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  • I want power in a fairly remote location for 3 days. Enough to run a total wattage of around 3000w for 8 hours a day.

    I could do it with batteries (a box of 150wh v-mount) but it would be stressful juggling and recharging at night, so would like effectively a power source on site I can plug into. I've seen things like the Instagrid One Max but seems fairly spendy to buy (3k or so). Similarly the Delta EcoFlow is about 2k but bigger and less power.

    I'd rather not use a diesel generator because diesel but if I did, what would be the process? The things I'd want to power are ideally household plugs. Probably 8-10 of them. It's in the hills north of Swansea so am presuming not too far for delivery etc.

    Any alternatives I haven't thought of?

  • That's a lot. 3 kW for 8 hours is 24 kWh. Multiply by 3 days and you're going to want 75 kWh or more in a battery. That's large EV battery territory and I don't think it'll be economic. Petrol gennie is the way to do this. Buy or hire a good quality silent one and it will be efficient and quiet, plus it'll have the power outlet you want. I'm not an expert on this but if you're actually going to be drawing 3 kW continuous, you probably want a generator rated at 4-5 kW continuous with 16A sockets.

  • Buy or hire a good quality silent one and it will be efficient and quiet, plus it'll have the power outlet you want.

    Honda or at least Honda-powered FTW @CYOA if you can find one that meets your needs.

    As with all Honda engines they win on noise/reliability/economy.

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