Hey Chad,
I work at a local retailer that sells honda, ETQ, generac and so on. From what I see on a day to day basis is that if you want a generator that is going to last and have the least amount of problems go with the honda. I see a lot and I mean a lot of ETQ’s come back. Generac in my opinion is better than ETQ but it still isn’t as good as a honda, I talk to a lot of customers about generators and when they come back with a broken cheapy they always say “I should have just spent the extra money and been done with it”. I do understand that the $300 generator is appealing but more times than not they come back. Just my two cents.

Im also going to try to make it to grindstone after opener, I’ve never fished the lake, how is the trout bite up there.