Neighbors always ask the same question before storm season: Should I buy a generator or one of those battery boxes? I’m Mike – union electrical lineman, 21+ years, New Jersey. Most of what I know about outages comes from ordinary NJ workdays – wind, ice, heat, car-hit poles – not just the storms that make national news. I’ve also run battery stations at home when our power died. The honest answer is boring: they solve different problems. This is a practical portable generator for home vs power s