Small Generator or extra Food

[Macsforfire]

Facing a bit of a dilemma I currently have around a months worth of food, as well as a good selection of kit however I am debating buying a small 15l petrol generator with 2500w output and fuel in August it's around £175 for the generator + fuel. My question is, would the money be better spent of more food? Considering that food will be much more bulky and my food cupboards are now rammed lol. My current energy plans (excluding the generator) consist of a camping stove and fuel, a huge box of around 600 candles and a large and diverse selection of batteries as well as a micro solar panel. (oh and the obvious fire lighting equipment)

[pseudonym]

I am afraid the dilemma is all yours.

By that I mean only you can decide if the genny is worth getting now, or more food, and what would be easier to get in the future.

No help am I?

[soutie]

i'd stick with the food , generator is a bit of a luxury . i would like a generator , but mostly they just sit in the shed unused .

i like to eat everyday , even if it is in the dark

[sg4]

Depends what ur prepping for. Just work out what you can use it for againts food for a month. Plus you'll need to rotate fuel every 3 months

[unsure]

you can`t eat a genny , you can however cook on an open fire .

[Macsforfire]

Yeah the whole "you can't eat a generator" really does hold weight lol leaning toward the food, might diversify into long term food like mountain house at least that way I don't have to worry about rotation.

[JBird]

Food over generator every time.

Generator is a bit of a luxury and draws attention by the noise.

[ForgeCorvus]

Unless you have a lot of stuff in the freezer...... Or must have power as a matter of life-or-death

[Optimystic]

We plan on buying a Genny at some point if we can afford it.. having grown our own over this summer we will have a lot of fresh veg that we can freeze, and huge amounts of apples we can freeze also.. We also buy our meat in bulk so our freezer is hugely important to us in the here and now! Were completely reliant on Electricity in the village and recently weve had several short power cuts.. it would be handy to keep a genny around... but my first thought is to keep the food stocks up in tins and dried goods to a good 3-6 month supply.. So i guess it all depends on what your needs are.. right now and how soon you expect a SHTF situ could crop up for you!

[ForgeCorvus]

We plan on buying a Genny at some point if we can afford it.. having grown our own over this summer we will have a lot of fresh veg that we can freeze, and huge amounts of apples we can freeze also.. We also buy our meat in bulk so our freezer is hugely important to us in the here and now! Were completely reliant on Electricity in the village and recently weve had several short power cuts.. it would be handy to keep a genny around... but my first thought is to keep the food stocks up in tins and dried goods to a good 3-6 month supply.. So i guess it all depends on what your needs are.. right now and how soon you expect a SHTF situ could crop up for you!

Look mate, Your food stocks are mostly power reliant, for you a genny is essential....... For me, less so

But, you don't need a massive genny (according to a chart I got recently a freezer has a surge wattage of 2000 and a running wattage of 500) as you're not going to be running your house on it just your freezer...... And you won't need to run it all the time


Gennies for lighting or running the computer are a waste of resource....My thoughts