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<blockquote data-quote="willnotgoquietly" data-source="post: 2112290" data-attributes="member: 9416"><p>Don't forget that the motor life on the small cheap generators is not all that great. A few hundred hours. A diesel would last a long time but cost a bunch. Running the generator would attract a lot of attention. Anyway get a Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor for 20 bucks or so and measure all the things that need to run. I'm hoping that I could run my cheap harbor freight 3300 watt generator for a few hours morning and evening to keep the fridge cool. Charge a 12 car battery at the same time and use it to charge phones and run small things. Also buy some extra oil and change the oil every few days. Maybe that would help keep it from burning up.</p><p></p><p>Some more thoughts. </p><p>Put/Keep 100% gas in at least one car. Generators and motorcycles don't like ethanol. </p><p>Do we really need power for everything? Our grandparents lived without power. It would be much cheaper to to get alternate means to do things then buy a huge generator. Oil lamps, board games, vent free fireplace [If the gas was on]. Dutch over over the grill. What do we need power for vs what do want power for kind of thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="willnotgoquietly, post: 2112290, member: 9416"] Don't forget that the motor life on the small cheap generators is not all that great. A few hundred hours. A diesel would last a long time but cost a bunch. Running the generator would attract a lot of attention. Anyway get a Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor for 20 bucks or so and measure all the things that need to run. I'm hoping that I could run my cheap harbor freight 3300 watt generator for a few hours morning and evening to keep the fridge cool. Charge a 12 car battery at the same time and use it to charge phones and run small things. Also buy some extra oil and change the oil every few days. Maybe that would help keep it from burning up. Some more thoughts. Put/Keep 100% gas in at least one car. Generators and motorcycles don't like ethanol. Do we really need power for everything? Our grandparents lived without power. It would be much cheaper to to get alternate means to do things then buy a huge generator. Oil lamps, board games, vent free fireplace [If the gas was on]. Dutch over over the grill. What do we need power for vs what do want power for kind of thing. [/QUOTE]
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