Tothill wrote:
I fully understand that the Yamaha and Honda generators are the Gold Star for Rvers.  
We have been RVing for 8 seasons without a generator (Solar is great), but friends bought Champion 2000 from Costco last year.  The price looks good to me and the Db do not seem to be too far off a Honda of the same size.  58Db.
The friend's genny did not seem loud to me.  Certainly not as loud as a construction genny.
Please share your thoughts.
I will not be running AC of the microwave, just keeping the batteries charged when we are camping in the trees (most our camping is in Foresrty Sites).
The Champions are rated the same as the Honda's and Yamaha. But are half the price. A lot of positive things about the Champions have been said. We bought one to use when we had the TT. But never got to use it. Our Class C has a built in genny. We kept the Champion for emergency use at home.