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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
If long term electricity without any infrastructure is your biggest concern, you'd probably be better off with a gas or diesel generator. At least in that case you could keep some fuel on hand, and have a fighting chance of finding more or siphoning it from a vehicle. Or yes, making the large investment in either rooftop solar or a wind turbine in conjunction with a battery storage system.
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What we have found is that water is the essential comfort element in long term power outages. We are on well water so it is easy for us to run the generator sparingly to flush and refill toilets, baths, water for cooking, cleaning, etc. I could easily go two years with the amount of fuel I store and have in tractors, etc.
Figure five minutes a day to re-water.
The trailer option is interesting to me for outfitting with solar, deep cycle batteries, etc. for long term communications, lights, etc. as well as mobility away from the inevitable storms.