Generators and amplified music in the campground?

[TellurideTim]

Seemingly enough I was scorned and smited 5 points for my generator post. Wow for real?  I just copied and pasted some info from a dang review. Dock Bevin for bringin it up. ( don't worry Bevin I'll applaud dtm if it happens)  either way there's ur answer. Buy rechargeable batteries 

[FaceOnMars]

Face on a detoured thread... Have you had any valve(or seat) issues with yours? I talked to a local shop who said they are great if you don't let them sit. Anyway just wondering.... Just for the record I currently have one of those 46lbs batteries and the panel to power it.   

I haven't noticed any issues, although I haven't used mine very much ... which now causes me to wonder a bit since I have had it for about 3-4 years (so it has sat quite a bit).   I did send it to an authorized service center immediately after purchase to have an altitude adjustment on the carb.

I work on a computer from home and we have had power issues in Ophir combined with the ever present avalanche threat of closing in the town ... so I felt it was a good investment after a string of long power outages.   However, in the past few years we've had decent luck with continuous power.  Kind of makes me wonder if the power company was playing games trying to draw up political support for a new line from Nucla?!?   Regardless, I should probably get in the habit if firing it up once a month for 10 minutes regardless.

BTW, it wasn't me who smited you (I don't believe I've ever used that function here)!

[TellurideTim]

Well for the record I am a member of green mnt (the dang free beer is still costing me $5 /month haha) and do my best to be carbon neutral     I am looking to get a small backup just in case and you answered my next question about rejetting for the altitude. Anyway no worries about the smitin it's all in fun here anyway. Cheers 

 Listening to: NBB- tear my still house down

[BillyBeru]

In checking out the Strawberry Music Festival, I came across these rules:

Please Remember

    Absolutely NO PETS are allowed. Assistance animals must be pre-approved in advance of the festivals. Please call the office for more information.
    Absolutely NO FIREARMS OF ANY KIND are allowed.
    Absolutely NO CHARCOAL FIRES are allowed.
    Absolutely NO RUNNING OF GENERATORS allowed.

 

 Listening to: Grateful Dead - El Paso, 10/13/80, San Francisco

[landshark]

OK I guess I always seem to have a slightly different perspective so here goes. I am a bird lover and I live high in the mountains and light and noise in the P.M. are bad juju for birds who nest in the trees above. Nature is beautiful and fragile and personally I think we should try to blend in as much as possible.

IMO

 Listening to: The birds

[completejohn]

OK I guess I always seem to have a slightly different perspective so here goes. I am a bird lover and I live high in the mountains and light and noise in the P.M. are bad juju for birds who nest in the trees above. Nature is beautiful and fragile and personally I think we should try to blend in as much as possible.

IMO

I guess that means I have to either leave my guitar at home or learn how to actually tune and play it.

[landshark]

OK I guess I always seem to have a slightly different perspective so here goes. I am a bird lover and I live high in the mountains and light and noise in the P.M. are bad juju for birds who nest in the trees above. Nature is beautiful and fragile and personally I think we should try to blend in as much as possible.

IMO

I guess that means I have to either leave my guitar at home or learn how to actually tune and play it.

You are so funny J

[Auntie Hope]

I vote "NO" and ask that everyone stays Carbon FREE! Pull the plug as much as possible at FESTIVVVAAALLL!!! 

Auntie Hope 

[JAM Strait!]

Nice one Bevin! This is certainly a conversation that needs to be had, and someone's gotta kick that first pebble 

my $.02...I think we could do without them here. Run-a-Muk...Cascadia...the Totally Duct predecessor, Totally Lit...and many others have shown us how we can power our favorite toys and tools withOUT having to fire up a gas-powered engine.

Is is just the "gas-powered" part of it? Not really. Even if you had a diesel generator that ran on Hooch's rendered bacon grease - lord knows we'd have enough to power the whole town of Telluride - sure it would smell great, but the sound would still be invasive.

For me, it's kind of like the hand-drum question (and no, i'm not trying to spin off a new thread...but just for comparison's sake). I like drums, and even been known to play them myself. But there's a time and place for everything, and Town Park is one of those places that would be better off without...both generators and drums.

But let's face it...we like to live pretty lavishly in Town. Hell, some live better in Town Park than they do at home! Do without the amenities of lights, coffee grinders, cell phones, a PA for the Tim O'Brien set? No way! But go the extra mile and bring the batteries, solar panels, bike generator, wind turbine...it's worth it!

Again...just my $.02...for what it's worth 



 Listening to: Bluegrass Ramble on KBCS 91.3 Bellevue, WA

[The Jackson 4]

Bike generator sounds cool. If anyone has used, or is using one this year I would be interested in how it works and how well it works.

 Listening to: Holy Modal Rounders - Hot Corn, Cold Corn

[Iriecycle]

Yeah those bike generators are great.  They don't seem to generate allot of amperage, but certainly allot of entertainment.  At The Hog Farm No Dog Pignic there were multiple bicycles to power their "green" stage.  Although the bikes created a small fraction of the overall juice, the bikes were rarely un-ridden.  I am impressed by the campers initiative and majority expression to, "blend w/ the birds," as it were.  Fully supportive of keeping town park as green as possible, applauding all who do.
                                                                           

 Listening to: Wailing Souls - Oh What a Feeling > Bob Dylan - Song to Woody

[Jackalope]

Speakers like these are rechargable, and plenty loud for those periods that call for some recorded tuneage in the campground.  Also nice for tuning into the local radio station broadcasting the show, when you're slow to get up in the AM or taking a leasurely break from the show.

If this is a question about generators I say NO, if it's about playing recorded music, then with discretion YES 

That is the beautiful thing about acoustic music, why muff that up when it's supposed to be played quietly and intimately in the first place. 

And if you must have juice, this thing is ULTRA quiet (it's electric, boogie woogie.)  We use it to inflate our bike tires and air mattress and then we put it away



 Listening to: Heartless Bastards - Arrow