Anyone own a Champion Generator?
For anyone who owns this brand how about a review? I know they are louder than the Honda's, but how about reliability? (That would be my main concern.)
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The gold standard is having your needs met dependably. Our Champions do that for us. Would a Honda 3000 run my AC at 9200 ft, maybe not. It takes everything the 3500/4000 has to do it and the Honda is rated for 2800w.
The noise police like to jump fast not even caring if any one but us will ever hear our generator run. We have no neighbors so if a Champion runs in the woods and no one hears it, is it really running?
Had I blown my budget on a 3000i or a pair of 2000 inverters, I would have to listen to them charge up my single battery every day just as I did last year with the Champ. Even at 50 db, that sucks.
Instead I was able to take the money saved and add solar and battery, plus LEDs and there's still money left over. These things allow MY generator to sit idle, not run at idle. Silence is a gold standard too not quite matched by the big names and certainly not the Handi that runs 3 db quieter than my Champ.
I don't suggest any one run a generator in a campground when others are in hearing distance. However if we were in one and someone dropped a inverter between the sites, I'd run the Champ out too and let them make sweet harmony together because if I'm going to listen to yours, you can listen to mine. :)
The noise police like to jump fast not even caring if any one but us will ever hear our generator run. We have no neighbors so if a Champion runs in the woods and no one hears it, is it really running?
Had I blown my budget on a 3000i or a pair of 2000 inverters, I would have to listen to them charge up my single battery every day just as I did last year with the Champ. Even at 50 db, that sucks.
Instead I was able to take the money saved and add solar and battery, plus LEDs and there's still money left over. These things allow MY generator to sit idle, not run at idle. Silence is a gold standard too not quite matched by the big names and certainly not the Handi that runs 3 db quieter than my Champ.
I don't suggest any one run a generator in a campground when others are in hearing distance. However if we were in one and someone dropped a inverter between the sites, I'd run the Champ out too and let them make sweet harmony together because if I'm going to listen to yours, you can listen to mine. :)
