honda 2000 or companion

wayne123456,

I just went through some research on this as well, and I was ready to buy the Honda units. Upon research, the Yamaha units seem to be equally as popular, with a few features the Honda doesn't have (fuel gauge and fuel shut-off petcock).

Then, I stumbled upon someone who recommended this Smarter Tools unit which uses the same Yamaha engine, has the fuel gauge & fuel shut-off. Costco.com has this unit for $599.99. So, I bought two of them and they just came in this week. I'll be firing them up this weekend. The cable to combine them was $59.99 (also from Costco.com).

By the way, the only real complaints I heard of people about the Yamaha engine based generators is that there are not as many generator service facilities around. I guess that's something that's hard to put a value on, but considering I do my own servicing, it wasn't enough to sway my opinion. And I'm a long time Honda fan.

I'll be testing them out this week. The great thing is if they don't seem to live up to expectations, I'll just bring them back to my local Costco.

Just something else to throw in the mix for you to mull over. :)

~Rick

Just remember if you run the companion by itself you will not get 26.6AMPs out of it. Only 13.3AMPS. It will not run 26.6AMPS unless you have two 2KW Hondas connected together.


I don't know what the difference in cost is between the two units but you can do the same thing with the standard EU2000i by getting a $12 RV30A-15A dogbone long adapter from WALMART and plug it into the 120VAC receptacle on the EU2000i... Might save some money until you get ready to have both units.

Actually you might want someone else on here that has the companion to state if you will get anything at all on the 26.6AMP Socket if you are NOT running two connected together.

You need to have one of the RV30A-15A adapters anyway to plug your 30A Trailer into a garage or some other 120VAC Receptacle somewhere in your travels.

Roy Ken

X 3 on the companion first

If it were me I would purchase the companion first.