during the last freeze we lost power at our home. i use a cpap machine . I sleept in my truck. The next day i went out and bought a champion generator. run a extension cord through the bed room window so i could sleep the next night. i was cold but I got a good nights sleep.

This thing does everything I wanted and more. Runs great on propane right out of the box and puts out plenty of power for my travel trailer, heaters and everything else I could get plugged into it. I literally couldn't use all the power out was able to provide. Runs relatively quiet to which is a bonus.

I bought this generator because I live in an all-electric neighborhood and I really needed some support. The dual fuel generator is a great option, and using the propane option prevents me from having to use gasoline stabilizers in the off-season. The generator isn't weather resistant, and like most companies they sell a solution. Because this generator is required to be outside, I'd love to see a better price or better options for protecting it from rain incursion. Also like most generators it doesn't have wheels for easy transport, but a creative person can get this thing more mobile for less money. (Square Furniture dolly) The generator is quiet enough, and powerful enough for my needs.

After spending much time researching, this Champion Dual fuel is the best for the price I could find. This will only be used for emergency / power outages. I prefer the propane fuel option which, due to the consumption rate of 50% for normal running 3150 wattage output, is said to only use one tank of fuel per 10.5 hrs. That means running only when I need it, lets say 5 hours per day during an outage, I could realistically power what I need and keep my food cold for about a week on just two or three tanks kept in reserve. I also have the gasoline option, but only plan to use that in an emergency if there is a shortage of propane after I run out of my reserve. Propane is cleaner and I expect the generator life to be long if I only use that type of fuel.

Got it ready for Hurricane Ian. At first I could not get it to run more than a minute. I contacted Champion and got a great guy who explained to keep adding oil until I could see it hitting the threads of the dip stick area. Luckily hurricane stopped short of my area.

I bought this prior to Florence and when the power went out, it started on the first pull and ran for 3 and 1/2 days with no problems. Ran frig, freezer, microwave, and all the chargers and lights we needed! Used both Propane and gasoline. Very Happy.

Immediately after un-boxing this unit, I filled the crankcase with oil, connected a propane tank, set the choke, pulled the starter cord twice and it started. I let it run a couple hours with some electrical devices connected. The unit performed just fine. I have plenty of full propane tanks. I'm thinking of not even using gasoline unless totally necessary.

We bought this to use for our camper, and it works great, powered everything without fail <note, we did not try air conditioning on this>. Starts really easily, and the dual fuel option is awesome. My only gripe is that the description said it was quiet and it most definitely is not. We had it behind our camper, probably 20 feet away from where our campers were circled and we had to raise our voices to be heard over the noise. This is our first generator purchase and overall we are happy with it. The price at Sam's was the lowest we found.

The generator runs great….. very happy with it. But there was a casting on one of the motor mounts that was broke. The machine was packed very well so in order for the piece to break someone must have dropped it a considerable distance. When I started it, the motor barely vibrates so I made a piece to replace the broken casting instead of returning the machine.

1 star so far. Unboxed the unit, followed all pre start steps, put fuel in it and the fuel ran out between the cab and the intake port. Contacted CS and they have been great so far but still waiting for parts. So I have not even started this unit yet.