Westinghouse iGen2550c

The current small Westinghouse replaces the older iGen2500 and gives you a 30A RV outlet and a CO sensor on a 2 kW inverter without paying Honda money. It makes 1,900 running watts and 2,550 peak, weighs 40 lbs and has an LED data center showing fuel level, load and remaining run time. Owners use it for campsites, tailgates and as a short-outage fridge-and-lights unit. Reports are positive on value and on how easy it is to carry, and most of the complaints are about the engine: it is small, so at full load the 1.1 gallon tank gives much less than the 11-hour figure that Westinghouse rates at a quarter load; the 52 dBA rating is a published figure, and owners say it is louder than that under heavy load. It parallels with a second iGen with optional cables. Westinghouse lists a $529 MSRP and sells through retailers such as Home Depot and Lowe's, where street prices move around that figure.

1,900 W running, 2,550 W peak·40 lbs with TT-30R outlet·CO sensor and LED data center