Thanks for the words of advice. I know a 1000W would be too small for my purposes but would be nice to have for the portability for camping, tailgating, etc. I think that I want a 3500W or bigger and am willing to take a bit of risk for cost savings, as much as I'd love a Honda of that size. I'm zeroing in on Generac and am waiting to hear back from a guy who is selling a 5000W Generac. Of course it is used but I would check it out first since the seller is local. I open to some of the other brands sold at Sears and Walmart/Sam's. If I want to step up a little in price I can try Pramac that use Honda engines. They are a bit tough to find other than online.

The main issue is that many I see online are not CARB complaint and cannot be sold in California. We're quite limited by that. At this point, my search is still on but I'm hoping to get that 5000W Generac. The guy is asking $475 for it and supposedly it's got very few hours of use on it.

Any opinion of the little Generacs? Would they be the best of the size I'm looking for? (Excluding Honda.)

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