What is everyone's opinion on these little generators from Yamaha or Honda? http://www.yamaha-motor.com/products/gen/ef1000.html They seem handy, but also pricey. I like their size for handling. I want to use it for taking out to my land where there is no electricity. Also to power the pitching machine for my son's baseball team when they are practicing in a vacant field rather than the league fields.
I am wondering if I should just get a larger one so that I can additionally use it if we get a hurricane. In that case, it would need to drive a freezer and fridge. The problem with one of those is that it is a big unit and not a one man job for carrying. On the other hand I can probably get one of the larger units (4500 watts) from Home Depot for a little more than half the price of one of the cute units that is only 1000 watts.
I really need an opinion here. Thanx