(Part 2) Best outdoor generators according to redditors

Warning: this is a TLDR post!

Mind you, I'm a generator newbie and there are certainly lots of old timers on here who have plenty of hands on experience that would easily surpass my new found knowledge.

When it comes to portable generators there are basically two main types (hereinafter described as 'the old fashioned kind' and 'inverters'.

The old fashioned kind are the ones that construction sites typically use. They are gasoline powered and tend to sound like chainsaws while running. By contrast, typical inverter generators are often smaller and wrapped in sound deadening material that keeps their decibel rate at a level where you can hold a conversation while being near one and still hear the other person.

These construction type portable gens can also run on propane and in some cases natural gas. They are the least expensive of the two categories and will give you the biggest bang for your buck when it comes to maximum watts generated.

However, compared to the second category (inverters) they are the least fuel efficient to operate. Largely because in order to produce electricity they have to run at a constant speed of 3600 RPMs . So, while they may have a lower up front cost when you buy one - they can have a much higher operating cost long term due to higher fuel consumption.

In contrast, inverter style generators can idle at considerably slower speeds and can produce watts on demand without the need for those constant higher RPM's. The trade off being that inverters are limited in the number of watts they can produce. I was unable to find an inverter type generator that could produce more than 7500 watts.

Inverters also produce the kind of clean, steady, power required by sensitive electronic devices (PC's, tablets, etc) whereas the old fashioned kind can produce power surges that can damage such devices. Honda invented the inverter generator and their units are known for dependability and low noise but typically come at a very high premium compared to the competition.

As I was researching, I kept thinking about what our actual needs were. I realized that among those needs were having enough fuel on hand to keep the generator going for however long we needed it. Meaning, that given an emergency of sizable proportions, that might last days or even a week or two, we might be on our own with whatever fuel supply we had on hand and unable to easily replenish that fuel. In that case, a large gas hog type generator wouldn't be ideal.

Further to that, I factored in that generators tend to sit around for extended periods of time in between emergencies and gasoline will often start to go bad after as little as thirty days. That meant that whatever gasoline we stored for generator use would need a gasoline stabilizer added to it (Sta-bil is one). Letting the gen sit unused for a month or two with un-stabilized fuel still in the carburetor could lead to gumming it up. So, basically, gasoline powered generators require a bit more maintenance than propane powered generators.

The downside of propane powered generators is that, while they run cleaner, propane has about 10 to 15% less fire power than gasoline. Meaning, as in the case of the unit I bought that's advertised to run at 3600 watts? Fueled by propane it can only produce around 3300 running watts. With the lower powered inverter generators like the kind I've bought I will need to sacrifice my highest power suckers that run on 220/240, like dryers, heavy duty air conditioners, electric heaters, etc.

So, here's the deal. When it comes to what you need to keep yourself minimally served during a blackout, a smaller, inverter style, portable generator that runs on propane might be just the ticket. Because the truth is that you really don't need to power up your entire home all at the same time. Nor do you need to power your home for 24 hours a day. For maximum fuel efficiency you power it incrementally and for a few hours at a time.

For example, in the recent blackout we discovered that if we kept the standing freezer door shut that food stayed frozen solid for three and a half days without power. Meaning that, with a small portable inverter generator, that freezer could be powered up for a few hours every few days to keep things frozen and need not be powered on the entire time.

A portable inverter generator can be attached without a great deal of effort to your home's electrical panel (there are very affordable ways to do this and not so affordable ways to do this - I'll be using the quick and easy affordable method). Thus eliminating the need for extension cords.

Once the portable generator is attached, breakers in the panel can be turned off or on to supply specific rooms or receptacles with power. We have isolated the circuit that supplies power to the freezer and the circuits that supply power to my modem/router/PC, along with every other thing in our home. We went around with a wattage tester and tested all of our plug attached 110 watt stuff - made a list and figured out how much power it would all take. Added together it really wasn't excessive - handled incrementally it was entirely doable.

In the end I settled on this duel fuel model It's about half the cost of a comparable Honda or Yamaha inverter and it has the advantage of running on both gasoline and propane. It produces enough power to keep the important things we need going for a few hours a day. I'll be wiring it into our home's electrical panel tomorrow and should be prepared to weather the next power shutdown that is expected to start Saturday night and go on for as long as three to five days.

Having said all this, I would appreciate hearing from those of you with hands on experience with the use of emergency personal generators. As what I've written above is pieced together from research and can't compare to the knowledge you've gained from hard earned application.

