TomG2 wrote:
4x4van wrote:
IF he is planning on using it in campgrounds, he WILL be pissing people off, and will also more than likely be violating campground rules. I'm not trying to be an a--, just stating facts.
Why would you come to that conclusion? His generator meets the National Park Service requirements and the OP has shown no inclination of being a "rule violator". Just because he purchased a Champion generator does not mean that he is out there trying to piss people off. Of course, there are those judgmental folks who "Assume" all Champion generators are loud and their owners are jerks. Not true, even though it is popular to jump on that bandwagon.
You sure jump to alot of conclusions, TomG2, and of course quoting only "part" of my comment shows it out of context. I went back and looked, and realize that the OP has said that he would not be using the generator in campgrounds (although that wasn't clarified until the third page of posts, whew!). So I apologize for that, and I thank him for that. However, the fact that his generator just barely meets NPS rules, doesn't change the fact that 68db IS twice as loud as 65db, nor does it take into consideration the fact that some private campgrounds may have stricter sound limits than NPS.
Never have I said that all Champion generators are loud (although HIS is), Never have I said that their owners are jerks. I've also never said that people who run loud generators in campgrounds are "trying to piss people off"; rather, I believe that they are clueless and couldn't care less about surrounding campers or the results of their actions. Whether they are trying or not is irrelevant to those being assaulted by the noise. You're attacking me simply because I have made factual statements that you actually mostly agree with. My statement that "
IF he uses it in a campground, he will be pissing people off" is 100% true. Reread that and notice the word "
IF. And in fact, you have said that you would never do such a thing, so obviously you agree. If I tell you that the sky is blue, I'm not making a judgement call, it's simply a fact that neither you nor I have any control over.
So who's really being the judgmental one here? When people complain about loud generators in campgrounds, are they making it up? Are they shills for Yamaha/Honda trying to sabotage Champion (even though Champion makes some very nice quiet inverter generators)? Are they just holier than thou judgmental a--holes? No. They are responding to a lack of courtesy that some campers have for others, responding to situations that they have in fact had to put up with, and hoping to at least educate those that may not know any better and are open to learn.
