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In my opinion, the most versatile way to go is the two Hondas. As you have seen, they are rated at 1600 watts continuous, but 2000 watts surge. That means they can take a short burst of demand such as you would get when the AC starts.
The sound would not double with two running, but it would get noticeably louder. Nothing like a construction generator, though. When we're at one of the rallies, with quite a few of them running at the same time, it's still pretty quiet.
There are a lot of circuit loads in the newer RVs that are not always obvious, so just adding the obvious ones (which is how you would figure your total load) will leave you short at times. A good idea would be to get a clamp on ac current meter to let you know just how much current you draw under different conditions. Cheap at Harbor Freight at about $10.
I have two Hondas, but have never had to run both at the same time. One reason is that we hardly ever use the air conditioner when we're boondocking, and another is that we have tried to reduce the other loads by using smaller or more efficient lights, television, and microwave. The microwave is a major load, even when you cook at lower powers (it cooks at lower power by pulsing at full power, which is real tough on a generator). You can get microwaves that use less continuous current when they cook at lower power, like the Panasonic inverter units.
I've noticed the Honeywell inverter unit at Costco, for quite a bit less than the Honda, and with 2000 watts continuous power. I didn't find any indication that it could be connected to another generator, though...and it's not a Honda.
Lifting is the big problem, but, as they say, location, location, location, and a good long cord, could be the solution to that for the bigger units. Almost everything I have of any size has wheels built in or available.
Bob
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