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Originally Posted by Shimpy
Lived in Fla. since 1953 and saw quite a few hurricanes in S. Fla. Up here it seems less vulnerable to hurricanes, and we also have underground power. I sold my generator before moving here. During power outages down there the generator was fine as long as you had gas, but if you ran it at night to keep the refrigerator working you'd keep the whole neighborhood awake. Honda makes the most quiet generators but costs more than double what you'd pay at Home Depot. I'd suggest a Honda, but only big enough to run the refrigerator, a fan and a few lights. Cook on the BBQ for all meals.
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I thought of the barbecue after I answered the last poster who used their Honda generator to power the frig and a window airconditioner....which I thought was a really good idea.........I told hubby and he said he just sold two 4,000 watt Honda generators but would definitely get a new portable one down at TV.
Up here, unfortunately, our power would usually go out in the winter..........and although it's been done.........standing out in a blizzard grilling is not fun..but yes, a gas grill would work in TV. We also had a camp stove ready for this past hurricane, but never needed it.....nor the lanterns, flashlights, etc.
All good hints to keep the food safe, etc. Thanks.