Firman generator on sale at Costco

dieseltruckdriver wrote:

Lantley wrote:
I think the market place is changing. The off brand gensets are better than they were just a few years ago. There is a market for an inexpensive genset that is only used occasionally. Once upon a time Honda was the only way to go, however in today's market the bargain priced gensets have a niche to fill.
The off brands are not equal to a Honda, but they still get the job done for the occasional user.

I do agree with you, that is why after thinking about my response I added my disclaimer.
In the group we normally camp with, myself and one other guy got made fun of for spending so much on our Honda generators. Our group almost always only boondock/dry camp, so the generators are a big deal to our group. The two of us are still using our Hondas over 10 years later. They have bought enough Champions, Predators, and some other brands that escape me right now but were cheap, that they could have just bought Hondas and been money ahead.

In the last few years, I have added enough solar that I hardly use a generator any more, but I will not give the Hondas up.

Funny how the genset discussion has evolved.
The ultimate set up is no longer a Honda. It is no longer a genset at all.
Solar has come a long way that it is possible to run a RV A/C unit a few hours now via an inverter and large battery bank.
Just a few yeas ago running a A/C unit via batteries was virtually impossible. Currently state of the art solar set ups make A/C possible.
With that in mind one could be heavily invested in solar/batteries and have a off brand less expensive genset as a back up.