Invertor?

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On a decent day, a good solar setup will be just as good as any generator. When I made my comment, it was taking into consideration that once you are known to have a generator, anyone who wants one, post SHTF, will know where to find one.

I would only use a generator as a very last resort, personally, due to the noise. They are brilliant at giving you energy whenever you want it, regardless of sunlight or weather conditions but there's far more mechanical and fuel issues to consider as opposed to a passive solar set up.

At the end of the day, the generator will win hands down in some scenarios, the solar in others and wind turbines in others yet.

I guess the best thing to do is to cover all bases and have more than one set up, aye?