Okay, so here at 4WD Supacentre, we know that 4WDing and camping is all about getting away from it all and finding those beautiful picture-perfect campsites where you can relax and forget about the real world. But here’s the thing – long-gone are the days of camping rough, on thin ground sheets and away from the mod-cons of life. Our mission here at 4WD Supacentre is to make camping more accessible to every single Aussie! We do this by offering the best value gear available – a combination of incredible price and excellent quality – but we also do it by making camping more comfortable, so those mates and family who are on the fence can be persuaded to head bush more often. One of the best ways you can make your campsite more comfortable is by adding a portable generator like the 2kVa or the Colossus 3.5kVa generator to your setup! Here’s five reasons why we reckon a generator is one of the best purchases you’ll ever make.

1. POWER JUST ABOUT ANYTHING YOU WANT, ANYWHERE YOU ARE
   That’s what we mean when we say a generator makes camping more comfortable. Tell us you won’t be the most popular bloke at camp when all the ladies are able to use a hair-drier powered by your generator after having a swim all afternoon. If you camp out of a caravan with air conditioning, you’ll be able to keep cool on the hottest nights at those free campsites. Whether it’s a microwave, a coffee maker, a tele and sat dish to watch the footy from wherever you are or just about any other 240v-powered equipment, a generator does a great job of bringing a few extra creature comforts back into camping.
2. SIMPLE, CLEAN, EASY TO USE
   Both the 2kVa and the Colossus 3.5kVa generators from 4WD Supacentre are made with ease-of-use in mind. For starters, both generators are four-stroke, meaning they’ll run on normal unleaded petrol – no more trying to pre-mix two-stroke fuel, wondering if you’ve got the mixture right and then being smoked out when it does run. They’re easy to use, easy to start and they’ll go for ages on just a couple of litres of standard unleaded fuel.
3. SURPRISINGLY PORTABLE
   The whole point of a generator is to produce easy power, but you can’t call that power easy if you’re constantly struggling to get it in and out of your 4WD or van! Both the Adventure Kings generators are surprisingly portable, with large sturdy carry handles. The Colossus 3.5kVa generator even comes with four heavy-duty wheels to make moving it and storing a breeze! That’s exactly what you want when you’re at camp, because you’ll often want to run your generator up over a sand-dune or behind a couple of trees to keep noise to a minimum.
4. FORGET THE STRESS OF FLAT BATTERIES
   Hands up if you’ve ever spent a night at camp worrying about your batteries going flat? Maybe the solar didn’t do much because it was overcast all day, or maybe the heat’s just making your portable fridge run extra-hard. Whatever the reason, we’ve all been there, watching the volt gauge drop and the fridge stop running because the voltage is too low. That’s where a generator becomes a life-saver, because at the simple pull of a starter cord, you can have your batteries charging back up to full in no time! If you’re the kind of camper who stays in one spot for days at a time, running a 240v battery charger off your generator for about two hours every afternoon will ensure your batteries stay completely topped-up the entire time.
5. USE IT AT HOME OR AT WORK TOO!
   The Adventure Kings generators aren’t just good for camping, either. Use em on the jobsite to run powertools when you can’t get access to mains power, or keep it topped up at home in the event of a power outage! If power does go out, if you’ve got a 20L jerry can of unleaded fuel and your Adventure Kings generator, you’ll be able to keep the fridge running for days. That definitely makes a generator one of the best purchases you’ll ever make!