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    Posted: 14 Aug 2012 at 5:02pm
Kickstart - good choice staying away from the Dometic.  I hate ours.  Leaks condensation inside, and as most know it is loud as heck.  I'm very seriously considering buying a 5000 BTU window unit and converting it so I can mount it on the tongue - routing the air in and out with vents/hoses.
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Posts: 267 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Aug 2012 at 5:42pm
TNT, We've RV'D for over 40 total years and trailered for about 25 now. It really galls me how little RV fridges and AC's have improved in that time frame with all the breakthroughs in technology. Speaking specifically of Dometic, but other companies, too, like Norcold and Coleman. Why improve when you pretty much have a lock on the whole RV industry? Just keep pumpin' out that crud! 
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Posts: 466 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Aug 2012 at 8:07am
Originally posted by Kickstart

Hey nascar with your Yamaha (2000?) and Camper Bob with your capacitor, have either of you got any experience with running your A/C's at 2000 feet of elevation or more? Many of my boondocking oppurtunities around here are at elevation, and even if I get a smaller A/C I'm wondering if I'll have to get another Yamaha to parallel. I really don't want to go to that expense. Most internal combustion engines lose power at elevation, and I don't wanna bake because I'm underpowered. Sorry Beavis, I don't want to be a butthead and jack your post.
 
 
That's a great point.  I'm unsure of the elevation here in NJ, but that's the only place I've used it.
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Posts: 1447 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Aug 2012 at 2:18pm
We have camped frequently at high elevation and have never needed air conditining.    So a generator that is marginal for air should be OK for the rest of the electricals.
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