It depends what you are going to plug into the outlets and try to run at the same time. Most A/C units are 1800 watts Most Microwaves are 1800 watts Most Heat strips are 1800 watts Most hair blow dryers are 1200 watts. You could turn on a whole lot of lights and never come close to the power consumption on an A/C unit. I have a Yamaha EF 2400 is that is rated at 2400 watts. I can run my A/C, lights, built in radio/cd player all at the same time. If I want to use my Microwave, I have to turn off the A/C. Which is fine for me, since I rarely use the A/C since all my camping is in the mountains. The Yamaha weighs 72 lbs. Honda makes a 1000, 2000, and 3000. the 1000 will run the lights and radio, but not much else. The 2000 is marginal to run the A/C or Microwave, but only with everything else turned off. The 3000 would run any of the above items, and probably all at the same time. It weights 135lbs Onan makes a 4000 watt that is very popular with the RV crowd. Get an invertor type generator that produces cleaner power ( and usually are quiter) Your electronic devices ( cell phones, laptops, TV, Microwaves etc) will last longer with clean power. |