OP here. My takeaway from all this is that very few of us "Camp" next to other people running generators night and day. Some of us attend events where that is to be expected. Why then, do people jump on every mention of a generator that is a couple of db louder than theirs? Most of us never hear a generator in out travels. Or do some folks just like to complain whether it affects them or not? I have hauled Hondas and Yamahas all over the country and they were silent, just like the Champion that rides back there now, ready for an emergency.