In spec'ing out my truck, I have decided to go with a company in Texas called kitchensonwheels. They seem to do great work and have been easy to work with. They are recommending that I go with an inverter over a generator and they say it will handle all of my power needs, even though I estimated all of my equipment needing about 13000 watts. Of course, everything won't be operating at all times though. The system they're talking about operates at 8500 watts and they say it can handle peaks up to 14000. It uses 3 Lifeline batteries that they say will last me 4-6 hours before needing to be charged by running my truck engine. Since I'm mobile and likely will never sit over 3 hours in one spot without shore power, that would be acceptable to me.

I like the advantages of the inverter, but don't know what the disadvantages are or how reliable they are. So any input or thoughts would be appreciated... My main concern, obviously, is to have a reliable system that will handle my power needs at all times. They assure me that it will, but don't want to rely solely on the promise of the salesman!

Anyone have experience with them?