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The Pre-wife and myself have decided that the next big purchase is a portable gen. Oh and a new plastic trash can just to fill with water if this happens again. Dumping ice in the washing machines is great but weird pulling a drink out with a sock.
But 3 hurricanes in 2 months is crazy.
Good moves and I would suggest a small gas camping stove as the gen may be working hard just to keep the freezer and all USB items going. Some USB or 110v chargeable lanterns would not go astray either. You will need to take the gen set inside at night or it will "evaporate" as well.
Congratulations on the Pre-wire also.
You may want to look into some sort of power brick and a small solar panel. You can get a power bank with a flash light and small built in solar charger can recharge the phone a number of times and perhaps run a small camping light and/or a small personal fan. A 40 watt solar panel is not too expensive to extend the battery life.
Not sure what a small duel fuel generator cost these days. Gas and Propane so if you have a couple of 20lb tanks you are good for a couple of days. Once things go to hell propane may be harder to find than gasoline.
I have had a 2KW generator for decades but it is currently inop and needs work. Fortunately a few years back Northern Equipment advertised a 4KW unit with 110V and 220V output for something like $225. And they could deliver it to the store and I could go pick it up with no shipping cost. I used it for the first time when our power went down in Hurricane Nicole where wind hit and some awnings took down the power lines. I did not need it for Hurricane Ian, since the power stayed up despite it being a direct hit.The Pre-wife and myself have decided that the next big purchase is a portable gen.
I have had a 2KW generator for decades but it is currently inop and needs work. Fortunately a few years back Northern Equipment advertised a 4KW unit with 110V and 220V output for something like $225. And they could deliver it to the store and I could go pick it up with no shipping cost. I used it for the first time when our power went down in Hurricane Nicole where wind hit and some awnings took down the power lines. I did not need it for Hurricane Ian, since the power stayed up despite it being a direct hit.
Another purchase you might consider is one I made: a window unit air conditioner, which I can use to make one room comfortable if I am running on generator power. You also should buy a 12V to 125VAC power inverter to enable you to run more items off your car.
Keep an eye out for good deals on generators after the hysteria dies down.
Beware of feather merchants from up north offering repairs or tree removal.Thanks for the advice. Can you show a pic of the 4kw genny? Love to see what it looks like and maybe I can find one. Regarding a/c units, we have 3 in storage that are only 2 years old along with our central air. This Jersey boy is figuring out life down here. And here I thought the gators would be the problem.
Good excuse to bury yourself into the hobby room work bench.