rgraham wrote: at least a 3500-4000 watt to run your AC, Champion makes one at your local tractor supply,,,,,
this is a great generator if you boondock or for auto races but not for a campground with neighbors.
i have a 2007 Roo 23SS and you could run the a/c with a Yamaha 2400, if you have most of the other AC demands off.
a Kipor/Yamaha/Honda 3000 would run it and other stuff at the same time.
off-brands, like Boliy or Magna make ones capable.
personally, my vote is for 2 Honda 2000s with a parallel kit or one of the 2000 is the Companion model. that way if you don't need a/c, you only need to take one. and they only weigh 50lbs. each vs. 75-130lbs. for the others.
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You'll need at least 2500 - 2800w continuous IMO. What kind of generator you should buy depends on your budget and how much you plan to use it among other things.
The Yamaha and Honda are the top two for sure, but there are other more affordable choices that are just as quiet. Mine is a good example of that. LINK
It is a Chinese made unit, so the quality can be hit and miss. I've had good luck with mine.
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Passin Thru wrote: Onan is my choice because they were the one of the first ones. Had a 3K , quiet and mounted in a box on rubber mounts making it vibration free. Camping World used to have them. I now have a Miller diesel. It's noisy but we don't uses it anyway unless its an emergency.
Only reason I never went for a built-in unit was that I intended to use it for double duty at home. It has also been passed from one fiver to the next. Now on the third and probably soon be on its fourth.
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This is something one has to ask themselves. If they can deal with just running either the A/C or the microwave, then a 3000 watt model is good enough. I recommend the 3000SEB model due to the 500 watts for inrush current.
However, if one is camping at higher altitudes, I'd go for the Yamaha 4500 watt inverter model, which can saturate a 30A connection, and have a margin of safety. If I were wanting something that can do the RV and if a disaster happened, the house, I'd go for the Honda or Yammy 6000 watt inverter.
mlts22 wrote: However, if one is camping at higher altitudes, I'd go for the Yamaha 4500 watt inverter model, which can saturate a 30A connection, and have a margin of safety. If I were wanting something that can do the RV and if a disaster happened, the house, I'd go for the Honda or Yammy 6000 watt inverter.
The only thing with these units is that weight becomes a problem. At 70, I am barely able to lift my EU3000is into the truck bed. Not such a problem when I bought it. Because of the weight issue I have also purchased two EU2000i units which supply a little more continuous power than the 3000 but consume more gas and are much louder under load. You can add an external tank with these if you want to run the ac all night without getting up to add gasoline. If even more power is needed you can even stack a third 2000 which would bring you up to the capacity of the Yamaha 6000.
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