In an Outbuilding (15x20 shed, in four 5 gallon Blitz cans (Plastic). All are stabilized. Every 2 weeks, my iphone beeps at me and reminds me to rotate the oldest gas. One 5 gallon can is dumped into my car and re-filled at the gas station, and put to the back of the row. The oldest gas is always up at the front of the line.

I store the generator with no fuel in it, and when I do the final shutdown once the power comes back, I run it dry so there's minimal residual fuel. I also drain the fuel lines. This was a lesson learned from the service guys who told me it's absolutely necessary due to ethanol damage, and no additive is better than no ethanol sotred in-system.

Agree with storing small infrequently used gas engines dry. Even with Stabil, over time the gas will go bad. Much easier to just run the engine to fuel starvation. The part about alcohol damage is just one more reason to put them away dry.

Yeah I just found out about ethanol's effect on seals & gaskets & stuff. Can't believe there's not more uproar about it in the marketplace.

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I'm amazed how many people are surprised by large and severe storms. Its one of the few events that is statistically guaranteed in every region, every year.

...and even with lights, the store might refuse to check you out -- because they don't know how without a working ( electronic) cash register.

The Cash Registers had their own UPS to keep running and not only this but they can ring up Using Cash and Credit With the Connections down. But I cannot speak for other stores.



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I will be buying a few of these to pass out instead next time.




I actually asked a few people did they hear about it. I got "I just thought it was BS" Or words to that effect, more times then I could count.

The manual for my generator says to either run it under load for 20 minutes every fourteen days, or to follow the long-term storage procedure. The long-term storage procedure has me changing the oil, draining the fuel line and the carburetor, squirting a little oil into the cylinder and turning it over a couple of times. So the gas tank will be full but the engine won't have any fuel in it.

Ethanol blended fuel is really only bad for older engines and engines that spend a lot of time in humid environments (like boats). Otherwise, newer engines are designed to handle ethanol blended fuel just fine.

Martin/all..i wonder how people in apartments are doing with no way to have a fireplace or generator.any feedback on that?

Keeping warm means bundling up, insulating your warmest room, pooling body heat, and possibly a propane space heater. Beyond that, you may or may not be able to bug out. If the power is out and the snow is too deep, your options may be very limited.