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[John Smith (who cares if I'm the one @ HP - if here's even still there)]

"Rich Jordan" <jordan at ccs4vms.com> wrote in message 
news:8410c2af-05bd-4409-ba9d-969443ac1088 at 18g2000yqu.googlegroups.com...

We're in the market for a generator at home.  Since we're in a
townhouse with attached garage we cannot store gasoline (more than 1
gallon), but I can have a propane BBQ and keep an extra 20 pound full
bottle.  A diesel genset would be great since I could store fuel for
it, but they're too heavy for my wife to handle and very expensive for
properly built ones (not no-name chinese).  So I think a tri-fuel
Yamaha or Honda; the extra propane bottle will get us through short
outages or until we can get gasoline.....



You could get a couple of 100 lb. propane bottles (type used at residential 
construction sites for powering heaters durning the winter months). Some of 
the Costco's near me sell them - same diameter as the 20# tanks, and about 
as tall as a welding gas cylinder (about $100 each) - or get them from a 
local building supply specialty place - United Rentals should be able to 
point you in the right direction if they don't have them in your area.

Build a small cedar shed beside the house with some lattice top & bottom to 
allow gas ventilation in case there's a leak & add a sloped cedar shingle 
roof to keep rain/snow off - at least it looks better that way. Local code 
may require a metal enclosure though, which you could also clad in cedar or 
plastic trelliswork.

Provide lock access doors to the enclosure. Support the bottles on some 
thick plastic shims to delay rusting from the bottom up.