3500W Inverter Generator for $699
Link to Home Depot I purchased one of these to use as a backup for my RVs. At $699 it looked like quite a good deal. I tested it and it run my Class C with all breakers on and a 15K Dometic AC, n...
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Ummm..nope, 5 db louder than champion by spec. Sportsman manufacturer rating of <63db and champion manufacturer rating of <58db. Either way, I can say that I can comfortably sleep with my Champion running 30 ft away from the trailer. I'm sure the sportsman is just as pleasant.
A couple of things don't add up with the sportsman....only 5a dc vs. 8 with the champion. Sportsman claims 8hr. run time at 50% load vs. 8hr. run time at 25% with the champion. The Champion does have a 30cc larger engine, so maybe that's where the differences come in to play. I've run the Champion allot longer than 8 hrs doing yard work. I load the Champion on the yard cart with a 100ft extension cord and run the yard blower and electric chainsaw. I used it in excess of 12 hrs last weekend without running out of fuel. Cut down 5 large trees and cut them up for the burn pile and vacuumed the remnants up with the blower/vac. This is on and off with the chainsaw and blower, but a constant all day run for the champion. As far as the TT goes, I've run for 4 hrs once with ac and and entertainment center running. Shut it off at bed time. Very impressed. If the sportsman is at least as good on fuel, it'll be a winner.
A couple of things don't add up with the sportsman....only 5a dc vs. 8 with the champion. Sportsman claims 8hr. run time at 50% load vs. 8hr. run time at 25% with the champion. The Champion does have a 30cc larger engine, so maybe that's where the differences come in to play. I've run the Champion allot longer than 8 hrs doing yard work. I load the Champion on the yard cart with a 100ft extension cord and run the yard blower and electric chainsaw. I used it in excess of 12 hrs last weekend without running out of fuel. Cut down 5 large trees and cut them up for the burn pile and vacuumed the remnants up with the blower/vac. This is on and off with the chainsaw and blower, but a constant all day run for the champion. As far as the TT goes, I've run for 4 hrs once with ac and and entertainment center running. Shut it off at bed time. Very impressed. If the sportsman is at least as good on fuel, it'll be a winner.
