Champion 3100 Inverter

Buddy of mine has one. I asked him why it's 3100 and not 3000 or 3500. I still wonder.....

A bunch of us were on a fishing trip boondocking a couple weeks ago at a lake in the boonies east of Merritt BC. I had my Honda 2000 and he had his Champion 3100.

Of course it was louder than the Honda 2000 but it really wasn't bad and it was quite tolerable for noise. A heck of a lot quieter than his old Champion 5000 that we all used to complain about due to the confounded racket it made.

Yeah it was ok. I was quite impressed actually.

We put it on the far side of his 5ver while we sat around the campfire drinking our healthy beverages and it was audible but far from obnoxious like the 5000 was.
I'd say, yeah, get one. If I didn't have the Honda I would buy one.

And it's not bad to lift too. I picked it up myself and put it in the back of his pickup when we left. A bit of a grunt but not bad. Don't need a fork lift like some if those army tanks out there.

$699 at Costco!! In store (at least some!!) or shipped from their website.

I've seen more than one review that describes the noise level as being comparable, but just slightly louder than the Hondas. I've got a couple of the 2k's and have been happy with them. Mostly good reviews on the 3100's too.

It will. Poor mans Honda but it will do it.

Mine has been excellent in the year I've had it. Prepared to be told all of the virtues of a Honda. While Hondas are excellent generators, I've owned 3, I can buy 2 Champions and still have cash left over. It also runs my 13.5k AC with no problem. Buy a Champion with confidence and spend the money you saved on fun.
RichH

Purchased one this spring and it easily runs the air conditioner, the decimal readings specs. were similar to the Honda ones. Easy to start but would be nice to have a gas guage of some sort