Keep a generator on hand

I'm thinking about in the event of a prolonged power outage. This is happening more and more all the time. Last year we lost power for 2 days. Luckily we had 1 generator and we used it to keep the freezers going at our home and also my parent's home, about the length of a football field away. We used 6 hour rotations, placing it in the bed of the truck and moving it from house to house. We didn't lose any food. I would like to get another generator for backup. It really saved the day.

 

This reminds me of the time when our country was deep in the dark due to lack of power. We were renting an apartment and was kind of financially down. The apartment owner bought a generator that could make their refrigerator and tv run aside from some electric fans. We could their comfort while me and my husband couldn't sleep at night due to the hot weather. The power outage would start in the afternoon and would last until morning. The situation like that persisted for more than a month so I think buying a generator was a good idea.

But now, there is no problem of that kind except when there is a typhoon that electricity is voluntarily cut off. And when there is a typhoon, the weather is pretty cold so all we miss are the lights. And flashlights will do aside from the rechargeable lanterns that we have.

 

I can run most of my house off my vehicle if I need to!
Thinking to upgrade on my next vehicle so I can run the whole house!
but that is a few years away yet!