TLDR: Old styled gasoline powered generators are super loud and can be gas hogs. New styled inverter type generators are more efficient and much quieter but can't produce the high wattage of older style generators. Actual power generation needs can be handled incrementally and sparsely by isolating parts of your home and running the generator for only a few hours each day. Dual fuel generators are desirable because they offer both gasoline and propane options.

I'll be picking this up this spring.

AIMTOM 230Wh 62400mAh Portable Power Station Solar Rechargeable Battery Pack Generator with 110V/200W AC Inverter, 12V Car, Type-C PD, 3 USB Outputs Clean Off-grid Pure Sine Wave Power Supply with Aluminium Alloy Enclosure for Outdoor, CPAP, Camping, Home Use and Travel (230Wh) https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07L2SSTCT/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_fImxCbCNMBDBW

Do you have a harbor freight near you? I have my good flashlights, but I also have a ton of their cheap ones stashed all over the house. (I do replace the batteries they come with with good ones.) If the lights go out, I can grab the closest one to get me by until I get to my good one.

As for backup batteries, I usually top them up about once a month or so. I have about a dozen or so and pretty much all of them will hold most of their charge for at least that long.

If you can afford it, I would recommend getting something like this.

ISUNPOW Portable Generator Power Inverter 42000mAh 155Wh Rechargeable Battery Pack Emergency Power Supply Outdoor Camping Home Charged Solar Panel Wall Outlet Car 110V AC Outlet 3 DC 12V USB Port https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076XKHTM8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_hEz3BbS7SDQMS

last time power went out, I was able to run my modem and router off of it for an hour or so until power came back on. It’s basically a giant backup battery, but it also has ac power output. You can even get a solar panel to keep it charged.

Now that I’ve said my piece, this post has reminded me that since winter is on its way, I should probably go check my genny.

Oh. One last thing. Make sure your camp stove is safe to run indoors.

Yeah a 100 watt panel for 400 amp hours is completely inverted, you need big solar and small battery, not large battery and tiny solar. The battery will die on you in a year or less if you don't keep it at 100% or nearly so pretty much 24/7 if it's lead-acid.

As for generators, gasoline is probably wisest if you're getting a portable one. There are pretty cheap and capable ones.

https://www.amazon.com/WEN-56200i-2000-Watt-Generator-Compliant/dp/B074H5HGSX maybe. I mean, a Honda would be great but they're pricey.

I think so. Here's a much cheaper and simpler package after tax:

$200 in mounting hardware, glue/sealant and cables.

$3200 for a Goal Zero Yeti 3k that has inverter, charger, monitor, and all the other shit built right in to the box that holds a 3kwh battery (should be plenty) and is completely portable so you can use it wherever and safely keep it outside the bus when not in use. May easily charge it at home or on the road by plugging it into a wall if you drained it and wanna charge it quickly as well, and you can tuck it wherever you like on the bus rather than having a whole closet of components.

$370 for 4x of these wildly popular and over-performing 100w poly panels that punch above their weight.


That's less than $3800 for a package that is gonna charge far faster and allows you to take your power with you. Will also take up far less room in the bus and is extremely easy to "install". Properly bolt the 4 panels to the roof, run the power cable into the cabin, then plug that sucker right in to the yeti. Done. If you really need more power just get another yeti or even a battery expansion pack. Still way cheaper than your deal and will only take an afternoon for you to install, same time you'd spend fucking with your installation guys and driving the bus around.

But honestly, even that's a little rich, before I moved to a yeti for the portability (I use the yeti as a power source for my film equipment which goes everywhere and charge it with the bus panels), I just had an old inverter, a dirt cheap charge controller and about 400ah in lead acid batteries, all of which with 400w in panels cost me less than a thousand bucks installed and worked fine.

10 grand definitely seems too rich imo. I'd pay 5k tops for 4.8kwh of lithium batteries and 340w panels with charging and inverter, which is what you're getting. Mostly because with the yeti I get 3kwh, 400w of panels and a great portable system for less than 4, installed, after tax.

The LPG generator you listed would be loud as fuck. you probably don't want the big ones.

I've been looking at a couple of different Champion Generators.
They have a little 2000w generator that is pretty quite, pretty damned affordable, and less than half the cost of the honda. About $440 on amazon.

The other one i've been looking at is about a 3000 watt dual fuel that runs about $850 (at costco.com)

i've seen the Wen you linked at a local farmers market and it was fairly quiet. I've also seen a Ryobi at numerous food trucks, also runs quite, has wheels for transportation, and is only $440 or so.

