Good Generator Deal?

Mel B. wrote:

time2roll wrote:
For camping? I would not have it.

X2 and if you buy it please don't camp near me.

So, just buying makes one an undesirable? Whether he runs it or not? You folks are really something. I doubt that the OP wants to camp with people like that anyway.

I have hauled all kinds of generators for thousands of miles and never had one complaint. As Kenny Rogers would say, "You gotta know when to run them, gotta know when to stow them".

If you own the Walmart that I am parked at, simply tell me to shut mine off. I will move on.

time2roll wrote:
For camping? I would not have it.

X2 and if you buy it please don't camp near me.

SaltiDawg wrote:

Dave H M wrote:


Reminds me of the ole adage taht if a limb falls off a tree out in the forest and there is no one there to hear it, did it really make a noise. :B

I thought that ole adage involved a bear?

It depends. If it was a blue or red bear then it was silent. :-)

Dave H M wrote:


Reminds me of the ole adage taht if a limb falls off a tree out in the forest and there is no one there to hear it, did it really make a noise. :B

I thought that ole adage involved a bear?

pnichols wrote:
Maybe the OP likes to camp out in the middle of nowhere. If so, any generator the OP can tolerate themselves, noise-wise, is OK to buy and use.

The noise police always assume that a person interested in a "contractor grade generator" will be using it in a campground. That sometimes may not be the case. :S

Reminds me of the ole adage taht if a limb falls off a tree out in the forest and there is no one there to hear it, did it really make a noise. :B

TomG2 wrote:
To the OP; You have been warned. Do not spend your money the way that you want to. Do not let people know that you even considered a modern open frame generator that sounds nothing like the dozens of contractor generators that I have operated. Just because the US government recognizes that it meets their noise requirements, it does NOT meet the requirements of your fellow forum members. Take heed or expect everyone to hate you for owning such a device.

The good news is that it will not be stolen, with all the much more desirable red and blue generators silently making power in the parking lots of the world.

Yeah man...really got the folks all stirred up. A lot of assumptions on intended use. Nothing new here though. I'm sure there will be similar ones to follow. Thought the Champ had a pretty good following on here for various uses and just sharing what I believed was a fair deal.

Still stand by my original comment that if I didn't already have another gen I'd be tempted to pull the trigger.

Happy camping all...

Maybe the OP likes to camp out in the middle of nowhere. If so, any generator the OP can tolerate themselves, noise-wise, is OK to buy and use.

The noise police always assume that a person interested in a "contractor grade generator" will be using it in a campground. That sometimes may not be the case. :S

To the OP; You have been warned. Do not spend your money the way that you want to. Do not let people know that you even considered a modern open frame generator that sounds nothing like the dozens of contractor generators that I have operated. Just because the US government recognizes that it meets their noise requirements, it does NOT meet the requirements of your fellow forum members. Take heed or expect everyone to hate you for owning such a device.

The good news is that it will not be stolen, with all the much more desirable red and blue generators silently making power in the parking lots of the world.

TomG2 wrote:
Many members must do a search on Champion every day and post the same negative comments without any consideration of how the OP intends to use their generator. Red, Yellow, or Blue generators can all be heard and be irritating in the wrong place at the wrong time. A Honda going full bore ten feet from one's open window is more irritating than a Champion humming a block away. Common sense folks. That particular generator is a real bargain for home backup and Walmart overnighting, Great for a cool lunch and nap in a rest stop. I have run mine while driving to pre-cool my trailer on the way to a campground with full hookups where the Champion will be truly silent. Something the other brands are not, when they are running.

OK and the OP offered nothing of the intended use.
If that generator was running near me when camping I would not be happy.
Too small to power my home during an outage.
On the road or truly boondocking away from anyone... have at it.
Yea it is a low price if that is all that matters.

To the OP; the generator you're looking at is a loud open frame generator

Great for home backup power but too loud for a campground

You want to be looking at inverter type generators which are much quieter