Penguin II or Brisk II 11K A/C for 16' Bambi?

[larry9000]

I'm looking for advice on purchasing the Dometic Penguin II or the Brisk II A/C for our 2006 16" Bambi. Looking at 11K BTU for either.

Some history: We had our 11K Penguin I A/C fail right before a trip through the hot and humid midwest a few years back. No 11K Acs were immediately available, so we had a Brisk II 13.5K unit installed. It works fine on shore power, though a bit loud, but we're unable to power it from our Honda 2200 generator which has been converted to propane. We live at 6800 feet, so the altitude is an issue too.

So, we're biting the bullet 3 years later and replacing it with an 11K unit to keep power consumption down. (The previous 11K unit cooled the 16' Bambi just fine). We'll add a MicroAir Easy start to either to help out too. I'm looking for advice on which one to buy and specifically if one may take a lower startup power than the other. Everything being equal I'd choose the Penguin II because I like its low profile on the roof. That said, if one has a lower power advantage, I'd choose that one.

Advice?