Solar Generator feedback

I've been looking at ones around 300 Wh for minor outages. Or I might build my own.

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you'd be prepared for a complete wide scale grid failure where no one can get any sort of fuel

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Be good to have after a hurricane.

But those look expensive and I don't want to take the risk unless I can find a few people who can vouch for them.

I’m an electronics guy so I’ve made pretty much battery everything. DIY is 3x-5x better than anything you’ll get on the market, especially since batteryhookup dot com exists. They sell industrial grade cells for under 1/2 price of the trash grade or counterfeit stuff you’ll find in Amazon products.
Biggest I’ve made is only like 1.2kwh NMC. it is smaller than a car battery and will output 15kw (for 7 minutes) and was only like $60.
I don’t know what you’d use a solar generator for. Think 20w/sqft max. Taking a small battery outside for charging laptops, phones, speakers , etc is way easier and safer than running cords though.

I think they have their uses but I certainly wouldn't want to rely on one for heavy use or a critical appliance. 100W solar panels are reasonably inexpensive but you'll need several to have a decent amount of recovery power.