I have a gas generator that was purchased after Frederic in 1979...it still runs great. I just run it in spurts not all the time.
I'm going to buy a very small generator just to run a fan for sleeping at night. Harbor Freight has one on sale for $89.00 right now.
I'm going to buy a very small generator just to run a fan for sleeping at night.If you've already got a generator, you might be better-off getting a deep-cycle lead-acid battery and an inverter.
Run the generator for a while at its max-efficiency power to charge the battery, then use the battery to power the fan via the inverter.