[Oshkalaboomboom]

I was looking to buy a small generator and when I did I noticed that it burned through 7 gallons of gas every 24 hours!. This was a modern generator so I doubt most others are any more efficient. Unless you lived in a place where you could store hundreds of gallons of gas how would you be able to run it for any extended period of time? Even if it was a propane generator you would still need a lot of space to store fuel, space that might be better used storing water and food. Plus you have the expense, $20 to $30/day depending on where you live and gas prices. I just don't see how I can make those numbers work.

[JRandomFreeper]

In the mountains, I had some solar for small stuff, and a genset for needed things. Some days the genset didn't get run at all, most times that it was run, it ran for less than 20 minutes to get done what needed to be done.

In the third world, electicity for an hour a day beats the hell out of no electricity at all.

/johnny

[The Cajun]

I was looking to buy a small generator and when I did I noticed that it burned through 7 gallons of gas every 24 hours!.

Ration its' use, you don't run it 24/7, forget about air conditioning, use only when absolutely necessary.
Been there done that.
Can push my small one (6.5KW, 10HP)probably over a month with just 50 gallons of gasoline if I needed too.
See post #81 also.

[blam]

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.

[bgill]

Think solar generator.

[Donnafrflorida]

i bought a fire brick maker. you can use wet leaves saw dust or shredded newspaper. burns for about an hour. everyyhing i buy now needs to be renewble from nature. in fact i am making some tomorrow with grandkids. sheesh i need to get a life.