lidl generator

nd

idk if this is the right place to post this, sry if not. But do you guys think the lidl generator on sale tommorow is good value?

http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20100624.p.4Stroke_Petrol_Generator

Thanks.

peasant

very good value indeed ...but not suitable for camping

Weight: 43kg
Noise Level: 96dB(A)
1.6 x 0.525 x 0.5m

Pkiernan

I bought the older style Lidl generator - very happy with it on the building site. Reliable, starts first pull etc.

But WAY too LOUD for a campsite!!!

When camping these are the only way to go:

http://www.hondapowerequipment.com/products/modeldetail.aspx?page=modeldetail&section=P2GG&modelname=EU2000i&modelid=EU2000IAN

but pricey...

dowtchaboy

My very personal opinion, which won't be popular here is..... the best generator for camping is NONE! I don't wish to offend but you/we go camping to get away from stress and hassle and noise - why bring it along with you (and "share" it with everybody else)?.
It's a beautiful country best enjoyed in the quiet. Laptops, TVs and Satellite can be run on 12v leisure if you really must have entertainment on tap. The odd time you need that much power (for a hairdryer or something?) - why not book into a site and use the (quiet) mains electricity provided?

It will add to the junk you carry around, and add its own smell to your van.

I'm a bit grumpy on the subject having landed in a beautiful village in Brittany last year where they have (free) parking exclusively for campervans ("Stationnement interdit sauf campingcars") in a stunning setting - and the evening was ruined by a fleet of Hymers from Germany who proceeded to set up their generators and sat in their vans watching satellite TV from home till midnight.

My 2 ccs, like.

nd

Yeah I didn't need it for camping but searching online this is the only section with a mention of a generator so I posted it in here. Got it this morning, happy they weren't sold out. Havn't tried it out yet as it's a present for fathers day( the parents are on holidday atm)

peasant

dowtchaboy wrote: »

My very personal opinion, which won't be popular here is..... the best generator for camping is NONE!

Personally, I would be of the same opinion ...I don't even have TV or a computer in the camper and it's going to stay that way.

stapeler

I share your opinions. While I have a lot of the gadgets (TV, Sat, Laptop, printer etc.) I've never had the use for a generator. I do keep a small inverter in the MH just in case but rarely have use for this either.

dowtchaboy

nd wrote: »

Yeah I didn't need it for camping but searching online this is the only section with a mention of a generator so I posted it in here. Got it this morning, happy they weren't sold out. Havn't tried it out yet as it's a present for fathers day( the parents are on holidday atm)

Great! I shall stop "tut-tutting" then!

unfit2006

Totally agree with you there Dowtchaboy. Some of the efforts that I have seen folks making to replicate "home living" in a camper or caravan would make a cat laugh !