I just bought a new generator today and I didn't even know!

Maybe I should go get it a buddy and a parallel cable.

If you're looking for a gennie, can't recommend the Westinghouse iGen2200 Super Quiet Portable enough.

https://www.amazon.com/Westinghouse-iGen2200-Portable-Inverter-Generator/dp/B01MUP6L1U/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Don't get one of those old fashioned giant things. Too big, too immobile, too loud, too gas guzzling.

Heres the generator https://www.amazon.com/DuroMax-XP12000EH-000-Watt-Portable-Generator/dp/B01M0N8256/ref=sr_1_5?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1549643747&sr=1-5&keywords=genartors

Cool idea, but it doesn't really seem feasible, at least not as a portable solution. Looking at some standalone solar panel solutions available on Amazon, it looks like the best you can get is a 100W panel, about 3ft x 2ft (not a lot of power, and not very portable). The 100W is also for ideal placement, so assuming you're not constantly adjusting to track the sun, let's say you can expect 75W output during clear days. That's only enough to power some low-mid range gaming laptops, not enough for even a low power gaming desktop, and that's not even including the monitor.

You're going to need to run the output from the solar panels into a power bank which will convert the 12V DC into 115V AC. From what I can find, this conversion is only about 70-80% efficient, so there goes a significant portion of your power generation just from converting back and forth.

So let's assume you're going to need at least 3 panels to do anything useful, you have ~170W available after conversion losses. Forget about running an 8 core CPU, and forget about having a dedicated GPU, that's way too much power draw. The best thing you can use is a Ryzen APU such as the 3400G, which will draw about 65W for both the CPU and GPU. A full system running this CPU should come in at around ~120W from the wall. And an average 24" 1080p monitor draws about 30W.

So it's fun idea to speculate about, but not really practical, and far from portable. You'd be better off getting a little generator like this which would be enough for even the highest end gaming PC setups.

I would have to have my car running or my battery would die but yes that could work as well!

I've used portable generators in the past and they work totally fine, I was looking for something that can be solar powered and self contained without running extension cords or needing other gear.

I settled on the batteries and this additional power bank for my mixer which I also use to solar charge the batteries.

https://www.amazon.com/Rockpals-Portable-Generator-Flashlight-Emergency/dp/B07FFNTGZ6/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?keywords=300+power+bank&qid=1569724825&sr=8-5

So everything you see is solar powered and self contained, which I prefer, but you are 100% right there are other ways to do it.

Perhaps the best way would be 2x the rockpals which provide 3x 12v DC each, and can be directly solar powered. It just won't fit in my case.

In doing some more research I'm surprised how small and quiet some of these generators are now. I wonder whether 52db would get you noticed/towed while parked at a curb or a Walmart. I'd have to have some sort of enclosure to secure it safely outside the van, perhaps a trailer hitch box or roof mount. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MUP6L1U?aaxitk=ZO8kGskxjxEdmg9227FzWw

Goal Zero has two with USB-PD 60W:

• Yeti 1400, 1.4 kWh
  
• Yeti 3000, 3.0 kWh
  
  Both have WiFi to differentiate from their older versions, which have only USB-A ports.

Yeah anyone that gets that power option is getting hosed. You can go buy a 3000+ watt generator for less than that price.

https://www.amazon.com/DuroStar-DS4000S-Starting-Portable-Generator/dp/B004918MO2/ref=vsbg_gnrtr_418146_sr/158-3528414-7853567?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1479481437&sr=1-10

Ok, first thing. You need a battery. You can't just hook devices up to a solar cell and get good results. Solar cell output fluctuates so it needs to be regulated in some manner. The easiest method is to dump the juice into a battery and then consume it from there.

And that's just a start on your issues. You're going to need to get the electricity into the right voltage for your laptop to consume. Very basically you will need to go from DC at X voltage to AC at Y voltage, with X being the battery voltage and Y being the AC voltage your laptop uses.

It's complicated but fear not. You're not the first person to want such a thing and people have worked to simplify the situation for those who want to plug up and use, not break out an electrical handbook and soldering iron.

