TomG2 wrote:
According to 4X4van: "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."
It is NOT 100% true. There are campgrounds aplenty with the spacing where one could run a chain saw and nobody would hear it. Figures don't lie................. REREAD it and notice the 100% pissed off guarantee. Few things are 100% except maybe the folks who prefer what they own over what the other fellow has.
I know how to read and what "IF" means. It is a way to CYA when making 100% statements.
Wow, really? OK, the statement is 95% true. Better? How about "IF he uses it in a campground
near other people, he will be pissing people off. Or maybe "IF he uses it in a
typical campground, he will be pissing people off. Do either of those allow you to sleep better at night? Geez. The reality is that loud generators DO annoy and piss off people when they are used nearby, unless it is a venue where they are expected (NASCAR, tailgating, etc.). No one here complaining about that is making it up, nor are they "Champion" haters, nor are they just jumping on some imaginary bandwagon; rather, they have had to endure the annoyance firsthand.
I agree that loud generators (of any brand) are not a problem when used far enough away from others that they don't affect them. They ARE a problem if used otherwise. I have nothing against Champion generators, nor their owners. I DO have something against loud generator owners (of any brand) that don't care about how their noise affects nearby campers.
I must have really ticked you off somehow that you can't even acknowledge that you agree with most of what I have said. Instead, you'd rather nitpit the meaning of "if" and "100%". Fine, you're right and I'm wrong; there is no difference between a loud open frame generator and a quieter inverter generator, nor should there be any qualms or restrictions about using either in any situation. Happy?
