Probably best to just run the generator when you are awake and can guard it. At night just climb under a whole bunch of blankets to sleep. Breathing the cold air is the tough part. Can cause sickness eventually. What I would do is stay awake at night while running the generator. Have a loaded shotgun at the ready to guard the generator. When the sun comes up and warms things a little, shut the generator down and bring it inside. Sleep during the day without the generator running.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than 770,000 homes and businesses were still without power Thursday morning after snow and ice storms on January 27-28 left more than 1.3 million customers in the dark from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania, local utilities reported.
The storms hit Kentucky the hardest, leaving more than half a million customers without power in the Bluegrass State.
Heavy 1/2 chain, heavy Master lock and hidden movement alarm made from wireless door alarm will solve most stealing problems. Had mine chained to 4000 pound tractor (car or truck will also do) for a week after hurricane Gustov. Had shotgun and 44 mag. as auxiliary deterrents. I really saddens to hear about people trying to to survive being poisoned by CO from generators.
We have an excellent view of the end of the deck from our bedroom window upstairs, as does our son the incipient Marine. Besides, to steal it somebody would have to scale a gate and traverse the length of the house some distance above the ground, then manage to cut a couple of good sized logging chains and two BIG locks.