Generator

Chappy'58 wrote:
... my question which portable generator do you recommend? ...

Honda EU7000iS. It'll run whatever you want... even your home.

1995brave wrote:
If you want to run your A/C you will need at least a 5500 watt unit.

And make sure they both do not try to start at the same time !

I havent been to a nascar race in almost 20 years. I tent camped at talledaga back then, rockingham,martinsville etc. worth noting you might want to reach out to tracks you are going too. About 3 months ago i was at an rv dealer waiting on service dept. i overheard a couple with a travel trailer mention they camped at charlotte motor speedway in may and at 10pm quiet time security rode around on golf cart and told everyone with generator to turn off them off.

Where do you plan to haul it ?
Do you plan to lift it in/out of the truck ?
Larger Gen = lots of weight for one item , one smaller generator can be easily lifted and be all you need if you do not plan to run the AC.

If you do plan use the AC, running 2 Honda 2000's with a parallel kit @46# each is a lot easier to move in/out of the truck. 4000 watts will run one AC at a time which you can probably get by with.
I would think you would be outside most of the time anyway and not need the AC running so much.
Anyway, i use 2 Honda 2000's , having the second genny came in handy when one went down this summer and I got by using only one Honda with the TT central fan on with no AC. At the same time, it gave us the use of 120V power to charge the batts which I would not have had if I had one larger generator go dead on me.
BTW, the Honda that stop running was 12 yrs old with about 3000 hrs. It only needs a new carb .

STAY AWAY from any Chinese engines like the cheaper generators at Walmart. I learned the hard way! Bought a 5500 watt one from Walmart for about $569, ran fine for about 110 hours then wouldn't start. Took it to a local small engine repair facility and determined valves shot, piston shot, etc. I was able to get parts from the company but labor was over $250! the mechanic told me the metal in those Chinese engines is very soft and warps bad. He said do NOT bring it back again as he wouldn't work on it! I could have bought a Honda for what I have in it and know it doesn't have much life left!

In general. If you want to run everything, 2 AC units micro etc simultaneously, 5500 watts.
If you can get by on those trips with one AC, and an occasional coffeepot, microwave etc, a 3500 watt unit should suffice
If you want to brew a cup of coffee in the mornings, and keep your batteries topped off, a 2000 watt unit can work.

Open frame construction genny's no matter the brand are louder and bring more derision from the purist.
Inverter genny's no matter the brand are quieter.

Cost , no matter the type will follow a pattern
Most expensive portable to least,,,,
Honda
Yamaha
Champion
Predator
All the other chinese made genny's with honda clone engines.
Now
Let the battles begin.

We have an onboard Onan on our TT TH that powers our entire rig as if plugged into shorepower, problem is that it is major overkill most of the time. Since we prefer RVing off the power grid I needed something that could power our AC unit, more fuel efficient, less noisy, and remote start as we have grown accustomed to the one button starting simplicity of our Onan. For us the answer was the Champion 3100 inverter generator, 3 year warranty, great customer service, and runs our rig's AC unit with ease, even at high elevations where we do most of our RVing. Our Onan has performed marvelously providing 1200 hours of service over the last decade, alas it gets to rest a bit as the Champion has stepped in and now gets used 80 percent of the time.

I have the champion 3100 generator. I love it, It runs our AC and lights no problem. Price is much better than the honda's also.

If you want to run your A/C you will need at least a 5500watt unit.