Can’t Afford an Expensive Generator? Do This Instead

Generators aren’t cheap, particularly anything worthwhile. Solar generators, while useful, are even more expensive by the time you add in the panels and battery add-ons. What’s worst of all is that many people buy the fancy generators, never use or maintain them, and find out years down the road that they can’t get the generator to start when needed most. Yikes! (I think my father-in-law bought his generator more than a decade ago and has never tried to get it running.)

For what it’s worth, I’d mentioned many years ago that I’m not a fan of generators. That said, there are some good reasons for having one around, such as for running a window air-conditioner during the relentless summer heat. But, for most of use cases, you can get by without one. With that in mind, the video below discusses several ways to do just that, most of which will help you stay better prepared for a variety of scenarios, not just a short-term power outage where a typical generator might prove useful.

For what it’s worth, the easiest (and least expensive) way I’m aware of for you to be prepared for short-term power outages is to purchase a power inverter. I used to recommend a lowly 800-watt inverter, but these days I suggest at least a 15000-watt or even 2000-watt Energizer inverter. Add in a long enough and thick enough extension cable (you may need to maneuver your vehicle and take some measurements) and a few cans of stabilized gasoline using PRI-G and you have a ready-made generator (in the form of your vehicle) sitting in your driveway already; this idea is briefly discussed in the video below about two-thirds in. Here’s what else you can do…

Power outages are increasingly frequent, leaving families, like yours, vulnerable and unprepared. Have you truly thought about what would happen if you lost power for days, weeks, or even longer? How horrible would a summer heatwave be without air conditioning? How deadly would a winter storm be without heat? Most people don’t believe problems like these can happen to them, but history has proven them wrong repeatedly.

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Imagine the peace of mind that comes with knowing your family will have light, heat, air-conditioning, and be able to keep the refrigerator running, no matter what. This little known expert knowledge empowers you to choose the solution for your situation, set it up efficiently, and keep it maintained for long-term reliability. With The Lost Generator, power outages will become one less giant problem for you to worry about.

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3 responses to “Can’t Afford an Expensive Generator? Do This Instead”

  1. GregE

    I have used a 2000W inverter connected to the car battery to keep a freezer running during a summer power outage a couple of years ago and that worked but as noted in the video it drained the battery fairly quickly to the extent that I had to restart the car about every half hour and run it for about 15 minutes to recharge the battery which did use a fair bit of fuel but fortunately the power outage only lasted for about 10 hours in total and we left the chest freezer unpowered for the first 5 hours as it will hold cold for around 12 – 20 hrs. Note that the inverter (Atem Power 240V) had a voltage in/out display which was useful to show the level of discharge of the car battery and we used a set of jumper leads as the high current wires from the battery to the inverter.

  2. Frank

    If you check out Steven Harris, he’s a proponent of inverters connected to your car or truck. I do happen to have a couple of lower wattage inverters for the purpose of keeping my cell phone powered and maybe charging a laptop but would like to build a complete system to include a battery bank and solar panels.

    The use of your vehicle’s engine and the other accessories doesn’t require a lot of work to setup or a lot of maintenance. Besides we have to keep our vehicles running anyway. You fill your car’s tank as usual, and you are ready to go.

    We have used a generator in the past and it was great, but it had to be refilled often and then someone used it for a job and destroyed it. We have another one now JUST for hurricane season.

  3. Richard

    Every power conversion from DC to AC, or vice versa, involves an energy conversion loss. If your ultimate source of recharging power is solar, it is desirable to use DC gadgets, therby avoiding the expense and losses of using an inverter. RV stores carrier a wide variety of DC gadgets e.g. coffee makers, coolers. In this scenario a charge controller may be highly desirable.

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