Sorry to hear you hate generators. Fact is, a lot of teams will ONLY use portable power, even if power is provided. Some comps, Jeff City, MO comes to mind, are portable power only. I use my generator most of the time because I'm not going to run 150' extension to plug into a multi tapped outlet that may, or may not provide me with clean, uninterrupted power throughout the event. I need to concentrate on my cooking and not have to worry about the power situation. I use a 6500 Honda and the only comments I ever get are about how quiet it is or teams asking to plug into my power. The last two guys who "borrowed" power from me .. both won the event! So for as much as you "hate" em Kris, they're here to stay. Sorry man.