If anyone is interested in buying a generator I picked this one up at home depot for $399.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/PowerStro...3500/203183987
I bought it primarily to work on my cabin it provides 3500W. It's the first geenrator I have owned but it works slick and I would run it 8-10 hours at a time several days in a row without issue. Once I am finished with it at the cabin i will be bringing it back to the house for potential extended power failures.