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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Crazyboat" data-source="post: 520394" data-attributes="member: 21552">This last hurricane got me thinking, a very dangerous thing. Where I live, I'm very fortunate to never have lost power more than 24 hours and we rarely loss power at all. But there are millions that routinely lose power for days on end. In a widespread black out it's even hard getting gas to refill your generator, so conserving fuel is a key factor. Which leads me to this. Assuming money isn't a factor, it would be wise to buy a battery backup system, large enough to power the refrigerator, the internet, charge laptops and phones a box fan and a few lights for 12 -14 hours. Then you crank up the generator twice a day for an hour or two to recharge the battery pack. Of course, you can add a solar panel or two during sunny days to help power things. This way you have round the clock power and you burn far less fuel then if you ran the generator 24/7.I'm not the smartest man, so feel free to shoot holes in this plan/idea.</blockquote>