Honda or Champion Gen

[JMG]

I'm having trouble justifying spending over $2000 for a gen.
Is the Chanmpion gen from Tractor Supply a good deal?
Do you have the elec start on yours? It's noisey, heavy - what else?
jmg

[noneck]

Once you own a quiet gen, you'll be transparent to your neighbors. That Champion gen is loud...

[simonsrf]

Hard to justify not owning the one that starts every time, whether it be because of noise or money.

[MuddyPaws]

Honda. No contest.

I 'have' three honda generators.

An EM500 that is about 15 years old. Still works perfectly. It's currently in my sons backyard. It was old when I got it.

An EM850 that sees duty at music festivals several times a year. I am the caretaker of this one, it belongs to the festival producers. It runs 8-10 hours a day for lighting & amps. I have never has a problem starting it. It's been in use for at least 8 years that I know of. It was used before that!

A new 2000 that I got such a good deal on I couldn't pass it up. It's so quiet I can sit on it and carry on a conversation without even talking loud.

I had a different brand, one that has a name starting with an 'O' my last motorhome. It died after running less than 20 hours and cost over $100 to get running again.

[c5racer]

You can buy a Cummins-Onan 4300 inverter generator at costco.com for $1299.00, shipping included.

[stiles watson]

I have access to a generator that I can wheel out on a cart and hook it up. It is loud and a little hard to start, but I am on 24 acres and 100 yards from the only other resident. I can't imagine being at a campsite with it and not getting stoned by neighbors.

If I ever get one, it will probably be two Honda EU 2000i units with parallel kit because I can pick the Honda up. I do not want an internally mounted unit and did not get "generator prep" on this rig.

[nghelwer]

We love our Yamaha 3000. We dry camp a fair amount and it works great for our use. we carry it on a rack at the back of our unit and have never had a problem with it.

If anything would ever happen to it I would get another without hesitation.

It 's quiet and powerful enough fro us.

[cmp-shooter]

I have 2 HONDA 2000i's and love them had em 3 years just change oil add gas period............everyone comments on how quiet they are.
Have parallel kit, run all in camper.not a/c and coffee at the same time though, but while making coffee I usually don't have a/c on.

here's where I got my gens and parallel kit, best price
http://www.mayberrys.biz/html/equipm...generators.php

[Rondo]

JMG-- I think the Champion from TSC is a regular construction generator and you would not appreciate the sound and neither would your neighbors if you are camping next to anyone! I have two Coleman units and the bigger a Powermate 6250 is noisier but the smaller one a Powermate Pulse 1850 is set up for camping and runs much quieter. The smaller one does not have the 30amp plug like the bigger unit however.