I wouldn't mind at all camping next to Dakota. He seems to be nice and willing to help as are most on this forum. My rant was directed not just at anybody who suggested I buy an inverter style generator but strictly at those few who jumped to the conclusion that I don't care, am only concerned with price and haven't even considered or researched the noise levels. I am a nice person and do care and I understand that inverter style generators are the way to go IF you can afford it. I can't and the place I'm camping doesn't require it and last year I saw a lot of people there using non inverter style generators... Nobody cared and they weren't really that loud to me. Even the champion 3100 is still $700 or more... I can't pay that much, I'm sorry. It sounds like a couple of people just automatically label me a jerk cause I'm not buying an inverter style without knowing my situation. That's what frustrated me. Most everybody's suggestions were very helpful and I really appreciate them even the ones who suggested an inverter style.