A generator must be maintained, tested, gasoline drained/conditioned regularly, etc ...
Many of the people I know who bought generators have been eyeballing battery storage very heavily. If the situation is so bad that you need your generator more than a week, you probably need to leave and go somewhere else anyway. And batteries are nearing the point where they can do what you need.
Many of the people I know who bought generators have been eyeballing battery storage very heavily. If the situation is so bad that you need your generator more than a week, you probably need to leave and go somewhere else anyway. And batteries are nearing the point where they can do what you need.