited them. Change the spark plug every year - change the oil every 100 hours. I change the oil after a weeks running time.

I get almost 12 hours per tank on the Yamaha if the load is minimal. Lights, furnace, charging type stuff. It ran another 60+ hours last weekend. Temperature never matters, microwave or coffemaker not a problem. The reason I leave it run almost 24/7 is we keep our campsite well lit all night and we use the furnace regularly although we didn't need it last weekend. We had someone set up next to us with a crappy contractor generator last weekend. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! All weekend long. They suck.

We had the Honda i2000 and it has 1000's of hours on it. Couldn't quite run the microwave unless most everything else was turned off. Finally, it suffered the dreaded oil leak from a crack in the crankcase the older models are subject to. We bought the Honda i2200 and it's much improved. Can run the microwave with other RV electronics running, not the AC of course. Excellent generator. Runs over 8 hours 1/4 load. They improved the gas fill neck and oil drain and a gas shut off, a BFD. It's heavier more iron and copper on the winding but manageable. Easily accommodates the girls blow dryers and other electrical gizmos they run in the bathroom. Use a thick dia cord hooking it to your RV. Makes a difference. The HF Predator 2000 is worth a look. Priced right. Check the You Tube videos on the demons you may encounter if the Predator is considered. Especially the Predator 3500. Campers are having generally good experiences with both and they really are quiet. Friend Fernando just bought the 3500 and experienced the air starvation issue. I gave him a handful of 1" dia Uni plug filters and that solved the problem when installed in the housing. Drill 1" holes they pop in. It runs his 1500 btu AC with ease and is very quiet. Priced right. We have the Handi i3000 and it's great. Grudgingly will run the AC. We have the Honda i3000 as well and it'll run the 15000 BTU RV AC if not too hot a day and it's in the shade. Others we camp with experience the same. They may over heat and shut down or separate from the load. It has slightly more power than the Handi 3000.

How do you buy food diesel & race gas for $32.00? 🍺

Yeah, for that price, can't really go wrong. I forgot to add, the Yamaha also has a fuel gauge. When the Honda came out, it changed the generator industry. Yamaha came out later and squarely targeted the Honda. Yamaha made sure to add features the Honda didn't have. They gave it a few extra amps, a couple decibels quieter, a couple pounds lighter, a fuel shutoff & gauge ect. Competition gives us some amazing products to choose from.

I have the Yamaha 2400IS. About 8+ hours on a gallon. Have over 1800 hours on it and it still runs like the day I brought it home with nothing but oil changes, spark arrester cleaning, and one fresh plug and air cleaner service. It's quieter than the Honda (59db), it's darn near silent. (54db Yamaha) has a separate fuel shutoff so I can run it out of fuel and a metal timing chain & cam. Has NEVER failed to start first pull or complained about heat/cold. Can run many different A/C units with a $20.00 hard start kit installed. It's all in the startup. But I don't use it for that. If I gotta run A/C I fire up the Onan. My last RV had a Coleman Mach 3 POWER Saver 13.5K BTU Air Conditioner. Best A/C unit I ever had. It only draws 10 amps yet was colder than the Carrier I have now. The Yammy (16 amp rating) ran that 10 amp Coleman no problem! Next year I may change ours out for the Coleman. Coleman Mach III http://www.dyersonline.com/coleman-mach-3-power-saver-13-5k-btu-air-conditioner-in-arctic-white.html?utm_medium=shoppingengine&utm_source=googlebase&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9ZDeBRD9ARIsAMbAmoZHdG4sLBS2o9vBK4tAkcuHvdYHFcoFZ2OQ_KTn_g_1CqTHmzI3GH8aAlU7EALw_wcB When I get to Dumont, she gets fired up and doesn't get shut down till we leave. It can draw from a 5 gallon can. It will run everything easily except the A/C. I know this is a novel, but to me the generator is Soooo important. When it comes to generators, I honestly believe you get what you pay for. The Yamaha & Honda will run trouble-free for thousands of hours with no "fiddling" around. When I'm camping, the last thing I wanna fool around with is a generator.

I just hate stupid "avoidable" tickets lol

I double checked on this through the BLM and it seems like it is one of those unspoken rules that isn't enforced, however in the most recent BLM news release, it states this... Soooo... per the release and BLM, Dumont visitors are required to have camp fire permits. It is up to the new chief whether or not the Rangers check on those permits. I highly doubt they will be checking on these, however it is very easy to print one up and be on the safe side like @DirtBikeGuy and the others said. You can even do it right from your smart phone.You can just show them the downloaded pdf on your phone. It doesn't need to be printed. http://www.preventwildfireca.org/Permits/ Hope this clears things up.

Yeah I renew mine yearly, since I camp and backpack in CA frequently and its required. It's basic common knowledge. As long as one person has one in your camp, you should be covered. Both Mike and myself have one, just in case.... I know people are saying you don't need one in Dumont, but just keeping my butt covered. No harm in tossing a copy in the hauler

If you're illegal then what am I? Cool they let you slide but come on. Didn't they see how many colorful lights there were out there this weekend? Why would they single you out?