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08-24-2016, 05:09 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
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Amazon deal on inverter generator- less than $400
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Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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08-24-2016, 06:13 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Southwick, Massachusetts
Trailer: None, sold my 2014 5.0TA
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Took a look at the sound level on it as that seems to be the driving force in choosing one over the other.
All the WEN ads say "extremely quiet 51 decibels at quarter load", if you go to the WEN website it says "Noise rating 63 dB at 22 feet".
For comparison the Honda 2000i ads and website state "Noise LevelP: 59 dB at rated load 53dB at 1/4 load".
Fuel consumption for the WEN is "Run time on 50% load 4 hours".
Honda "3.4hr @ rated load 8.1 hrs @ 1/4 load"
I can't make much of a comparison, which is probably how they wanted it. Those are the only real differences I can see, other then a huge price difference, $400 vs $999 and 2yr vs 3yr warranty.
For how little I use the Honda now that I have solar, it would be hard to justify the difference in price.
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Bob
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08-24-2016, 08:44 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Southern Alberta, Alberta
Trailer: 2015 Escape 5.0TA
Posts: 1,734
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Not such a deal in Canada, I can buy the Honda 2000 cheaper.
Cheers
Doug
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08-24-2016, 11:03 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Trailer: 2015 Escape 19 "Seventy Degrees"
Posts: 3,495
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I bought one of these on a Woot deal about 6 months ago to work on the trailers for $365. I had been borrowing a friends Honda until this popped. I use it to work on the trailers in storage and it runs for 6-8 hrs continuous including running the AC on my Scamp 19 while I work. After using both, I'd rate it equivalent to the Honda as far as noise level and usability and I'd give it high marks on fuel use. Filling it substantially less then I did the Honda. Not sure about longevity yet, but no big issues on that in the reviews to date and I could get three of these to one Honda.
Only con I can report is that it is a couple of inches taller side by side with the Honda, not a problem for me, but cud be for someone depending on carrying situation.
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08-24-2016, 11:41 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia
Trailer: 2008 Escape 17b
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I doubt I'd ever buy a generator for my trailer but if I did, I would want to start it up and hear it first.
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08-24-2016, 12:22 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 2013 19' & 2013 15B
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Quote:
Originally Posted by J Mac
I doubt I'd ever buy a generator for my trailer but if I did, I would want to start it up and hear it first.
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I hear you.
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"It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it." - 1907, Maurice Switzer
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08-24-2016, 12:43 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by J Mac
I doubt I'd ever buy a generator for my trailer but if I did, I would want to start it up and hear it first.
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Amen. One man's quiet is another man's roar.
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08-24-2016, 01:28 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Auburn, California
Trailer: 2012 17B
Posts: 120
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It's sold out, anyhow. Wonder how I know....
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08-24-2016, 02:16 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Trailer: 2015 Escape 19 "Seventy Degrees"
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Yes, the Woot one when I got it only lasted an hour and they had hundreds of them.
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08-24-2016, 02:33 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Southwick, Massachusetts
Trailer: None, sold my 2014 5.0TA
Posts: 7,124
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rbryan4
Amen. One man's quiet is another man's roar.
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I hear you, my "quiet" Honda sure sounds loud to me. And I run it in the covered truck bed with just the tail gate open.
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Bob
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08-24-2016, 02:47 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Trailer: 2015 Escape 19 "Seventy Degrees"
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Not sure I would take mine camping as I've never wanted to do generator camping, mine is mostly for portable work and tools. However, we are contemplating spending a good bit of time someday soon in places like S Padre, so might reconsider after giving those type areas a a trip or two.
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08-24-2016, 04:53 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia
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when I get a long term, in the shadows type campsite, and my solar panels are doing little to no good, I've plugged into the power source on my tailgate and I idle my truck for an hour or so. It certainly doesn't get the award for cost bennifit as far as gas goes but it works guite well. Oddly, it's also quieter than a lot of generators I've heard. I've seen others use jumper cables directly to the battery. I don't have an AC unit on my 17 foot so I'm just powering water pumps, refrigerator, fans, LED lights and electronics.
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08-24-2016, 05:56 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Greg A
Not sure I would take mine camping as I've never wanted to do generator camping, mine is mostly for portable work and tools. However, we are contemplating spending a good bit of time someday soon in places like S Padre, so might reconsider after giving those type areas a a trip or two.
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Just do South Padre when everyone else does Greg - in the winter, when the highs are in the 60s and 70s. No AC needed, so no generator either. Works for us.
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08-24-2016, 09:21 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Trailer: 2015 Escape 19 "Seventy Degrees"
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That sounds like a perfect plan, Robert. We do seek 70 Degrees!
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