Paddy and I have been discussing getting together to hire a huge, silent running generator for Le Mans this year between our groups. Firstly, the more power you have, the cheaper it is per kW, secondly, the larger genny's are diesel so cheaper to run, and thirdly they are so quiet when compared to the smaller (650W - 2.1kW) ones that you can leave them running 24/7 so fridges/freezers etc can be run all night without disturbing your neighbours. Paddy went to see one yesterday and when he coughed it was louder than the generator.
One option is to go for a 10kVA one between us, or another option is to get a 30kVA one and offer the chance for others to "tap in" to it.
So, is anyone interested in joining in on the share of a huge power supply?
We worked out that last year our 2.1kW genny went through between 15 and 20 Euros of Petrol per day, plus of course purchase or rental cost. So we were thinking of a contribution equal to this per day, saving others the need to buy ro rent a genny, or indeed the need to bring one down to Le Mans at all, taking up valuable booze space on the way back!!
Naturally we would all need to be camping in the same area, but then a lot of us do already anyway!
If anyone is interested, please let Paddy or I know as soon as possible, indicating when you arrive on site/depart so that we can manage how much power we would need. We can always get an even bigger generator if necessary. You would need to provide your own long extension cable to get the power to your own pitches.
