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Old 09-19-2007, 01:19 AM
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For camping?!! what about being one with nature!
i use solar panels chipmunks LIKE me....
They like me too 'cause I usually feed them.
I travel a lot going to horse shows with my nags and my horse trailer has living quarters in it. This summer in Montana where I was showing it was 48C - or friggin hot! I could have kissed my generator that ran my air conditioning unit. I leave my trailer at my trainers barn in Edmonton and stay in it in when I am down there to work with him. I have saved much $$$ on hotel rooms - but there was frost the other weekend so I could use a small heater and also run my furnace without killing my battery. I have solar panels as well which just may charge the battery enough after a full day of sun to run the lights for 4 hours.
Back to fish tanks - my power was out for 3 days a couple of years ago and I would have completely lost 2 large tanks without a generator.
My generator(s) have already paid for themselves.
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Old 09-19-2007, 02:00 AM
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I have an inverter that I can hook to my car. 700w is enough for a heater and a power head. I've never lost power for more than 2 hours though...
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Old 09-20-2007, 02:30 AM
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I have an inverter that I can hook to my car. 700w is enough for a heater and a power head. I've never lost power for more than 2 hours though...
must be nice, we lost it for over 15 hours this last winter and several other time for 2 to 5 hours. If i still had the tank I would have installed the 15KW whole house back up, but the tank is gone and I have a fire place for the people.

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Old 09-21-2007, 06:19 AM
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1800 watt UBPS at Crappy Tire for 320.00 till the 28th. runs most of your tank for around three hours. kicks in as soon as the power goes out so you dont have to be home. and no generator noise or smell.
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Old 09-21-2007, 03:52 PM
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I was just looking at the flyer with the one from Canadian Tire...I think I am getting it for the "just in case" scenario....I would hate to lose anything and for the piece of mind....it just makes sense!
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Old 09-21-2007, 04:12 PM
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Last week Canadian Tire 1200 W for $199. Save $100. But 2 days only Sept 14 and 15 only.
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