cpaulsen wrote:
I have a Champion 2000i inverter generator and it works perfect for my needs. Runs everything I need to run and understand that it is NOT a 5K unit so I use it accordingly.
Bingo! Like most of these threads where everyone touts what they own, we forget to define the OP's wants and needs. I hauled one generator over 10,000 miles and two years without using it once. Another, I ran every night for a month as I did mostly Walmarting on that trip. The one that got the free ride could have been red, green, blue, or yellow. (It was a Honda 2000i
For instance, a generator to run a 15k air conditioner at Nascar races might be different from one used to top off the trailer battery once a week.