re: Boat or Pool which is the bigger waste?

The problem I had with a boat is I went fishing even when I knew they weren’t biting. With it sitting there, I felt like I had to use it. Also, packing the family up and going to the lake became a chore.

As far as a while home generator… I live 15 miles from a grocery store. Lots of hills, ravines, pecan and oak trees. That generator is handy. Was a big purchase but I saved up, paid cash, and now forget it.

Pool, is amazing. I can get home from work with an hour left of sunshine and take a dip and chill with a drink. It’s easily accessible and the perfect boredom killer for adults and kids.

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I lose it 1-2 times a month. I love how people judge something is a waste for everyone from their little bubble

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Same, it seems.

We lived many years in a house with nary a tree in sight, so we never felt the need for a generator because we never lost power.

It the 2.5 years we've been in this house with trees everywhere, we've lost power so many times it's almost surprising. I definitely do not consider it a waste of money.

I've never been very interested in leaving town for a storm for some reason.

I sold the boat and kind of regret it. We had 6 teens at the pool all afternoon and I would fill it in if I could.

Paying someone to install a pool is lighting cash on fire.

Buying a house with an existing pool or buying a boat isn’t nearly as big a waste.

Pool. After 3 years the kids weren’t interested in it at all so much so that I built another house and selling that one.

The boat we use as a family weekly during the summer. We fish from March thru November.
The key is having a quality boat and Maintaining it. We pull up at Ft McRee or sand island, or run 40 miles offshore.

You can get a nice boat for south Louisiana for 25k

Would that even get you an above ground pool now?

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In the 8 years I’ve been in my house, I think I’ve been out of power for 7 hours total. And if I am out for an extended amount of time, I’m going on vacation

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See I can’t do that. I’m not going to throw 2 years worth of Nilgai, Axis and whitetail in the trash before I walk out the door to go on vacation.

Getting a 26 KW installed Wednesday of next week and it’s worth every penny not having to pay for hotels or hunt for gas if a bad storm hits.

Use my pool almost year round. My Jon boat takes care of my fishing needs for cheap. Got plenty of use out of pontoon boat when I had it. Sold it when we quit using. If I had a whole home generator, I needed it about 2-3 days in the last 7-8 I can think of. My portable does just fine except in summer.

A boat with a pool in it

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Or is it a whole home generator?

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I guess this depends on the person. I live on an island much of the year and prefer the pool over a boat. I would always use the pool more and have less issues with the pool. The pool is heated so I can use it all year, I wouldn’t use the boat much in winter.
I have a whole home generator and you can’t use it during a hurricane because of salt water intrusion. For the most part if the storm is that bad I take the battery out of the generator and turn off the electricity for the house.