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Generator for ice house

germanshorthairs

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Was wondering if any one has the coleman powermate 1800 or 1850. I am thinking about getting one. They are small and compact and half the price of a honda. I would like any input from someone that has one-good or bad. Also if you have a generator other than a honda that you like I would like to hear about it. I just cannot justify the cost of a honda. Thanks in advance.

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I have the coleman 1850 and I am happy with it. I think the most stuff I have powered with it at once was 2 lights, a tv, and PS2. I hardly ever use it so I'm not sure what it is fully capable of. As far as noise, I set the generator about 20' from my house and can't hear it when I have the fans or radio going.

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I bought a reconditioned 1850 about 6 years ago. I think it is great. When I bought it, it had the same warranty as the new one but was 30% off the new price. It has never failed me yet and we use it hunting and for the entire ice season. We power, TV, Satelite receiver, DVD player, 8' Flourescent light, 3 small fans, microwave, and sometimes some other things like a toaster. You can hear it bogg down when you turn on the toaster. You need to turn a few things off while running that but otherwise its perfect. I have a 25' cord that I use. But mostly we put it in back of the pickup topper and leave 1 side window open. When you do that it is hardly noticiable even when the truck is 15' away. My friend has the same generator and he put some type of different muffler on his and it is much quieter than mine which is stock.

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I have the Coleman 1850 and when compared to the Honda eu2000 its way louder and bulker. The Coleman is a good cheap generator, but it is kinda of loud for a 4 stroke generator. If you want something cheap, little louder but performs get the coleman, but if you want all the above without the noise, and real watts get a Honda.

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You should look into a Kipor iG2000. Identical to the Honda 2000i, except the price. You can get a Kipor for less than $600 and they're very quiet at 54db, which is the same as Honda, and about as loud as normal conversation.

A Coleman will run fine and you can usually tell from across the lake that it is running. mad.gif Colemans noise rating is 71db, which is like being in a noisy restaurant.

And the Coleman is heavy at 70lbs compared to the Kipor and Honda's 48lbs.

I love my Kipor!

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I would agree with Loogie, look into the Kipor. My dad has the Kipor and I have the coleman 1850. His is 5 times quieter and seems to be built way better. It has the same interchangeable parts as a Honda and is alot cheaper, just my 2 cents worth.

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I bought it from GM. They had it for $999, but I had them call Northern tool (wanted GM bucks) and they matched Northern tool's price of $899. Then, last week I noticed a place in Grand Rapids had an ad in the Outdoor news, and it was priced at $819. So, back to GM I went. They matched that price as well and gave back my difference.

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I cant seem to find a Kipor 2000 watt for under $600. The cheapest I found was $799. Not saying it's not there, but I couldnt find it.

I paid $819 for my honda.

I agree, I looked at kipor before buying the Honda, but it came down to service, if for some reason the Honda needs warranty work I can bring it to any Honda dealer for repair. I have no idea where to bring a Kipor if it needed warranty work, I'm sure the Kipor is a fine generator, but I imagine any warranty work could be a nightmare.

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