Extreme Weather, Blackouts: Get A Portable & Put Family First

All it takes is a rolling blackout, or worse, an extreme weather event like Hurricanes Fiona or Ian, to remind us all, our power grid is not only old and unreliable, but the demand on the overtaxed and outdated power infrastructure is growing. What does that mean to you and me? It means we better start looking out for No.1, or you might end up powerless, sitting in the dark.

It all comes down to getting prepared and being proactive. Why wait until the next storm knocks your power out, all your cold food spoils or worse, you are left powerless and vulnerable to folks who wait for events like power outages to take advantage of the situation?  

The challenge of getting prepared for a power outage is picking a generator that suits your needs well. Ask yourself, what do I really need to keep running when the power goes out? Do you have a freezer in the garage with your latest fish or deer? Do you need power to run a computer or simply would like power for the garage door and to keep the lights on? And one of the biggest qualifiers is the question, is your property prone to flooding, like a home near the beach in hurricane country, or maybe a home in tornado alley, where an evacuation might be ordered? In these examples it might be good to look at a large portable, as a more powerful standby unit might become a victim itself.

Small portables are great to run small appliances, a few lights or even fun at the campsite, but a generator in the 10,000W- 20,000W range can power your entire average home in the event of an outage. They are also still portable with many set up with wheels and dolly-type handles for easy transportation in the event of evacuation. 

The larger portables like the Generac 17500W, Honda EB10000AN and the Duromax 13000W fit the bill when you need a lot of power on the go. They can keep your frozen goodies cold, your house comfortable and even power a water pump to help clear a house of flood water as the storm surge recedes.

In addition to power outage events, these large generators are also ideal to power your campsite, travel trailer, or rig on a road trip-- camping off the grid. These larger portables are also ideal for job site power when you have a project where there’s no power available. Click https://generatormart.com/collections/portable?sort_by=best-selling to see some of our most popular larger portables.