Comments on: Keep that generator, quiet.

By: GEN'SAFE Gary

GEN'SAFE Gary — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:21:35 +0000

shoot me an email and ill send you info Jim

By: GEN'SAFE Gary

GEN'SAFE Gary — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:15:02 +0000

I do make a GEN’SAFE for all brands of portable gen’s mostly for the honda eu2000 it is a locking strap on a frame that slides into your receiver hitch and I also make adapters for 5th wheels as well

shot me an email and ill send pictures and info

grschoeller65@yahoo.com

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 01:04:03 +0000

Thanks for the comment John. we saw a guy in Quartzsite who makes custom diamondplate genny boxes too.

By: Big John

Big John — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:06:41 +0000

I have the Yamaha generator also and have enjoyed having it along on our trips. I am not so worried in some of the remote areas in Colorado we go but in campgrounds you never know who your neighbors will be.

I had a friend who is a metal machinist expert make up a solid stainless steel band that goes around the whole generator body and has a serious lock and cable to lock the whole thing to anything handy that is solid. You would have to cut up the generator making it useless to get it off or have a professional cutting torch. I guess my thought was to give the thief incentive to steal your generator instead of mine (make it harder to steal mine). It cost me about $125 to make it but that’s a small price to pay vs. buying another $1000 generator.

Let me know if you are interested and I will ask him if he wants to make another one.

Happy Camping, keep YOUR stuff, YOURS!!

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:28:39 +0000

Without opening up the shell I can’t tell if there is metal supporting the handle, but my guess would be not. It probably could be cut or broken relatively easy.

Yeah, it’s a pricey little piece of equipment, but if someone wants to go to that much trouble, they must need it more than me. We use a Lasso Security Cable or a large Kryptonite lock to secure ours. That, and good karma. We’ve learned over the years that if you fear your stuff getting stolen all the time, at some point it will be.

Thanks for commenting!

By: jim

jim — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:04:27 +0000

i read a blogg somewhere that the handle on the honda 2000 is only plastic and it can be cut right through very easily. anybody have any info on this as i am trying to come up with a good locking device for the generator.

By: New York Camp Jobs

New York Camp Jobs — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:16:55 +0000

- Generators are a blessing in remote areas. It’s no wonder why so many would want one for themselves (legal or illegal means). I never purchased a Honda myself, but I do have the yamaha EF2400iS which is great because it powers everything w/o the loudness that normal generators tend to make (like a chainsaw). I bet it’s still louder than the Honda you have though.
- I’ve never been to Cohab Canyon, but I have been to Slick Rock in Moab back in 2002 (side trip from Grand Junction) and that area is perfect for a bit of R & R.
- I use the same security cable as you. I suppose great mind do think alike! Brilliant.

By: Dale Rose

Dale Rose — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:37:38 +0000

Quiet is good, especially in campgrounds. I read a while back, in the last couple weeks, about a guy that was killed by two drunks in the camp next to him because they thought his generator was making too much noise. Strange world we live in.

Great video by the way.

By: Kale

Kale — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:26:48 +0000

I must add that little Honda has clean electricity too! I wouldn’t go without mine!! (Hardley use it but when i do…budda bing)

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:38:18 +0000

We have the same generator and love it also. We keep it locked to our trailer. We hardly ever use it (because of solar) but it sure is nice to have when you need it. Since we’re in the land of midnight sun right now – we have had nearly 24 hrs. of solar power and no need at all for a generator.