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Originally Posted by Bisjoe

The Predator from Harbor Freight is 3,500 Watts, and 57dB. Consumer reports recently did a comparison with the Honda 1,600 Watt vs Predator, and found that the Honda is not much better, and not enough to justify the cost at 2 times more. They also mentioned that the 3,500 is "recommended." The Predator 3,500 is $769.99, Honda $1,999. We plan to get the Predator in the spring.

I bought a Predator 3,500 watt inverter generator in the spring and have used it about four times this year. It starts without fail, runs great (smoothest under a load) and is very quiet. I often just leave it in the pickup bed (the DW and I team lift it) where it's very quiet due to the walls and tailgate reflecting sound upwards. On one trip we cabled it to the frame at the front of the trailer and the noise was not objectionable while sitting in camp about 25 feet away. The rattling of the single wheel locking plate was more annoying than the exhaust note so I wedged a twig in there and that stopped it. I walked a few campsites away and the exhaust was just a mild hum. You can buy an extended warranty from Harbor Freight.