Check out this type of product. This is a link to the first one I saw, not a particular recommendation.

https://www.amazon.com/Rockpals-48000mAh-Portable-Generator-Emergency/dp/B07F3SBSRR/ref=asc_df_B07F3SBSRR/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=242042684287&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6616680489677306742&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9019216&hvtargid=pla-531055456745&psc=1

I have a portable power station which is great to charge your phone and curling irons or flat irons. Totally worth the investment. Set up a table and bring a small makeup mirror that you can flip to magnify

Portable charging station: ENKEEO Portable Power Station 155Wh Lithium Battery Supply with AC DC QC3.0 USB Ports, Solar Electric Generator for Camping Travel Home Emergency https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GJR5M6L/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_b-rRCb8A47700

What do you think about this?

https://www.amazon.com/ROCKPALS-Portable-Generator-Flashlight-Emergency/dp/B07FFNTGZ6/ref=dp_ob_title_garden

My goal is to run a macbook pro 15" each day for about ~5 hours. This particular device claims it can recharge a laptop 5 times which, starting from a full charge and lasting about 45 min per charge should be something like 4.5hrs of use.

Do you have any experience with these kinds of portable battery systems?

I highly recommend the Champion 3400 Dual-Fuel. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FAWMMEY/

I upgraded from a 2000 watt generator just like you so that I could power A/C on low while also running other things at the same time. I chose this one because it has an RV ready plug and also can run off propane or gas which is a great plus. Electric start is nice as well. It's not very loud, 59 dBA.

I liked this model because it has wheels and is a bit easier to move around, and the 3400 watts peak vs 3100 on the next lower RV ready model could make a decent difference in what I could do.

I have a nice Yamaha 2000 watt inverter generator that I was using before. It just didn't have the guts for things like the A/C or microwave. Like you I also considered getting a second one because you can chain them together, but then I have twice as much that can go wrong, twice as much maintenance, etc. I did keep it as an emergency backup at home but for ease of use when camping lugging around two generators didn't seem to make sense to me. I have a small solar panel setup that I use to top off the RV batteries during the day which is cheaper than dealing with two generators so worst case scenario I'd just be a little uncomfortable if it's hot out and the generator had issues.

I also installed a transfer switch at home so I can also use this to power critical items in my home in an emergency. Since it was just 120V that was pretty cheap too, I was able to pick up the transfer switch for under $200.

Bruh
DuroStar DS4000S, 3300 Running Watts/4000 Starting Watts, Gas Powered Portable Generator https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004918MO2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_RjCWzbSDYW70A

I'm starting small and I wanted to see if any of you have ever dealt with this device. I feel like the power for the price is great but if anyone has objections I'd like to hear why.

https://www.amazon.com/Kyng-Power-Generator-Continuous-Rechargeable/dp/B07DVSWLSR/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

On Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Waterlily-USB-Portable-Paddlers-Adventurers/dp/B07MXN2LXB

This is the generator that we have, it's only $309 right now. It worked perfectly last year to keep our freezer cold and run the pump for our well when we have a storm knock the power out for a week. We just ran it for a few hours a day to take showers, flush toilets, and make the sure the food in the freezer stayed frozen. The four gallon gas tank lasted most of the week, only had to fill it up once. The downside is the thing is heavy as fuck, Amazon says it's 104lbs and I believe every ounce of that.

[there's this ](http://Waterlily USB - Portable Power for Paddlers, Campers, RVers, and Outdoor Adventurers https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MXN2LXB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_UhI2Db6MWVQ7H)

How much of a pita is it to hook up the ProPride each time? Do you mark something on a bar or somewhere to know how far to raise it each time?

This is the generator I was looking at:

https://www.amazon.com/Champion-3400-Watt-Portable-Inverter-Generator/dp/B01FAWMMEY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1522347779&sr=8-3&keywords=champion+generator&dpID=51diHuUCxhL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

that would probably work. I know it works off the Westinghouse I have in the garage, which is less expensive but also heavier (by a lot) than the one you're looking at: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07167Y2CF?psc=1

What you're asking about it pretty risky/dangerous. It could probably technically be done, but I personally don't think I would want to be pulling 250+ continuous watts off of one battery. The main concern is heat dissipation. That battery would be getting extremely hot and especially if you were out in the heat in a hot tent at a festival or something, you would definitely be running a risk of it catching on fire.

Now if you were to get two or three battery banks, one per speaker, and one for your computer, that starts to get a little bit more reasonable, power-wise, but of course then you'd be looking at probably around $1000 worth of batteries.

Take something like this for example (not recommending this product at all.. I'm just using it for conversation's sake). I've never heard of this brand name and have no knowledge of its quality or reliability, but it claims that it will do 500W continuous power draw. I don't know how trustworthy that is and I, personally, would never attempt to even get anywhere close to that. It also says it is rated for 288 watt-hours. Your setup sounds like it would be drawing pretty close to that amount (probably around ~275 watts), so even if it didn't catch on fire from getting too hot, it would only power your setup for one hour.

