
increasingly common and offer lots of flexibility.
When run on propane, there’s no fuel in the
carb that will gum up. bobvila.com/articles/
best-dual-fuel-generator
PORTABLE POWER STATIONS
These big battery packs are great for short-term
use (Figure
H
) — but then they’ll need to be
recharged by generator, solar, or wind power.
techradar.com/best/portable-power-stations
POWER WALLS
DIY “power walls” — whole-house backup
batteries like Tesla’s — are becoming very
interesting (Figure
I
). Keep in mind that these
installations involve working with life-threatening
(and house-burning) amounts of power; if you
don’t know how to work with high power saf ...