Cheers

 

But alas, the lure of a dry bath and awning seduced me into a "regular" TT.  Interestingly, my camper is within 2-3 inches lenght-wise of the Pods.  Width - the actual body is a few inches wider, at 7' (84") but, the "track" - width between the wheels is more narrow.   

 

For example - One guy might think Ford trucks are best.  I think Chevys are best.  He's happy with his Ford.  I am happy with my Chevy.  When all is said and done, that's all that really matters - that each is satisfied within themselves.  The right choice in most matters is the choice that is right for YOU in YOUR situation. 

 

YES!

 

Just mention anything electrical, hitches or towing and you'll get lot's of participation!

Thanks for the info. One of the reasons my wife and I did not want to spend lot of money on a generator was we only need it about one week a year when we go to the Nascar races and the rest of the time we camp at parks with hookups. The Generator Tent is designed with with ventilation. The top opens up and so do both ends if you need it for exhaust and air intake. also the bottom walls of the tent are 4 inches off the ground so that it will draw cooler air in from the bottom and out through the top like a chimney. 

I will give you quiet and light but the part about sensitive electronics not so much. Inverter Generators are less noisy which means they will run audio and video equipment with less aritfacts but computers don't care. Computer power supplys will work with anything from 100 volts to 240 volts AC and filter it to within an inch of their lives. There is nothing more robust than a computer power supply. There is very little  danger of damaging sensitive electronics only in introducing hiss to audio and snow to video. Having said that I ran my TV and Radio in the Pod and it was dead clean. 

Have fun with the Honda It really was my first choice just not in the budget and any of the budget inverter generators really are junk as far as I can tell. 

Mine is brand new just has 5 hours of break in time on it and at 58 Db really quite for the price and as for easy starting mine has the electric start so I just push a button.  

I am getting a small tent type device made with sound deadening material put put over it to cut the sound even more and eventually I am going to get a tri fuel conversion kit for it so it will run on propane. Earlier I said that it was 3500 watts but it is only 3000 running watts and 4000 surge. More than enough for everything on the Rpod. 

The Motor is a blueprint level copy of the Honda GX200 engine. I am really happy with it so far. Its only downside is the weight but I don't think that you can get 3000 watts much lighter. I could save a little by taking out the battery and using the Pod's battery to start it but I don't want to do that just yet. I also took the wheels off mine so that I can get it on a rack I put on the tongue of the trailer. 

I think that the Champion is the best bang for the buck in its class but would concede that the Honda and the Yamha generators are in a whole different class.  

 

Also, remember surge  capability of the genset plays a role, as starting current for AC motors is many times running current, although for a very short time.

 

My 2 cents.

 

To answer the original question, it's hard to argue the quality of Honda.  However, the Champion seems to be a good "value"....if they have something in the 2500watt or better range, it could run the AC without the capacitor mod and possible cost less than the others. (?).

 

As with everything I post......IMHO. 

Champion 73536i

Generac iX2000i

Honda EU2000i

Yamaha EF 2000is

 

I can't reprint/publish the article without their permission and it is not available on their web site unless you are an ARRL member.  While they looked at a lot of parameters; load test, fuel economy, waveform, no load to full load test, etc. I can give you my "take" on what the article revealed that might be of interests to campers (in contrast to radio geeks).

 

In short, the Generac performed the worst of the bunch in just about every way.  Suggested retail $589

 

The Yamaha and Champion, I would say, tied for second place.  The main difference was - when a 2000watt load was placed on each, the Champion shut down in one minute, the Yamaha shut down in 20 seconds.  Sound levels were about identical.  Champion - $599, Yamaha - $990

 

The Honda won out overall.  The sounds levels were about the same as the above two.  The big difference was the Honda, when placed under a 2000watt load was still running after 30 minutes and showed no signs of overheating or other complaints.  It's no load to full load response time was the best.  Output voltage was a bit high @ 127vac with a 100watt load.  Price - $899

 

 

  There are a lot of up-sides to the propane generators, the carbs will not foul on propane and a tank of propane will not go bad over time. They cost about the same as a Honda and claim to be as quiet.   Goose