Alternatives to Honda generator

[Mtnwalker]

Looking at picking up a small (2000-2200 watt) generator, wondering what the next best thing to a Honda is for less money? Probably use it on our late season hunts this year to run a small heater in the trailer for the wife, looking for something reliable and quiet but don’t want to drop a grand+ incase it gets stolen or something. Anybody have one of the Dewalt 2200’s? Other recommendations?

[Oh Mah]

I bought 2 of the westinghouse 2200's,the reviews have them right on track with Honda for under $500 and $600 depending when and where they are purchased.

[Oh Mah]

https://generatorbible.com/compare/p-8385/p-9053/

The diff. in noise is very small. side by side a person could not tell the diff. 

[Woodchuck]

https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-2-200-Starting-Watt-Gray-Gasoline-Powered-Digital-Inverter-Generator-RYi2200GRA/300404697

A friend of mine has two of these for his race trailer, he is very pleased with them. 

[buckfvr]

https://www.electricgeneratorsdirect.com/A-iPower-SUA2000I-Portable-Generator/p109526.html

[KFhunter]

Costco Ipower with the yamaha engine,  I really like them

[bobcat]

Just don't buy anything that's made in China.

[Sutherland]

Any one ever have any luck with the predator generators?

[Mtnwalker]

The Wen and the Generac seem to come up a lot in review articles but it seems like A majority of the low to mid priced ones have enough bad reviews to make a guy nervous...

[buckfvr]

Just don't buy anything that's made in China.

 

[buckfvr]

So we actually started kicking the idea around a couple weeks ago to get a small portable to go with the 5k (noisy, uses good deal of gas).  Then we had the Labor day storm and lost power for 3 days, longest ever for this location in Stevens county.  The Generac 5k worked well but the idea is the smaller portable could be much more easily deployed for those more common (but still rare) over night outages in the winter.  Idea is to fire up the small one to run fridge a couple lights and the pellet stove, then if power is still out in the morning and its going to be a while, fire off the big noisy.

That is the back ground of my search for the best option available in small portables, and for the life of myself, I keep coming back to the Honda EU2200I and know even though more expensive, I will go into it with peace of mind knowing like many many others, I have made a wise choice (I think).  I cant get past the Honda.   

[Oh Mah]

they are good no doubt but the price diff. between it and others needs explaining.the westinghouse has better returns for the money 13 hours of run time vs Honda's 8.1 hours at 25%.with only 1 downfall.it is 4 dba louder.

[Tapp8277]

My buddy bought a Wen a few years back. Nice and quiet and seems to be working just fine. Powered his chest freezer all the way back from a moose hunt in Alaska and didn't miss a beat. His is a 2000, but another friend just bought the newest version Wen and it's a 2200.

Granted I don't think you'd ever regret the Honda. My eu3000 is 16 years old and still runs flawlessly.

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Honda. Pay once cry once move on with life!

[buckfvr]

they are good no doubt but the price diff. between it and others needs explaining.the westinghouse has better returns for the money 13 hours of run time vs Honda's 8.1 hours at 25%.with only 1 downfall.it is 4 dba louder.

https://www.electricgeneratorsdirect.com/Westinghouse-WH2200IXLT-Portable-Generator/p82292.html