Generator that won't break the bank..

4X4Dodger wrote:
I bought a Champion DUAL FUEL (runs on propane too)3800 - 4750 and it runs everything on my trailer all at once with NO problem.

Quiet is overrated. First of all my experience is those with the so called "quiet" generators seem to think they can run them anytime they want regardless of the posted hours.

Before I turn mine on I go to my neighbors and tell them I am going to run my generator and apologize for the noise. NEVER have I had a bad reaction. To a person everyone has said "Oh no problem we all have to do it!" But THANKS for telling us"

I paid about $600 at CW on sale. But look at Home Depot. But be sure to get the RV type with the 30 Amp outlet.

How valuable quiet is probably depends on how and where you use it. As I said before mine is loud, but we generally do dispersed camping out west in Idaho and Oregon where there are no neighbors to listen to it. Or if we're vacationing somewhere and are using a campground whether it's Disneyland or the Oregon coast or what have you, the loud generator is no issue because there are hookups.

Back east where there just isn't the same amount of public land available, not to mention the more dense population, you're going to be stuck closer to people. That's the nature of the beast, and in that scenario I imagine a quiet generator is a bigger deal.

But where it doesn't matter much I agree that it's harder to justify spending the extra money.