[eeroger]

We lost power during Irma for about 20 hours. We have an inexpensive portable 3500 Champion gas generator that served us well. It ran the refrigerator, coffee pot, table lamp, & charged cell phones. We only used 5 gallons of gas. We did not run it non-stop for the whole 20 hours. Only enough to keep refrig/freezer at required temp. When we bought the generator we also purchased a special heavy duty extension cord to plug into the generator with three prongs coming off of it. You can then plug 3 of your regular extension cords into this special item.