[Baz]

Thanks for the replies and input so far.

I went ahead and pulled the trigger last night on the Ranier dual fuel unit and it will be here on Friday.

I may go ahead and get the smaller one by Westinghouse as well - maybe next month.

The Ranier is about 100 lbs. and not really huge so that was important to me. Having the capability to run on propane and switch back and forth to gas with the flick of a lever was also of much value to me. I can see myself keeping a couple propane tanks here in addition to the usual stash of gasoline I keep to have adequate fuel just in case.

I can always keep the Westinghouse in it's box just for emergencies. In dry storage these units are good for many many years.

We don't usually suffer from power outages except when a hurricane comes by. In the 24 years here in this house I've experienced this a handful of times and it's always in late summer early fall so hot and humid.

I have a small 110v window AC unit in my living room and another larger one I keep in it's box I can install in minutes if necessary and plug them both into a generator as well as my fridge along with TV, DVD player, lamps, etc. etc. as needed. So that's what is needed when we get those extended (multiple days sometimes) power outages.

I'm trying to be proactive, which is really the key to getting through these types of events.