[SlickWillard]

Obviously you've never been around a tactical/quiet military 60kw generator. That's what I've recently reclassified to operate and they are amazing pieces of equipment.

Do you have any links for companies that you can recommend?

For a while I've been semi-seriously nursing this fantasy of going 100% offline - phone service from a cell phone company, internet connectivity off a satellite [e.g. DirecPC], and power from my own diesel generator [which would also power the well, for potable water].

The sorts of consumer-grade generators that they sell at e.g. Home Depot are almost as loud as going to a tractor pull, or a monster truck race.

[Tailback]

Onan's a big name, their transfer boxes are pretty much the only ones used by the military at fixed sites. The military generators are built by different companies to specifications. At my next drill I'll try and get some more info.