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Old 08-21-2006, 02:11 PM   #11
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Hi Tern,

We take a small ice chest with us in the car for that lunch break, usually sandwiches, drinks, fruit, and chips. A few utensils, napkins, and paper plates in a zip-lock bag go in as well. The food, being cold to start with, is suitable for the "ice" when talking only several hours between packing and eating.
As for the bathroom...we try to tie lunch in with a rest stop that has a bathroom...or we have to do the 5 minute shuffle while the TM is setup.
Good luck in your decision,
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Old 08-21-2006, 04:51 PM   #12
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Having read other posts since mine, I have another observation.

We mostly go out for a 2 day weekend. I tend to pack as much stuff in the TM ahead of time so that I can hit the road ASAP after getting off of work. This means I usually have a lot of stuff on the TM floor. If I were to be tempted to stop and pop it open then it would be a real chore to get to the bathroom with all that stuff in the way.

However, if I were on vacation and was just moving from one campground to the next I would probably be more inclined to put all that stuff in the bed of the truck, keeping the TM floor nearly empty.

The stuff on my TM floor is usually some combination of:
outdoor chairs
free standing canopy
Honda generator
outdoor tables
telescope
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Old 08-21-2006, 06:26 PM   #13
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Wayne -

How do you carry the Honda generator? Surely not just sitting there on the floor. Doesn't the gasoline stink? My wife is very sensitive (she says) to gasoline smell, so if I want a Honda, I have to find a way to carry it outside the TM. Between the SL model slideout (horizontal tanks) and the swing tongue, the tongue area doesn't work. Just as a test, I tried carrying an empty gas can in the TM, wrapped and sealed in a plastic garbage bag. Nope! As soon as we stopped and opened up, I caught a ration.

I'd love to find a Honda that runs on propane, or a conversion kit. No luck so far. Still looking for a magic solution ...

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Old 08-21-2006, 06:51 PM   #14
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For a propane conversion kit try this link

http://www.propane-generators.com/honda-generators.htm
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Old 08-21-2006, 07:24 PM   #15
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If I want to run my Honda for 45 minutes I pour one pint of gasoline into the tank. When it runs out it turns itself off.

When it stops from being out of fuel there isn't much left in the tank to generate any odor.

I store the fuel in the TV.
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Old 08-22-2006, 06:57 AM   #16
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For a propane conversion kit try this link

http://www.propane-generators.com/honda-generators.htm
Well lookee dat! It's been most of a year since I searched for a kit, and I didn't see it then.

I've been waffling between an EU1000 and an EU2000. Maybe this makes the choice easy, since they don't seem to offer a kit for the EU1000.

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Old 08-22-2006, 09:27 AM   #17
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I carry the older Honda 1000 in the back of the car or trailer and have never smelled gas. I turn off the fuel valve and put it in the car.
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Old 08-22-2006, 11:29 AM   #18
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I called the USCarb folks and found that they no longer offer the conversion kit that allows you to run on propane or gasoline for the Honda 2000. The only conversion available now, is a propane only kit. Bill, if you are still looking for a generator, you might want to talk to USCarb about their Yamaha tri-fuel units.
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Old 08-22-2006, 03:28 PM   #19
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If I want to run my Honda for 45 minutes I pour one pint of gasoline into the tank. When it runs out it turns itself off.
One of the worst things you can do for a generator is have it run out of fuel when it's under a load - (i.e. charging a battery, running the air conditioner.) It doesn't hurt the engine, it just dies, but it can hurt the electrical generator part. It's not a good practice if you want your generator to last a long time.
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Old 08-22-2006, 03:29 PM   #20
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I recall reading a few years back that some dual-fuel vehicles at the time were having fires because the propane would dry out the carburetor gaskets and gasoline would pour all over when they switched back. Hopefully those problems have been solved.
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