Generators
We just finished a nine-month cross-country trip with our 20-foot Prowler. Great fun and very few issues. We used a 110-watt solar suitcase (Renogy) which worked well and we rarely needed a generator....
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I have in the past felt that the HFT 2000watt generator was a good deal for the price of $429. I know that some feel that even Wen is better and blah, blah, blah. I also read all the, too loud, not reliable, spend more than twice as much you'll be better off.
Personally I think for my needs and where I camp, the HFT 2000w genny is good, however, the Champion may be not only be a better dollar value, which is appears to be, but has a pretty good reputation. Also I see that most of the responders to your post are trailer guys and maybe tend to camp where there are hook ups. We like dispersed and public camp grounds which have few hook ups if any. We need to either run our Onan or our engine or maybe something like one of the low cost 2000w inverters. I don't really think I want to spend $2000 or more for a genny that will get used maybe 30 hours a year.
My point is that many have ingrained prejudices and many tout their own wants and needs. I know hearing those points should help you decide but do investigation outside this community as well as inside this community. Read evaluations from others and not just the "my feelings".
I know that I'm going to start looking at the Chanpion today.
Personally I think for my needs and where I camp, the HFT 2000w genny is good, however, the Champion may be not only be a better dollar value, which is appears to be, but has a pretty good reputation. Also I see that most of the responders to your post are trailer guys and maybe tend to camp where there are hook ups. We like dispersed and public camp grounds which have few hook ups if any. We need to either run our Onan or our engine or maybe something like one of the low cost 2000w inverters. I don't really think I want to spend $2000 or more for a genny that will get used maybe 30 hours a year.
My point is that many have ingrained prejudices and many tout their own wants and needs. I know hearing those points should help you decide but do investigation outside this community as well as inside this community. Read evaluations from others and not just the "my feelings".
I know that I'm going to start looking at the Chanpion today.
