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bfacklam
Explorer
Apr 26, 2021

Opinions on lightweight portable inverter/generators

I am looking at purchasing a lightweight inverter/generator for my pickup camper. Looking at 2,000 to 2,500 watts. Mainly for coffee maker, nebulizer and recharging phones and computers. After...
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specta
Explorer
Apr 27, 2021


This is the Yamaha generator we provide for our camp host in our primitive campground.
Other than one battery last year that's 4112 trouble free hours.

We have two old Honda 1000s that have been 100% trouble free and I can't even imagine how many hours they have on them. They never have been for camp hosts.

I have no idea what I would buy today to use as a portable generator but it would probably be one of these two brands.

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