The outage kit that actually works
You don't need a rig to need power.
You don't need a rig to need power.
Not everyone reading this lives in a van. A lot of you just want the lights on when the grid quits.
Start with what actually needs to run. Refrigerator (protecting food), phone and laptop charging, some lights, internet if you work from home, and medical equipment like a CPAP. That's the list.
The simplest capable setup: a power station in the 1–2kWh range plus a folding solar panel. Runs the fridge intermittently, keeps devices alive, refills itself in daylight. No installation, no permits, no wiring — and portable when you don't need it.
Why this beats a generator for most households: - Silent. You can run it indoors and sleep next to it. - No fuel to store, stabilize, or run out of. - No carbon monoxide risk — generators kill people every year during outages, usually in garages. - Instant — no pull-starting in the dark and rain.
Where a generator still wins: multi-day outages, whole-house loads, well pumps, central heat.
The Power Sizer turns your real appliance loads into a full spec — battery bank, solar array, controller, inverter and roof space — then matches it to gear that actually fits the number.
Open the Power SizerFree · no ads · no signup