Should work well for you.
I bought a slightly larger Generac:
https://smile.amazon.com/Generac-712...b3de13370&th=1
It's still the small, lighter platform, but the extra KW handles surges, and it accepts a 30 amp connector. It still struggles with the AC, but we live in CO, at about 8000 feet, so AC is a once a year thing.
For us, it's all about the microwave and espresso machine. Our old genny still worked and made power, but it struggled with the micro...it was tired. I sold it for about $150 to someone who knew that it was tired but needed a bargain.
For sure, the Hondas and Yamahas are the gold standard, but, in my experience, the cheapos do the job for half the price or less. I'd rather have that 500 for other things...like gas in my boat.
As for boondocking, in my opinion, you ain't boondocking if you are serenaded by a generator all night. If you ever want to talk solar, I can fill you in. I have 400 watts of Renology solar on the roof and 2 x 6-volt golf cart batteries on the tongue, and, in sunny Colorado, I don't use my genny for battery charging. It only runs about 30 minutes a day...15 minutes each morning and early evening to make lattes...because we aren't savages.
The solar does the rest, and our furnace runs a lot at night, even in the summer, because, it drops into the 40's often overnight...hell, every now and then it snows in July here. If you're into boondocking, and if you don't live in the PNW or Syracuse, NY, solar performs well.
Happy camping.
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