# Homestead Project **URL:** http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/homestead-project/3811 **Category:** Homesteading **Created:** [March 24, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/homestead-project/3811 "2018-03-24T17:54:46Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 261
### Author: ![Chris](http://forum.driveonwood.com/user_avatar/forum.driveonwood.com/chris/32/56161_2.png) [@Chris](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Chris) #### Post date: [March 28, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/homestead-project/3811/261 "2021-03-28T14:53:03Z")
Wow, haven’t updated this in forever… Mainly wanted to post two things: #1. We got flooded badly this year. I knew it was a possibility, we are in a floodplain. ![flood](https://dow.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/3X/d/8/d831f8c312dd54c39a0bed8d970b93a109682514.jpeg) ![flood3](https://dow.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/3X/a/1/a19385b97dc98401a8aa6bf4e0ab721500bb66a3.jpeg) ![flood2](https://dow.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/3X/d/f/df479574e719b0886dc4486fc47c5b60dd17db35.jpeg) We were unable to get out for 8 days. No major damage, I got all the vehicles moved and the basement items raised up. I was thankful for the above-ground water tanks which as you can see remained clean and above the water level. #2. Although we never lost power, I fully expected to, and was relatively unprepared for it. My little 800 watt 2-stroke generator doesn’t have the guts to start up any of our 3 chest freezers or the fridge. And, my wife can’t pull start it reliably; they are a bit finicky and I’m not sure there’s a compression release. So, I decided to resolve the situation last week. After a lot of research, I settled on the Harbor Freight Predator 3500 inverter generator. [https://www.harborfreight.com/3500-watt-super-quiet-inverter-generator-63584.html](https://www.harborfreight.com/3500-watt-super-quiet-inverter-generator-63584.html) It is based on their excellent Honda-clone 212cc 6.5 hp Predator engine, which looks thoroughly gasifier friendly. It pull starts very easily, and has electric start. Major wife points for that. The inverter puts out a very clean sine wave and starts the freezers effortlessly even on ECO mode. Extremely quiet, in fact one video I saw tested it as quieter than the Honda 2000i. Very nice tone to my ear, lower pitch and not a “screamer” at all. We can’t hear it running in the house. It won’t do 220v so the stove and water heater will go offline. We have a propane grill and campstove for cooking, and of course the woodstove. Water heating on wood is still on the list somewhere. I’ve been re-reading some good small engine threads here on DOW, which I will share. > [@Hacking The Honda Clone - small frame](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/hacking-the-honda-clone-small-frame/1795): > > I thought I’ start a topic about modifing the small frame (about 200cc) Honda clone engins. Although most of this could apply to other engines. > [@MY Grid's Gone Down - now what do I do!?](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/my-grids-gone-down-now-what-do-i-do/2176): > > Hey guys Over the Christmas week I checked out from the library and watched the National Geographic’s 2013 “American Blackout” video. I am not much into the info(not!)-taiment, suck-you-in, video shows on the cable-nets. Too contrived. This one however was actually multi-scenero’s, good, and relevant. And they used real-looking people actors and actresses. The four year old child DID burn down the house with the candles by the fourth day. Seen that for real, twice now. The yuppie DID hand sl… --- _[View the full topic](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/homestead-project/3811)._