How To Get Full Power From Predator 3500 Inverter Generator, Camping, Home Backup, GFCI Safety GFI

How to get full (maximum) power from a Harbor Freight Predator 3500 Inverter generator, for camping, job site work, or emergency home backup. I built a custom generator power distribution accessory box that allows you to get FULL (maximum) power From Your Harbor Freight Generator (or any other brand) while adding extra safety and power cord length to get the generator away from the camp site to help control sound while camping. This device would also be helpful during power outages for emergency home backup. I made this portable power distribution box (some people would call this a spider box) for three reasons:
1) Get full power output from the generator. This box allows me to use the large RV plug on the generator while tent or truck camping to get the full potential power output from the generator without owning an actual RV. I cannot get the full 3500 watts out of the standard outlet on the front panel of the Harbor Freight Predator generator. The one standard outlet on the front panel is only capable of supplying between 1800 to 2400 watts (best case scenario), but I paid for 3500 watts, peak. This portable power distribution box allows me to use the 30 amp round RV plug to get the full 3500 watts. This same type of power distribution box (spider box) would also work on just about any of the other import inverter generators that are on the market today, Harbor Freight Predator, WEN, Northern Tool Powerhorse, Westinghouse, Champion, Generac, Ryobi, etc…. Even the Honda and the Yamaha generators could benefit from a spider box like this.
2) Added safety. None of the built-in outlets of the front panel of this generator have GFCI protected outlets. My new portable power distribution box has two, 20 amp GFCI outlets. I am sure there will be a few people that will say GFCI outlets are not needed on a generator but I cannot thing of a single scenario where using GFCI outlets is MORE dangerous than NOT using them. I would MUCH rather know that I have GFCI protection while camping in the woods that are soaking wet from all the rain that usually falls in the area where I typically camp.
3) Sound control. The cord on my spider box is 25 feet by itself, plus I have an additional 100 feet of extension cord that will potentially allow me to push my generator 125 feet into the wood, away from my campsite, to help greatly with sound control. This generator is already very quiet, but the further away I can get ANY generator from my campsite, the better my overall camping experience will be.
Please leave a comment below and let me know if something like this would be handy for YOUR camping situation. Also, please ask any question that you may have.
Amazon links below....
Power meter on the front of the box:
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Strain relief for 10/3 SOOW cord:
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25” 10/3 SOOW cord:
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Legrand 125 volt, 30 amp MALE plug: (2 of these. 1 for the box, 1 for the 100’ extension cord)
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Legrand 125 volt, 30 FEMALE plug: (For 100’ extension cord)
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Electric panel box:
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Circuit Breakers:
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Legrand 15 amp, 125 volt male plug: (I made my own neutral bonding plug)
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4 rubber feet for the bottom of the box:
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