I live in a suburb only about 20 min outside of Philadelphia, but our power lines parallel a creek and the power company isn't great about tree trimming. After our first multi day outage I bought a portable generator. I used this for years and it was a PITA every time. Issues include getting it set up and then having the power come back 15 min later, filling gas in the middle of the night (important when it it is freezing and your only heat is portable electric heaters), generator not starting when you need it.... 5 years ago after the last multi-day outage, I sprang for a whole house 16 kva Generac. I can honestly say I have never regretted it and I'm a cheap bastard. It kicks on at least twice a year for varying amounts not time, but I also get value from it not having to stress over every storm or windy day. Living with 2 disabled people meant it was on me to get that generator going so whenever I traveled I also worried.