Is it worth it?

We leave our generator running on the porch all the time, if we are driving a distance we even tie it down, otherwise, never a problem

SkinEz. Plenty of large trailers are trucking down the highways with auxiliary chiller units running all the way... all powered by small diesel motors. So long as its well vented it wont be a problem. I would suggest looking at an ONAN ... plenty of cheaper/lighter units around but they will give a lifetime of reliable use. You might even be able to get a cheap unit from a bus/trailer/truck wrecker. One of mates imported a school bus an it had one on board to power the heater fans ... useless for us as we run 240V but it was surprising where these things are.

Muzza .... back in N.Z. now.

We run our Onan going down the road quite a bit. Some events have a short set up window, and having things more or less ready to go is very helpful.

Talking to a guy I know. His boys went out to Wyoming and killed and elk. They had the animal processed. They put it in there chest freezer and had a Honda generator to power the freezer. The trailer sat on an angle just enough to trigger the low oil sensor and shut down. When they got home they had a spoiled elk in there chest freezer.
Just something else to think about.

We had Onan gasoline powered generators on our pumpers and rescue trucks at my former job. We had remote starts in the cab. We would start it a mile down the road for lighting to do our work. Never had a problem with exhaust problems even with the compartment doors closed.

bbqbull said:

Talking to a guy I know. His boys went out to Wyoming and killed and elk. They had the animal processed. They put it in there chest freezer and had a Honda generator to power the freezer. The trailer sat on an angle just enough to trigger the low oil sensor and shut down. When they got home they had a spoiled elk in there chest freezer.
Just something else to think about.

We had Onan gasoline powered generators on our pumpers and rescue trucks at my former job. We had remote starts in the cab. We would start it a mile down the road for lighting to do our work. Never had a problem with exhaust problems even with the compartment doors closed.

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You have to check the generator, especially crossing a few states, we use a swift hitch SH02 wireless camera to watch ours.

I have an Onan running on my trailer if I have fresh in the fridge. The chest freezer will keep for days. I leave a light on that is powered by the generator, in view of my mirrors, so I know if it is stopped..I also pack frozen in the fresh part of fridge so I dont have to run. I only run on hot days or on long trips of over 1 hour. Or if possible just pack the igloo with ice then move to fridge..I try to do this with chicken, because 200 or 400 1/2s get messy. I was thinking of just getting a little Honda to run the fridge only, that draws about 8 to 10 amps...
About the guys that lost the elk meat, I cant beleive they did not check such a treasure when they pulled off at a rest site or fueling up. I am so nervous every stop things are looked at and they must have started off with the meat just loaded into the freezer...I bet that wont happen again..