Sam's Club has the Champion Dual Fuel 2500 #200962 on sale for $499 right now. This one is slightly different than the #200961 in the youtube video above and has two 2.1A USB ports instead of the single 8A 12volt plugin. For $100 difference in price I can do without the 12volt plug.…
We are considering a generator primarily to recharge the batteries over cloudy weekends when solar cannot keep up. We want a generator with fuel flexibility so we don't have to tote gas cans around on each trip. We also figure if we're buying a generator, we might as well get one with enough oomph to power the AC. Gas and…
@rhyno Funny thing, just after writing the post to you, I saw a new post with a video from a forum member with a 2021 400 and the champion 2500 dual fuel installing a soft start because he couldn't get it to operate reliably without it. I just left a comment in his YouTube video wondering if the 16 gauge looking extension…
We have this generator. It usually starts easily. So far I have had trouble starting it one time. The solution was to turn it back to the prime/choke setting. I pulled once (again) and it sputtered and then I immediately switched over to propane and it ran great. All-in-all we really like our Champion 2500 Dual Fuel…
@rhyno Did you ever give the Champion 2500 dual fuel a try? I'm at the point of looking for the smallest genset I can carry to run the Coolcat - and would love the option to use propane. The specs per Champion seem to support it working for the Coolcat, even on propane - as the propane running watts and amps are listed as…
A fair number of threads on here about genetic so do a search for Champion Dual Fuel. Cat runs at 1330W. Once started, you won't be able to run much else. Starting is the big initial draw. An easy start device can help there as well. Depending on what you regard as "essential" in your camping experience, this may fit the…
The running wattage looks to barely be enough. I think the Cool Cat pulls 1300 watts or so. It’s really the startup that’s the main issue for most but at 2500 watts I think you’d be fine. I considered a dual fuel but the reduction in power using propane made it not worth it for us. I just bought a Westinghouse igen2500…
I recently learned that there is power degradation associated with altitude, I think I remember it being about 14% at 4,000 feet but don’t quote me! Something to keep in mind. Maybe you don’t have to have AC at altitude? I installed my soft start last week and only made two bonehead moves - good performance for me. I’ll…
@rhyno I received my 2500 Dual Fuel today, and after reading the 175 reviews on the Champion website, I was a bit apprehensive regarding it starting easily on propane. I'd say half of those reviews mention starting on propane, with most saying it was difficult to impossible, with about 10% saying it started easily. I'm…
@rhyno I've only run the air conditioner for about an hour (in Eco Mode) in my driveway to test the system, and it ran flawlessly during that test. I have the hardwired version of the Hughes Watchdog. I did my testing with a 15' RV 30A cord to minimize potential voltage drop - though I have no back to back testing with a…