ditto.. honda's are the best of the portables. and like jeff said, i think the 1000w is way too small. you need at least 4000w imo. i have a generac 4000 that was given to me when i got my trailer and have used it out at the track. with just the simple portable stuff we bring to the track, the 4000w was doing a great job. someone in the pit crew also had a smaller unit (can't remember which one) but it was having a hard time powering the 110v house lighting on the big 44' trailer (the onboard onan in the trailer wasn't working).

and if you use the male-male cable to reverse feed your house, be SURE to shut off the main breakers. you do not want to backfeed back to the grid and kill a lineman working to restore power. get a transfer switch installed... should be under 500 bucks installed with permits so you don't get sued either... and you don't want to backfeed when the grid comes back on line either...