We have a small generator (2500w )...it is noisy and disruptive and difficult to run in bad weather. But we did use it a little last summer in a pinch. Then you have to go into the marina anyway to buy more GAS, for it. So solar seems like a better idea. It is just I would like a storage battery --but those take up to 8 hrs or more to recharge as well...and the batteries don't come with an AC adapter and you have to buy that extra...and it just becomes a bigger pain..if you get my drift?

We used mostly the car battery charger, but that is getting old and not working well anymore. (over 10 yrs old).

We go up there to get away from air pollution, fumes, and noise, so the generator, even though in a little enclosure, is still a return to "nasty" civilization.

Sometimes I get so discouraged. sigh... Maybe I will just take all 8 weeks off here and not use it on the net at all except for emergency purchases... today that seems like the best option.

Photo attachment included showing distance to mainland, and the scenic potential there.