powering small sound systems

[Rusty Neadle]

so I'm shipping a small sound system out from New York and i've hired an rv. Can anyone tell me what rv generators are like? reliable? powerful enough? quiet/noisy? I need to run 2kw max. if the rv solution isn't cutting it, what's the best fix? hiring one from Reno? any suggestions of places to hire from?

[ibdave]

Rusty, Been taking my RV for 8 years now. Your rented RV will have a 4k-5k gennie. But they charge a per hour use rate. Last time I saw a rate chart is was something like $3 per hour.. I may be way off, not sure. The other thing to know is that the RV gennies use about .8 gal/hr.
They are not quiet nor loud. I bring a Honda eu2000i. Very easy on the ears. At min/power get 13 hours on 1.5 gal of gas.. That Honda will run you abou $900-1000.00 The Honda will NOT run your RV A/C . Please don't bring a cheap loud jobsite gennie.. The people around you will like you more. Read this for more info on playing with your sound system...
http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic.php?t=10898

[Token]

If you are using even a quarter of the 2KW of power for a sound system, you are using too much. Rememer there is a 300W limit on sound systems outside of the large scale sound art zones.