We live in a rural area of NC that frequently has ice
storms. Between ice storms and the occasional
hurricane, we have been without power for as long as 10 days. We use a propane
powered Honda 5000 watt generator. I had
a separate sub panel installed with a transfer switch. The sub panel has the breakers for the well
pump, the freezer and refrigerator circuit, the blower on our woodstove and
propane heat , several light circuits and several receptacles. The sub panel has a cord installed that will
attach to the generator-it looks very similar to the RPod power cord. When we
need the generator, we simply plug it to
the sub panel, flip the transfer switch and start the generator. We have a 500 gallon propane tank, so the
generator fuel will last a while. We don’t
run it continuously, but for 30 minutes every couple of hours as
necessary. We have a propane kitchen stove
and propane heat system, so we can make it quite a few days without
electricity. If the power outage lasts
too long, I think we would move into the pod!!
Vann