I actually bought this generator a bit ago, but other than breaking it in, I have not had the chance to use it until now. We were at the lake and we lost power at our site. I fired up the generator, which is very easy to do with the electric start. The unit ran our AC unit with no issues. We are very pleased with how the generator performs. It is a bit louder than I was hoping, but once you step away a few feet it is no issue. We ran it powering our trailer with all typed of different loads for around 4 hours. It never burned a tank of fuel. It seems to be an excellent purchase. A good price for a good product. It maybe a touch louder than the red or blue generators, but it is also a third the price. I am very pleased with it, the remote start option is very handy, being able to start and stop the unit from the comfort of our trailer is a VERY nice feature.
Used the generator for dry camping. Only have 10 hrs on it but it has been excellent on fuel and super quiet. My brother in-law has a Honda 3000 and it is definitely comparable but much lighter and the bonus is that it has wheels and a remote.
I bought 2 of these at the same time along with the parallel kit . Both units have the same symptoms: The engines surge, rpm goes up and down and will not hold a steady smooth rpm. I use these at the race track to supply power to my trailer, charge the race car after a pass, run blowers ETC... At times I have come out and found one or both had cut off and needed to be re started. Not good when you don't have time to troubleshoot what happened and why. I have found the issue seems to stem from the carburetor being too lean and not delivering enough fuel. I can partially engage the choke on either unit and the surging goes away, engine smooth's out and no problems.... I took off the covers and removed air cleaner assembly to reveal absolutely no way to adjust the carburetors on these units, they are throw away pieces. What is that saying about the longevity of rest of the unit?
Pros: GOOD PRICE POINT QUIET AND RELATIVELY LIGHTWEIGT