Generator Cost Per Hour

RedLionCookie wrote:
I just purchased a new Champion 2000 watt generator for $420. I was at a football game this weekend dry camping. I ran the generator for 42 hours straight. At this point my cost per hour is $10 per hour. If I do the same in two weeks my cost per hour will be down to $5 per hour. How low do I need this to go to consider it a good investment?

Obviously if I had purchased a Honda after the weekend my cost per hour would be much higher. This is not a debate about which one will last longer. I’m more interested in what others think in terms of how hours you think I need to get for this to be a good investment. In my mind, 940 hours or $.50 per hour would be a good deal.

Let me know what you think.
Dave

you must've thought it was a "good deal" when you bought it so why be concerned with that now. if you're simply trying to determine operating costs in order to develop a budget simply do what you're doing...add up your expenses including purchase, gas, oil, repairs, orher maint, etc and dvide by the number of operating hours. you'll also have to fugure in how often you use the genny. once a yr vs every week..that sort of thing. only you can determine if $.50 p/h, $.60 p/h, etc is good, bad or whatever.