Generator Advice?

Looking for advice on a good, dependable QUIET generator.....
I had a Onan years ago I really liked it was a 2500, I replaced it with a noisy undependable 4K Briggs and Stratton one I bought at Lowe’s about 16 years ago.
I often need a generator for the work I do and as we are hoping to do more camping it would do double duty so it needs to be QUIET. Power goes out at times so maybe triple duty....
I started looking at ones at TSC, Farm and Home and even heard Harbor Freight has a good one.
Since I don’t think they will fire up a floor model I thought I’d ask here if anyone has one or has researched into them.
I’m thinking something around 3500 would suit both needs.
Thanks in advance.


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No first hand experience but I've heard the Honda is quiet.

I acquired a small portable Ryobi, it seems pretty quiet.

It can also be connected to a second if more power is needed.


But I live in a noisy house, so an elderly couple who lives alone might not think it’s as quiet as I do........


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In a word...Honda...but they are EXPENSIVE.
The ultimate set-up is a pair of 2200's. Easy to carry, can be paralleled to double output, needed for your 3500 requirement. Yamaha's are the same.
Did I mention expensive? BTW..thieves love them.

If you can believe the Harbor Freight comparison charts, theirs beats Hondas of similar size. For the money it's a no brainer. I can't attest to their longevity or reliability first hand, but I do own a number of power tools from HF and so far am pleased. FWIW.

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I like Generac....replace muffler with a larger one to make it quieter.

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I like Generac....replace muffler with a larger one to make it quieter.

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Steve, we have a Yamaha 3000 starts 1st or 2nd pull. It runs everything in my 5th. Wheel. You can't hear it 20' away. Best one I ever had.

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They also say with all the sensetive electronics nowdays you should run an inverter genny not the standard ones. Standard ones put out 'dirty' syne wave power that can cause issues.

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Don is correct. They make a generator now that has that included. Pure sign is the term.

I second Yamaha but also Honda. On the cheaper side, Champion makes a long lasting unit (at least they did). They also make the units for BP, Cabelas, and probably several other rebrands. What I have seen though, the rebrands are more cheaply built than the actual champions. Plastic fuel shut off vice metal, plastic throttle vice metal, stuff like that.

Most now days have an efficiency mode too.

Never been around a Yamaha but I've been around a lot of generators. I use to bow fish, a lot. I've seen hundreds and hundreds of different ones.

The only one I've ever seen that's quiet is a Honda.

Every other kind, everyone had to ​TALK LIKE THIS TO BE HEARD

Can only vouch for Honda, I picked up a EU2200

Buy it once and have it for life

I have 2 Briggs & Stratton, great units, however they are NOT even close to quiet!


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Quiet is in the eye (ear) of the beholder. With Steve being past the big 6-0 it could roar like a freight train and he probably wouldn't hear it anyhow.

We all need to focus on pleasing Judy.:ThumbsUp

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Quiet is in the eye (ear) of the beholder. With Steve being past the big 6-0 it could roar like a freight train and he probably wouldn't hear it anyhow.

We all need to focus on pleasing Judy.:ThumbsUp

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Jerry,

If we did that, Steve would be on a pedal bike generating electricity, so he can get back into that honeymoon banana colored speedo........

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Yamaha EF3000iS 3,000 Watt Gas Powered Portable RV Power Inverter Generator Walmat-out of stock.

$1,673.16
List $1,999.00

Doesn't put out dirty electric. I did have another brand that did. Don's right about the "dirty elec"
make sure you get one that doesn't.

My wife and I were the host campers at Healy Lake State Forest Campground For 22 years. It is a 24 site camp, no electric, flush toilets, or running water. It does have hand pump water, and new style out houses. the last 14 years there we had a Honda EU 3000 i. It was real quiet had electric start and an econo switch, that would run at idle speed until the demand increased then would adjust speed as needed. Would run every thing in the fifth wheel except the air conditioner.
I now have a Honda EU 2000i. works great, but can't run as much stuff as the 3000. The EU 3000i is a little quieter than the 2000.
I also bought a 3000 Harbor Freight inverter generator. It has same features as the hondas, comparable to the Honda 3000 for quiet. Don;t know if it will work as long as my Honda 3000 did or not yet.
I used the Honda 3000 6 months of the year. The Harbor Freight is used for longer primitive camping (2-3 week stays).
The Harbor Freight cost is around $600, The Honda 3000 around $2200, THE 2000 NEAR $1000.

Now that is good information.

buy a honda stay away from the junk from harbor freight. Yamaha is decent too.

Thanks everyone for the help.....never knew there was “ dirty “ Electricity


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I have the Honda 2000 inverters and they are super quiet also we camp with people that use the 3000 Hondas , super quiet..
also know of one using a Yamaha and it is very quiet also. i would say go with Honda or Yamaha if you plan on using it for a long time , both are proven and reliable. but not cheap :yikes

I chose this Honda 2200

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It’s a business expense which makes the 1K$ a little easier to justify.


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Good choice

By they way it's a 2800,lol

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I chose this Honda 2200

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It’s a business expense which makes the 1K$ a little easier to justify.


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Great decision, I have had mine for over 15 years and use it all the time as I usually night fish. I service it once a year and it always starts by the 2nd pull

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By they way it's a 2800,lol

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You are correct.

As Erin would say......stupid phone....


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Farm and Home. Can't beat them.

Nice one Steve.

Just bought a Champion last Fall, 9500 Watt to run the whole house, electric start (only way to go when you are old) and the thing is great so far, but it is NOT quiet.