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Generator for a food truck or farmers market

Register, lights and a small fridge, or the full kitchen on the big unit. We add the running watts and the startup surge, then show you the unit that fits.

A farmers market stand is a register, lights, a phone and maybe a small fridge, which a 1,000Wh battery runs all morning in silence, and silence sells more than a droning generator does. A real food truck with a flat-top, a fryer and a walk-in cooler is a different animal: 6,500 to 12,500 watts, propane, and a cord that does not run through the customer line.

Step 1What has to stay on

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Fits your numberThree ways to buy it
Storm season

Peak is the second week of September.

Statistically the busiest stretch of the Atlantic season lands around September 10. The units people want sell out in the three days before a storm, not after — that's the whole reason to size it now.

14days to peak
That load is standby-generator territory. Central AC or electric heat on top of everything else means a permanently installed unit and an electrician — or uncheck the biggest load and run it in shifts with a portable.
Sizing forA specific use
CampingTailgatingCPAP / medicalRV & van lifeHome office outageFishing & hunting campBackyard party & movie nightSump pump in a stormWell pumpChest freezer full of meatFood truck & farmers market
For thisWhat else you need
Card reader stand and tablet mount
The register that runs off a phone charger.
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12V compact fridge
Drinks cold on the DC port all day.
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30A generator cord, 25 ft
Generator away from the window, cord out of the line.
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Westinghouse 12,500W dual fuel
Flat-top, fryer and the cooler on propane.
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Don't forgetEverything you need to get through the night

Safety, the short version: generator outside only, 20+ ft from windows, exhaust pointed away. Never plug into a wall outlet ("backfeeding") — it's illegal and can electrocute utility workers. Panel connections go through a transfer switch or interlock installed per code. Wattages above are typical; your appliance's nameplate is the truth — check it for anything critical like medical equipment or a well pump.

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Typical wattages compiled from manufacturer data; always verify against your own equipment. · myreelsells.com

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