[calgarygringo]

As mentioned earlier I use 1 or 2 of the Champion 2000w depending on the trip. I also have a Champ 4000W of the non inverter design. What you need to think as you mention is if it is primarily for charging batteries it is all you will need and some especially for the minimal dollars. What you also have to watch is not to get caught up in the eg. "2000W" unit. This is a max load for a few milliseconds and not real. The Champ for eg. is really only 1600 continuous so AC is way out of the picture and running micro, toaster etc. all at once. Consider your parasitic load as well and you will be surpised what is running that you don't see. Get a Kill a Watt and you can see. Fridge pulls power, internal charger, radio, propane alarm etc. Some of these run all the time.

Originally Posted by Diemenz

I'm still on the fence about the generator. Went to 3 stores today and they all said buying a $1500 generator to charge up my batteries 4-5 times a year is overkill and directed me to lower wattage and cheaper models. I don't plan on using my AC on the generator so perhaps I should look at a lower wattage (and in turn quieter) model.