Battery Connection

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I wonder what your insurance agent and/or state laws would say about that.  Do you drain the gas tank (or run it dry)?

Austin

I don't think that there is any law against carrying a generator, with fuel in it, in your vehicle. However, for storage purposes, I run it out of fuel after every campout and I don't put fuel in it unless I'm going to use it. Then, I only put in about 1/2 gallon, for that very reason. If I'm going to run the A/C or leave the generator running for 8 hours, I'll fill it. I never store the generator with fuel in it because gas has a tendency to turn to varnish, after a while.

When I was talking about sticking it in the trunk of the car, was for security (peace of mind), not transportation. I transport the generator in the trailer when we are traveling. That's one of the nice things about having the inverter. I don't have to drag the generator out and start it if I want to run something 110v. In most cases, you will see people leave their generators laying around. If you have an inverter, that's not necessary. That was my point.