As a guy that owned a NON honda gennie, I can say I support your decision!!!
Expensive? yes. Buy once, cry once, you'll never regret owning a generator that allows you to talk within 100 yards of the thing!
If you have to quiet a generator, the trick really is how heavy the material surrounding it is. Those sound waves will vibrate right through anything light. Cinder blocks worked best for me around it to channel the noise straight up-ish.
But seriously the next one I'd get would be a Honda. Plus I'd *NEVER* buy one used. Nobody drains the fuel from the carbs and then wonder why it doesn't start after sitting a year or two or three, then they put it on craigslist as needing a little work or something.
Fuel stabilizer is a good investment too , but you already knew that.
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