EcoFlow DELTA 2 vs Generac Guardian Series

“I got my delta 2/EB set almost two years ago and then upgraded my generator to a dual fuel inverter champion model when they went on sale. I also got 4 used 360w residential panels ($100/panel from FB marketplace) later that year. My goal was to have all my power tool batteries and ego lawn equipment running off solar. It’s over paneled for the 500w the D2 can accept but it works well. It was nice to play around with the solar but the whole setup really showed its value when we had a massive storm last July. My house was without power for 5.5 days and there were neighborhoods around us that went over a week without power. With the delta 2/EB/solar setup I could run my generator for 2 hours to recharge the system to full (also ran an extension cord to my neighbors to let them run their fridge and freezer). The battery bank would run my 2 fridges, a chest freezer, fiber gateway/mesh router, and charge my power tool batteries for the whole day until around 9 pm we’d run out of power. Run the generator again for another 2 hours and top everything off for the night. I never had to leave my generator running unattended and we saved so much fuel by not having it running constantly. Being able to lock the generator in the garage gave me piece of mind that it wouldn’t get stolen without a lot of work. Having 2 ryobi battery powered fans we could run all day and a working ice maker made life without AC actually pretty comfortable. And not being reliant on the overloaded cell towers for internet/communication meant life was pretty easy compared to our neighbors. It was lucky the fiber lines didn’t get take out by the storm but most of my neighbors had no idea the network was still up. IMO using the medium sized solar generators as a piece of a hybrid system (inverter propane/gas generator, solar panels, solar generator) is an overlooked option. You can use a smaller more efficient ICE generator to charge your batteries as needed, save a ton of fuel, run in silent mode for 80% of the day, and have constant power.”

“I was picking up one of my children from an event. Another vehicle was nearby and had a blow-out. They were trying to change the tire and frankly nothing was working for them. It was dark and rainy. I had my gloves, my raincoat, and several lights, so I decide to help them. First the jack broke. So I got my jack out and jacked up their vehicle (I guess the jack doesn't count because it was in my vehicle anyway). Then the spare was way low on air. So I got my air compressor out and filled it full of air. However, we could not get the tire off because it was rusted so bad. So we just moved it out of the way for someone to work on it later. Maybe I didn't really help them, but it made me think about what I should have in my vehicle if it happened to me. Honestly, this vehicle was a death trap. The other three tires didn't look so great either. I'm shocked that the parents or guardian would let their child ride around in something that unsafe.”