Quote Originally Posted by dave29 View Post
Most people that have them that I know went with Propane. They selected which outlets and appliances they needed in an emergency, calculated the watts and then sized the generator and tank. One friend with a 500 gal tank can run for 4 months. If you're going for natural gas, it might be wise to see what you need to do if the gas line is down and you want a propane back up.
More than a 100 lb tank and some places require permit, storage etc. I have the local propane delivery place tell me anything over 100lbs and they needed to see a permit for the building we were heating??? I have a few 20lb tanks here & there.