Champion 3800-Watt Dual Fuel RV Ready Portable Generator - Ready for Any Adventure!

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Mexico on Aug 31, 2023

Ehud: I bought this model in March 2020, and it's been 33 months. I got it with the 50' NEMA L5-30P extension cord, and an adapter to 3x NEMA 5-15Rs. I prefer the locking fully-inserted plug to the RV-style that can get loose, fall out, or arc.

PROS:
Since this is intended for standby/emergency use, it has been on a battery tender (NOCO Genius 1) and always cranks strong and starts once the fuel hits the cylinder. Champion recommends stopping the running motor by starving it of fuel and not by turning off the power. While this will prolong the life of the generator by not having fuel sitting and rotting in the cylinders or fuel lines, this means starting can take up to 15 seconds. My personal preference is to crank for 5 seconds, and if no start, wait a bit for starter motor to cool and retry.

In August 2022 I decided to take it off the battery tender, and see how long the battery could provide starting power. The generator is run at regular intervals, and while I started at 30 days, I lowered it to 14 for testing the battery, then slowly raised it up... and January 2023 it started fine after 45 days.

I usually wheel it out, start it up, run 15 min with no load,...

United States on Jan 14, 2023

John K. Brown: I recommend this generator wholeheartedly. I bought it in September 2018, despite my wife’s view that we did not need it, it cost too much, etc. After the derecho of Sept 2012, our area of central Virginia had no electricity for a week. Fortunately we were able to borrow a neighbor’s generator (they were out of town) – which made all the difference: power for two fridges, lights, a fan, etc.

So I finally went ahead and bought this product over three years ago. At the very least, I saw it as a kind of insurance. We lost power for three full days this week (January 2022). I fired up the generator for the first time (see caveat below), and ran it about 8-12 hours daily to run all of the above plus chargers for phones and computers. It was a lifesaver. Even running only half of every day, the power kept contents of freezer rock solid.

Operational details:
-- it is dual fuel generator, either gasoline or propane. This is a great advantage since propane is a very stable fuel (same fuel and tank used for gas grills). Gasoline is convenient, but gets old in any tank (in 6-9 months) and must be replaced. I only use propane. I already had two propane tanks for the...

United States on Jan 08, 2022