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My father and I likes to camp out and go fishing if time permits (due to my busy schedule we only do it once a year). I gave this genny, Yamaha EF2000iS unit last year on his 70th birthday and he was so enthusiastic about it and very excited to use. It weighs around 45 pounds and the old man still could carry this generator.

We went dry camping a year ago using my father’s 27-feet travel trailer. The generator did not even speed up past idle when plugged in the trailer with nothing except the built-in power system and a couple of lights. It did speed up when I run the 1000watts microwave as expected and it ran as if it was plugged to a normal outlet.

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The unit, even at full engine speed, is very quite. You can have a normal conversation without raising your voice if you stand around 7-feet from the generator. It has an “eco” setting which tapers down the engine throttle and noise when full load is not required. We also walked around the nearby campsites and we could not even hear our generator making a noise.

My father also uses this generator if they have power outages at home. He uses this unit just to keep the refrigerator running overnight and it stays in “eco mode” so it only makes a little noise. The fuel burn rate is very low that is uses only a fraction of what the larger would use.

This unit is expensive compared to any products manufactured in China but as a type of person who wants durability, quality and reliability, price is not a question.

Go to Amazon product listing here: Yamaha EF2000iS 2,000 Watt Portable Inverter Generator (CARB Compliant)