If you were to get three of those and plugged one speaker into each, you'd maybe get 2.5 hours out of that setup, and there would be much less chance of things violently catching on fire.

Overall, I don't think it's a good idea.

Ordered one of these from Amazon to try out. I have a Cascade 1000 canister and a Penguin 400B hooked up to it. I'm at the 5 hour mark and battery capacity is at 40%. I'm thinking it will last about 8 or so hours. It's summer here so really don't need a heater yet, but come winter time, will be a diff. story. Heaters are wattage hogs.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DVSWLSR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DVSWLSR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076XKHTM8/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza this one!

Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions, I really appreciate it.

here is a bigger version. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VMQ1F3P the company that makes these is http://www.poweroak.solar/ i have a 4kwh and 8kwh unit from them. tons of people just rebrand the same units.

Really appreciate all your help.

I'd be interested to know what you think of this idea:

Get those same solar panels you linked, and instead of the LifePo batteries, charge controller, and inverter, wire the panels to this 1500wh all-in-one system on Amazon.

If I'm reading it right, I would end up with 900wh less of storage (because I would actually keep the second LifePo instead of selling it if I follow your original post), but I wouldn't have to wait weeks for it to come from China, and I wouldn't have to do any wiring after hooking up the solar panels. I'd basically just plug one very long power strip into each AC outlet on the unit, then mount those power strips where I want outlets in the van.

Your suggested system would be roughly $1,250 plus some tax, and hold 200ah of power, but would need more parts and wiring which is intimidating to me since I've never done anything remotely related, and I'm paranoid about things breaking or getting screwed up.

My version of your idea would cost me $1,520 plus tax, but it would be dead simple and everything besides the panels would be under the same warranty, and made by the same company. It would hold 125ah of energy, so 75ah less than your system. Hmm...

One question- do you happen to know if those all-in-ones can be charged from my car battery while I am driving? If so, I would be comfortable with the reduced capacity since I also have a 20ah battery bank as a backup. So, 400w solar + 125ah main battery + 20ah backup + ability to charge while driving = plenty for me, I believe.

Oh, one more question...the all-in-one I linked says the input for charging it is 16v-60v, but the panels you linked say 12v. Is that a real problem or can it be ignored?

Something like that: https://www.amazon.com/ENKEEO-Portable-Electric-Generator-Emergency/dp/B07GJR5M6L

Here ya go reviews say what cpap they used and for how long. I have the 500wh one and it's great.

The milage is 140k. The guy also just put in a new battery and the tires etc. look great so I immediately bought it after I was done checking out the van.

I think if I put the chair behind the drivers chair, I can put a bed/bank behind the chair and a closet and counter on the other side..

I see this battery one can be charged through 12v or a solar panel, then I don't have to screw around with electricity, it's $600 tho lol https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BDCD9BQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_dK59Ab0N7D4N5

Rockpals 178Wh 48000mAh Portable Generator CPAP Battery Pack for Camping, 150W Solar Power Generator Power Station with 110V AC Outlet, 12V Car, USB Output for Home Emergency Backup https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F3SBSRR/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_df3VCb6KA7D0W

You're probably better off buying a small generator.

https://www.amazon.com/Westinghouse-WGen3600v-Portable-Generator-Compliant/dp/B07167Y2CF/ref=sr_1_24?crid=3RA17TPJES4QH&keywords=generator&qid=1566949113&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011&rnid=2470954011&rps=1&s=gateway&sprefix=gener%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-24

You need to be more concerned about the wattage. To run a gaming laptop u need a battery pack capable of supporting 200watt draw and those packs cost about 200 bucks

You need something like this
AIMTOM 230Wh 62400mAh
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L2SSTCT/ref=cm_sw_r_apa_i_RjxgDbFC0KSWE

I got this one A-iPower SUA2000iV Super Quiet 2000-Watt Portable Inverter Generator CARB/EPA, 2000 Watt, RV Ready https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M8P1RFW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_2BNnDbVTN7A6F

https://www.amazon.com/DuroMax-XP12000EH-000-Watt-Portable-Generator/dp/B01M0N8256 I use this one, its great.

Not quite sure how large of an area you need to cover, nor how loud you need it to be, but... I would recommend:

Westinghouse 2200-watt inverter generator

https://www.amazon.com/Westinghouse-iGen2200-Portable-Inverter-Generator/dp/B01MUP6L1U

This is really a bit of overkill, but it's the smallest, quietest portable generator that you can get that will be reliable and rock solid. The bonus: you could use it to power a crockpot, some lighting, fans, etc., at your tailgate.

