I have been looking at inverter generators to take along when camping.
I needed something lighter (less then 70 lbs), at least 2000 watts peak. I preferred something like the Honda's that can be run parallel, and a name I recognized.
There are many China copycat manufacturers that are available and priced lower then the Honda, Yamaha and Kipor inverters. These have caught my interest but not my wallet. A little too much I don't know about them.
I heard that Walmart here in Canada has Hyundai generators and generator-inverters. I went to look at them figuring I would walk right back out of there empty handed. (My personal attitude towards Walmart in general.) I found the inverters, 1000 and 2000 watt. The price is what hooked me, under $500 Canadian for a 2000 watt. It weighs around 30 kg. or 66 lbs, 2200 peak watts 2000 continueous, 65 db.
I tried it on our camper and it will run the A/C and toaster at the same time.
Hyundai industrial and auto has a reasonable reputation. These inverters have been available in the UK for a little while.
These inverters are not set up to run in parallel like the Honda's but my initial curiosity has been satisfied that they will take care of my needs for now.
Stan

 

Hmmm.. I may have to check them out...

 

Did they have any larger units, like a 3500 watt unit? I know the 2000 watt unit can power a 13,500BTU A/C, but have hear it takes just over 3,000 watts to power the 15,000BTU A/C units which is what I have on my 5th wheel. I keep looking at the Honda's because they can be run in parallel and that it's easier to move two 60lb units verses one 100+lb unit.

 

I just looked at the walmart site , they had honeywell , but not hyundai .
I worked on some hyundai's cars when they first started showing up about 20 yrs ago , cheap copies of honda then , but seem to be better now .
With getting to play with one [ I have with the Chinese gensets from auto parts houses ] - they were not worth the savings , many thing went bad & could not get parts for them .
If these are better that helps , but I am not happy with making everything cheaper , now its hard to find quality , if you , do you pay = Honda .

 

I didn't see any 3500 watt Hyundai inverters. They do have the regular gensets in that size. This may be a Canadian Walmart thing.
Cummins or Onan has a 3200 watt reasonably priced. But they are over 100 lbs and I need something I can lift by myself.
Interesting thing, Honda's running in parallel are not approved for sale in Canada. They don't have the plugs on the panel like the US models do.
Stan

 

I worked in my last job location for 22 years, over that time we used a Honda generator, the same Honda generator. It was used and abused by all during summer and winter and never failed to start. Sure we didn't use it every day but it was there when I arrived and it was there when I retired. That gen set saved my butt over the years. My coin goes to Honda.