Reddit reviews Yamaha EF2000iSv2, 1600 Running Watts/2000 Starting Watts, Gas Powered Portable Inverter,Blue

The short answer to all of this is to buy a small generator if you absolutely *need to run an appliance like this for a short period of time. You won't use much gasoline in the generator. Some folks might decide that a hair dryer or a blender is a deal breaker.

There are a lot of smallish generators out there:

http://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-EF2000iS-4-Stroke-Generator-Compliant/dp/B002RWK9N2/

The Honda generators are really nice. You can set them to auto throttle up based on load so that you get the most run time from your gas. You may also look at the equivalent Yamaha generator too on Amazon. It's $150 cheaper and pretty much the same things as this Honda. A lot of the parts are also more easily sourced locally from what I've seen.

Yamaha EF2000iS

That generator is loud. Which means your gonna be kind of an asshole if you use it in a campground or festival sort of setting.

Better is an inverter generator. The Yamaha and Honda models are the gold standards. They are very quiet (58 db vs 74 db for the one you listed). They are also very light. I can easily pick my Yahama up and carry it..wherever.

However to run A/C you're likely going to need to buy two and chain them together which is pricey.

A good middle ground is this Champion inverter generator. It runs at 2800 watts which is probably enough for your A/C. It's much heavier, but has wheels so it's not too hard to get around.

I own both the Champion and the Yamaha. Since our trailer has a smaller A/C unit we generally carry just the single Yamaha with us, but that just barely can get us cold. Still for the occasional night away from shore power it's great.

When we're going boon-docking we carry the Champion which easily runs our trailer. I had the Champion first and it's been reliable, except that the pull coord became unthreaded. I didn't realize how easy that was to fix so I bought the Yamaha in a fit of desperation. To do it again I would have bought two Yamaha's up front. Way more $$, but still better in the end.

If you're looking at getting a generator, I grabbed one of these for my tailgate about 4 years ago and have never had a single issue with it: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002RWK9N2/ref=psdc_348967011_t3_B005ND19AE


We use it to power a 50" LED TV, speakers, and a few small appliances and phone chargers. We'll usually get about 6-7 hours out of one tank of gas from continuous use.


Also, if you buy it with Amazon Prime, free 2-day shipping...

The best two generators in that category are the Honda EU2000i or Yamaha EF2000IS — hands down. They both cost about the same ($1000) but only the Yamaha is available on Amazon if you have prime. Both generators can also be linked together with another identical unit to give you flexibility if you sometimes need 4000 watts.

Yes, both of those generators are substantially better than the lower end models. They also use less gas and are much quieter. Being quiet is important if you want to use the generator for camping.

The best solution for this is something like a Chevy Volt. There's an after market add on that lets you hook up to a 2000 watt inverter to it. Since the engine on a Volt is designed to charge the onboard battery it is better tuned to this. Of course you're buying a $35k car in that case, but in the future it' s more of an option.

I'd look at small portable suitcase sized generators. I have a 2000 watt Yamaha (http://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-EF2000iS-4-Stroke-Generator-Compliant/dp/B002RWK9N2) that is very quiet and very fuel efficient. You can even order versions that run from gas, propane or natural gas.

Bigger generators are going to use more gas, even if they throttle down...

I'f your primarily concerned about essential items, consider getting a smaller generator that can run longer on a gallon of gas, such as this https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002RWK9N2/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492978303&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=yamaha+generator&dpPl=1&dpID=41RR92Yk2mL&ref=plSrch

This or this

I have the 2,000 watt version and use it for tailgates, etc. Insanely quiet, has a fuel-saving eco mode (the generator will throttle itself to only provide the needed power), light, and starts on the first pull every time.

Are you planning on idling your car for six hours to keep battery charged? Not sure this is a good idea.

No expert, but these Yamaha generators are a popular choice. For the price you could call Uber and have your meal delivered though.

e: also, looking at some of the comments on the DeWalt inverter, it looks like if you have it connected via the cigarette lighter port in the car you are only going to get 140 watts.

> To get the maximum 2000W peak / 1000W sustained rating, you must connect this inverter directly to your 12V power source (Meaning, NOT with the 12V cigarette lighter adapter).
In the box, DeWalt provides 3 ways to power this unit:

1. 12V cigarette lighter adapter (the socket inside a vehicle). If you use this connection, you are limited to only 140W of power. You could charge your phone, tablet, even a laptop with this connection but not much else.