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For speakers, any old powered speaker will work.

On the cheap: Behringer EuroLive

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002C4QWXQ/ref=psdc_11975001_t1_B001XWD3LC

Or, a lot nicer: Yamaha DBR12

https://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-DBR-Powered-Speaker-Cabinet/dp/B00NIS8IZ0

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Don't forget to purchase some stands!

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Either of those speakers will consume around 120-watts each at full-tilt-boogie-annoyingly-loud levels. So, you'll have tons of extra power available with that generator.

PROGENY 280W Generator Portable Power Station- [350W Peak / 67500mAh ]-Lithium Battery Pack Supply with 110V AC Outlet, 3 DC 12V Ports, 2 USB , Solar Generators for Camping CPAP Emergency Home https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07S74MCQM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_-AQEDb5F88AH3

Just got this for camping and power outages.

You're better off buying a dedicated rechargeable power supply than trying to make an amp run off a car battery. By the time you've spent the money on converting the DC from the battery to AC... you could just get one of these.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07S74MCQM/ref=dp_cerb_2

it's $100 less than a roland street cube and you can run pretty much any amp from it.

To get an idea of how long it will run you multiply the battery capacity in amp hours by 10. and then divide by the Watts of your amp.

So the guy i linked is 67500mAh which converts to 67.5Ah.

67.5AH x 10 = 675 if you're running a 50 watt amp then divide by 50...

so like 12 hours+ at a 50watt amp from the linked battery.

I was looking at this one.

Westinghouse iGen4500DF Dual Fuel Inverter Generator - 3700 Rated Watts & 4500 Peak Watts - Gas &Propane Powered - Electric Start - CARB Compliant https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078V6V965/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_mWvHDbCKGKGS6

I only plan to use it on private property. I would have reservations about running any generator overnight at a public campground.

Ok I dont get it, I pretty much assumed what you were saying before you said it, but I just found this generator https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M0N8256/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_xOfBDbHG692WG with a ton of reviews saying it's running the whole house for days???? I'm confused...home depot has similar reviews

Hmm.. I'm not familiar with Boosted boards, but I know for the OneWheel XRs that can't do the "CnR" either use a portable power generator like this one

https://www.amazon.com/Rockpals-Portable-Generator-Flashlight-Emergency/dp/B07FFNTGZ6/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1540839497&sr=8-9&keywords=portable+power+300w

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or they make a Charge and Ride setup with the third pin connected so they can't charge while on the move, but still can charge with the eBay batteries sitting down. The good thing about this setup is that you can control the amperage for charging. In the case of OneWheels, they can handle safely to charge around 5 amps. That charges really really quick so even just sitting and waiting for it to charge isn't too bad. It does, however, affect the battery's long-term condition and whatnot so there are trade-offs.

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You might be able to solder in a whatever cable the Boosted board uses to charge and pretty much do the same setup. Just have to make sure what voltage and amperage you need to be at and put it to that setting. That said, this is just speculation because I haven't even touched boosted boards before so you're probably going to have to do some research if that would work or not.

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Right on! I'm planning on getting one of these myself: https://www.amazon.com/Champion-3400-Watt-Portable-Inverter-Generator/dp/B01FAWMMEY/ref=sr_1_1?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1536353121&sr=1-1&keywords=dual+fuel+quiet

The idea of being able to run for days on propane vs. having to fill up a generator every night won me over...

Have you noticed any MPG or horsepower loss with the beefy alternator?

I don't have any special knowledge.

>how would that connect or power tech devices?

120v AC at sustained 1600W, although you could probably find some with DC output.

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Novoo is under Omars https://www.amazon.com/sp?_encoding=UTF8&asin=&isAmazonFulfilled=1&isCBA=&marketplaceID=ATVPDKIKX0DER&orderID=&seller=AX0BPKZH3NYP4&tab=&vasStoreID=

this just seems like way more trouble than it is worth, when you can get a 3000w generator for $270 delivered.

There are different things one can do, to be sure. Most of those are pretty pricey; i.e. a whole-house battery that would replace a generator for a couple of days would be thousands of dollars even without the solar panels. Something like this, maybe.

https://www.amazon.com/Goal-Zero-Portable-Generator-Alternative/dp/B07CS9HKDL/

Haven't quite got to that point yet.