booyah wrote:FWIW I did some research on the various inverter generators a few years back when I was looking at doing an off grid cabin
The ranks seemed to be
1. Honda
2. Yamaha
3. Hyuandai / Ryobi
4. Champion
5. Generac
6. Everything else
I did a ton of research, was all set to pull the trigger on either the Hyuandai or the Ryobi as the price/review point was good for me.
Then I got a 2 cycle harbor freight one from my dad as he got a good deal on em. That and a 50ft cord that puts it on the other side of the TV, and its good for me.
As far as noise bothering others, I only run a generator if I am off in the boonies somewhere, and only to either recharge the battery, or run a load that is too large for battery (heat or AC) and turn it off after I'm done with that load.
Like I do with my not so portable Champion 2000 which is not a light weight version. But I would like more quiet and portability.
And a few years ago the Generac was a IX2000 which did not have good reviews from what I can see. In July of this year, they introduced a new model, IQ2000, which looks promising. It is so new that it is not in all the retail locations yet. MSRP is $799.