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Originally Posted by lockedlex
Let's drop the idea that it'll be needed for camping and just for home use in that case. Seems in general that battery powered ones, except for their "not easily refillable" issue (except maybe a solar panel) are actually acceptable nowadays?
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100% conditional on your use, but my gut feeling is that it'll be easier to obtain and use a gas genny for home. Yes, battery are acceptable but they're a bigger investment with a longer timetable to payout. IMHO, battery is better for lots of small outages and gas (nat gas/propane being the best) for Major outages. Thinking back to living in Juenau, AK, where they have a lot of outages in the winter, and usually for a long time (think weeks to a month, not days), everyone runs diesel generators.
Like I said above, I don't bother with anything for the home. A few hours without power isn't a big deal ~ I have a wood stove for winter heat, camping gear for cooking/lights, and a hand-pump well for water (plus a few gallons in jugs). If it's worse than that, I'm fully contained with my camping setup and can be comfortable for as long as I can put fuel in the tank. This is why the answer is use/situation conditional. Only you know what'll work best for you.
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