Update:
I'm done! (we're never done but...) Took a road trip to Cali and back over the summer. Trip was two months in the bus the whole time minus two weeks I stayed with family in Cali.
First stop was in N.C. I finished my "pull out sofa/bed" here while visiting my college roommate. A week later I headed to the beach just to have seafood for dinner (Michael's seafood restaurant, Wilmington).
Then, after an overnight outside Augusta, I visited my other college roommate in Tallahassee. Before leaving, I picked up a cargo carrier for my generator to mount to. I made my way to Pensacola where I Walmarted at night. I forget which one but it was near a Ruby Tuesday's yum. This was the first time I ran my generator, I thought someone would run me away but I camped out for two nights no problem. During the day I pulled off the side of the road near some resort. It was a 2 minute walk from the beach. I wanted to stay longer, probably was the best part of the trip highlighted by the Blue Angels fly over the day I was leaving.
I slept over in Monroe Louisiana before arriving in Crystal Springs MS. I planned to visit a friend but never caught up with him. However the online pickup parking at the nearby Hazlehurst Walmart made it the most accommodating Walmart I think I stayed at. The wifi reached the last row of parking (online pickup area) and there was little to no traffic on that side of the building, some trucks and fewer customers. There was a wooded area bordering this corner of the lot and I guess the central air unit for the Walmart. This made me feel comfortable running my generator. It was almost completely undetectable against the Walmart central air in the background.
Next stop was Dallas. I splurged on Pappadeaux (Lobster and Steak mmmm) and waaaay too many coronas at the Dallas Gentlemen's. I stayed across the street from said club as the bouncer told me I could park there (behind Mother Truckers? seemingly abandoned lot so I ran the generator) with out risk of being towed. I felt relatively safe doing so considering this was obviously "that" side of town. By the time I reached Abilene Texas I noticed my front passenger side tire getting ready to come apart. Luckily there was a tire shop 3 miles away. Nice guys there, they let me park in the lot and stay overnight. There's more than one Bill Williams tire center apparently but this one was across from a little sub shop that I got a stromboli mmmm.
Next I angled up to Roswell just to say I had been there. I was late when I got there as the heat during the day was becoming more miserable by the mile. Got coffee and doughnuts at Roswell Doughnuts, mmm doooughnuts. Dinner at Little Maria's in Albuquerque, very filling. I took the opportunity to visit the petrified forest real quick. By the time I reached Flagstaff the temps were almost pleasant, in fact I did not run AC that night. Kachina's tacos were just okay.
From there it was a couple of truck stops for rest before I reached L.A. I went to every beach except Venice unfortunately (via bicycle).
My return trip was much less eventful even with a Vegas rest stop. I came back the straightest route I could (after Vegas), took me 5 days. No special meals
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Takeaways; I realized I need a 5000/6000 watt generator for next summer. I have a 3550/4550w to power a 15k btu rooftop, 10K btu portable and 5k btu window unit. At night the 15k and the 5k are more than enough but not in full sun/high heat. The generator wouldn't run the two larger units without tripping or bogging down. An upgrade would let me do away with the window unit. It uses the escape window anyway and I have to set it up every time.
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