I have one on these:



It works well, and I have used it to run 1 good size ac unit and an icebox along with some lights. One thing that you have to do: Be SURE you have fuel before the power goes out because the gas stations pumps run on electricity. 20 gallons (what I keep) won't last long. as an alternative, which is what I will do when I finish my bug out house, is to install a wind generator and 6 deep cycle marine batterys to provide a minimum of power for grid down situations. LED lighting draws very small amounts of power. Here's one that you can afford:


http://www.amazon.com/Turbine-Genera...bine+generator



You'll need an inverter and some other stuff that you can look up, but it will power some stuff in a pinch. If and when I get one up, I'll post it.