Now to start getting everyone to place the generators several feet behind the tent line
They are noisy and annoying under a tent.
I had a 25-foot extension cord and could have (and should have) moved it back a bit toward the road. Was that your very long (and very sturdy) extension cord that was stretched over the road? Not a bad idea since there was virtually no traffic once we got underway.
The reason I didn't was because on the morning of the first day it looked like it might rain. Then I was too lazy to move it later. All batteries were charged up for Sunday and didn't even use it then.