If you have a car, you have a generator.
Just get an inverter (750w) and some extension cords.
Anyone wanting details let me know
Upside of using your car+inverter= modest household appliance and tool power is:
1. EASY
2. convenient
3. really portable
4. FAR quieter than most any generator of the same size. When the power is off and NOTHING else is running or moving, you can hear a typical generator for MILES. That’ll bring flies to the honey. OPSEC.
DOWNSIDE: it’s not terribly efficient from a fuel consumption standpoint v. a good generator. But see 1-4 above.
We have an 1100W portable, a 5500W semi-rollable (real-man move-able) and a 2500W Whistler inverter, fused, for the 4X4 SUV, with an extra heavy duty battery.
Some of that goes with us; some is pre-positioned.
“How to power your house with your car and an inverter”
Here:
http://solar1234.com
He has a bunch of other stuff as well.
Your inverter should be rated for at least twice your anticipated load. (basic engineering)
Am I right in understanding that an inverter costs between $800 and $3500?