inverter generator for gulfstream 198bh

Hi,

It is often cheaper to go to an inexpensive campsite than to run a generator. That said an 8000 btu unit may be run on a 2000 watt generator. Champion is the best bang for the buck.

http://freecampsites.net/

i don't know about Canada or Colorado
but here in So Calif
there is no camp site that cost less per day than my generator fuel
even the forest CGs i use will cost as much or more per day as my generator fuel (and no hook ups)
and the combined cost is still cheaper than going to the state run beach campground or a private owned RV resort

Honda and Yahama 2K inverter gens have long been the gold standard. Champion is gaining a great reputation, but is still pretty new to the inverter market.

Any 2 K ought to be able to start a 8K Btu unit, I'd try to find one to test with.

Doug

What do guys think about Hyundai-HY2000si-2200-Watt or the Hyundai HY2800si 2600-Watt Portable Inverter Generator with electric start? Are they any good?

2,000 watt will easily operate a 8,000 BTU A/C unit. I operate a 5,000 BTU A/C on a 800/900 watt generator.

icanon wrote:
What do guys think about Hyundai-HY2000si-2200-Watt or the Hyundai HY2800si 2600-Watt Portable Inverter Generator with electric start? Are they any good?

it states that at max power, it's rated for 64db, which is NOT "whisper quiet". Home Depot says it's 65db at "rated load".
that's about what Champion's open-framed contractor style generator puts out and it only costs around $300.

i'd be interested it what it's rated noise level is at idle. my Honda 2000 is rated around 54db at idle.

also doesn't appear to be used in parallel, like Champion 2000 or the Smarter Tool 2000.

Lots of free camping here. We haven't been in a pay CG for years but back then a site with 30a service was $23 at a NFS CG and $25 at a County CG. It was near 100f daily and the Champ would have cost more than that running the AC all day.

I agree about free camp spots in the rockies. It's also nice to get off the grid and away and it really does get kinda warm during the day in the mountains and if your in a aluminum trailer I beat it does get like an oven in there even in high elevation. JiminDenver - have you ever heard of a lake called Loch Lomond or Chins lake off of the I-70 exit called call fall river road going toward saint Mary's glacier?
I am starting to hear that 2000 watts will power up and run my 8k ac. Can all genes be "jetted" for altitude or is it only certain ones with a carb kit made for them. Could I take the Westinghouse to a small engine shop and have it "jetted" for altitude?

Are the Westinghouse genes just not very good. Have people had them poop out on them after a short time of use? Do they have an overall bad rep? Please help before I buy because the review (several) on amazon and home depot sites are very good. I am starting to listen and lean towards Champion but I don't want to discount Wesinghouse inverter gens cuz they seem so quite (you tube sound tests), light, and overall nice but I don't want a small gen that only lasts me a couple of years. Experiences with them??