Author Topic: Wanting to buy small generator (Read 4669 times)

scottfrick · « **on:** July 22, 2015, 08:56:17 PM »

for awhile now I've been wanting to purchase a smaller generator to take with me camping and hunting. It will mostly be used for smaller things like maybe plugging a lamp in or charging cell phones. Wondering what you have and what works the best for you. A quieter generator would be preferred.

kirkl · « **Reply #1 on:** July 22, 2015, 08:58:56 PM »

Honda 2000W nice and quiet. Yamaha is good to. Depends on ur budget.

coachcw · « **Reply #2 on:** July 22, 2015, 09:02:13 PM »

Buy a Honda or a Honda I love my eu 3000. A little 1k would be sweet

HUNTINCOUPLE · « **Reply #3 on:** July 22, 2015, 09:05:09 PM »

Honda..........

deerhunter_98520 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 22, 2015, 09:12:52 PM »

There's a bunch of the 1000s on Craigslist if you don't mind used

KFhunter · « **Reply #5 on:** July 22, 2015, 09:27:01 PM »

I'm looking at Champion inverter generators, lot less money and getting great reviews.

you could do with the smaller one, I would stick with invertor style though.

nastybynature · « **Reply #6 on:** July 22, 2015, 10:17:33 PM »

Love my Honda 3000. Best $2k I ever spent for my wiff's comfort. If mama is happy.....

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PiNkPaNtHeR · « **Reply #7 on:** July 22, 2015, 10:55:19 PM »

Quote from: KFhunter on July 22, 2015, 09:27:01 PM

I'm looking at Champion inverter generators, lot less money and getting great reviews.

you could do with the smaller one, I would stick with invertor style though.

I have a Champion 3500 (Continuous) and like everything except the noise. It's easy to start, has never failed, is economical, and the price was right. That being said.................

Scott - this probably isn't what you were thinking, but here's something to consider as I was reading what you want it for. You said a light and to recharge cell phones, right? Well, in the past couple of years I've been replacing the light bulbs in the house with LED bulbs. They average about 7 watts for a 60-watt equivalent (incandescent). Just for the fun of it I put a couple to the test - well a couple of lights and a couple of my deep cycle batteries. I hooked up one of the lights in our living room to one of my deep cycle trolling motor batteries. 3 days later it was still working just fine. I don't know the total number of hours because I turned it off when we went to bed. I bought a 15-watt solar panel from Northern Tool a few years ago just for the purpose of keeping one battery charging while I was using the other. I was just thinking that you might not need to burn any gas at all or listen to that noise if you had a couple of deep cycle batteries, an inverter, and a small solar panel.
I also have dimmable LED bulbs and 3-way LED bulbs. A good battery could power an LED rope light and some other lighting, recharge phones and portable video games and have power to spare.

Grit dog · « **Reply #8 on:** July 22, 2015, 11:30:11 PM »

For only that much power, just use your truck. Plug in phone. 12V LED lights, small inverter if you need AC for something. You could even put a second battery in the truck if it's not a diesel.
All cheaper than any decent generator.
Presuming youre not Needing the power a long way from the vehicle.
You could put a solar charger on your batts when parked or start the truck to recharge.
Otherwise, hard to beat the little Hondas I gave $500 for a 2000w Honda, looked beat up but runs like new.
Been offered $500 for it years later.

Sandberm · « **Reply #9 on:** July 23, 2015, 06:53:40 AM »

Love my honda eu 2000.....its QUIET.

Id be curious to go solar though

jackmaster · « **Reply #10 on:** July 23, 2015, 07:11:35 AM »

Swing into Sumner lawn and tractor, I bought a Honda 2000, it runs at 59 decibels, humans talk louder than that.. I got mine for 1100 after tax, you will never have to buy another..

splitshot · « **Reply #11 on:** July 23, 2015, 07:35:41 AM »

bought a Honda 1 k and a Yamaha 2k after my champion quit. they are quieter and are more powerful. a 1 k wont run a coffee maker , hair dryer or heater but a 2 k will. mike w

Firedogg · « **Reply #12 on:** July 23, 2015, 04:08:49 PM »

Another vote for the Honda EU2000, they run a long time on a tank of fuel and are extremely quiet. We've been using the two my dad has for about 8 years now, sometimes alone, others in tandem to run the AC in the motorhome. Keep the fuel fresh and conditioned, change the spark plugs occasionally and they start/run perfectly.

splitshot · « **Reply #13 on:** July 23, 2015, 04:51:28 PM »

I second the fresh fuel. I use stabil to pick things up. don't try to double your money on spark plugs. mike w

scottfrick · « **Reply #14 on:** July 23, 2015, 07:07:28 PM »

Wow thanks everyone!! I'll look into all of your suggestions and see what I like the most. Appreciate the help guys!

syoungs · « **Reply #15 on:** July 25, 2015, 07:26:15 AM »

ive been very impressed with my 3100w champion inverter, more genny then you need, but I have to think that their 2000w would be just as durable, and the price cant be beat!

kevinlisa06 · « **Reply #16 on:** August 15, 2015, 10:30:11 AM »

We just bought a Honeywell 2000 watt with inverter last night. Good reviews that we have seen and is quiet aswell.

Stein · « **Reply #17 on:** August 17, 2015, 09:24:48 PM »

Honda 2k, I use it for camping and it can actually power a fair amount of stuff in our house during power outages. I wired a plug and transfer switch and it will fire the furnace, freezer, refrigerator and some lights. It helps our house is all natural gas.

I figure it is a lifetime investment the few hours I put on it.

jimkirk · « **Reply #18 on:** August 17, 2015, 09:37:47 PM »

i have a honda eu2000I i bought at sportsman warehouse 3 years ago. used it 5 times. sold my travel trailer, so it just sits in reserve. I paid 999+ tax. I could make ya a deal. pm me if interested

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