camping and generators

[Threewolves]

I would like to hear from folks about generators Honda or Yamaha any big difference? I was thinking about getting the 2000 watt in either Honda or Yamaha to use for my camping trailer. One would run everything but the A/C.  I know there is not a big call for a/c in W. WA, but I plan on going places. Ii is nice to watch movies when it is raining. Both Honda and Yamaha have the ability to hook two generator together for 4000watts then it could run the air conditioner. Has anyone ran two generator hooked together? Thanks, Paul

[Lowedog]

I have no other experience other than the Honda EU2000i but I would highly recommend them.  I have 2.  One runs everything in our trailer but I can hook them together if I want to run the A/C.  They are super quite, light, small and fuel friendly. 

[7mag.]

I have no other experience other than the Honda EU2000i but I would highly recommend them.  I have 2.  One runs everything in our trailer but I can hook them together if I want to run the A/C.  They are super quite, light, small and fuel friendly.

   Fantastic little generators. Very quiet, and compact.

[carpsniperg2]

  And spendy I would love one or 2 to run my lights on my boat for some night bowfishing

[MP123]

Another vote for the Honda 200 here.

I've had mine for a long time now and it's worked great.  Very quiet and the nice thing is it throttles up and down depending on the load so if you're not running much it doesn't burn much gas or make much noise.  As soon as you turn something on it automatically revs up.

Never tried the Yamaha or tried linking two together (I know you can) but those inverter based generators are the way to go unless you have really huge loads.

[lokidog]

Don't know about them, just turn them off after 10!!!     They are annoying at any hour though....   

[KFhunter]

you gotta get you one of those briggs n stratton gennys out of northern tool, or walmarts

then you'll be camping in solitude by morning 









either that or someone will shoot it 

[BOWHUNTER45]

My last generator experience was a buddy getting pi$$ed off and peeling out and throwing gravel all over another buddies tent ... I think it was to noisy for him ...

[steelyonfly]

Not really a reply here, but this topic was timely for me as well.

I've been looking online this weekend for generators and have talked to a couple of owners wanting to sell Hondas.  Best price I've found is $800 on 30hour used EU2000iA and $880 on a new one with free shipping and no tax.  Very tempting to go with the new one.  My question to add to this topic is have any one had experience with the Duramax brand of 2000W generators?  I could buy one new for about $500 and the $380 savings would go a long way for me.

[sakoshooter]

My only experience with generators is all negative. Noisy. Intrusive. Disturbing. Bad around other campers.
If you're the only one within earshot of it, then they're ok.

[GrainfedMuley]

And spendy I would love one or 2 to run my lights on my boat for some night bowfishing

Agreed, The highest priced generators on the market. You can get cheaper generators with the same power. Sure they are not as quite. But a 100ft cord and with a tree or some other object between the generator and camp cures that. Anything to deflect the noise. I have even used a piece of plywood. I think that beats several hundred dollars for a quite mufler. The ones you talk of above, you are paying for the name. Just like Harley, HK, and Ducatti.

[rasbo]

honda 2000,quiet,runs a long time on a tank...when mommason is with me it runs continuous,fill it in the am before I head out and in the evening before bed..

[klickriverchromer]

I work on both lines and have no complaints about either.. When it comes to bikes I'm more of a yamaha man, but when it comes to pwr. equipment Honda takes it.. Like I said though no complaints on either. Both are very reliable machines and I don't see any problems w/ either besides lack of maintenance.. Keep the oil clean as well as the air filter and run good gas thru either one and it will last forever!!! I think the Honda's are slightly less money as well..

[rangerstx2316]

if your after saving money we got a 3500 watt champion  had it for a year or so now and got around 200 hours on it and we have ran it for days on end with no trouble  it still starts first or second pull, and they do pretty good on fuel as well 4 gallon tank will easy run 12hours  it might not be as quiet as a honda but like grainfedmuley said 100ft cord solves that problem

[Mandownitis]

I have a Honda 1000 watt.  It is quiet and I like it.  But!  I just don't understand why people have to run a generator all day while camping.  I can dry camp for a week and only need to run mine once to top off my batteries.  I just got back from Mineral Lake,  a couple of people there run their generators all dang day!  I just don't get it.  I can only figure it is like this.  "I got this generator and it works so good I run it just in case I want to fire up the Mr. Coffee or nuke my roll". 

Maybe someone can explain the generator thing to me?