Saving on Electrical Products

I've fixed up a few fixer-uppers so I well remember running around from store to store trying to find electrical products and being ignored because I didn't look like a contractor. What I remember most though was how much some of that stuff cost! Sure, I saved a fortune by doing my own work, but it would have been SO nice if procuring the parts and equipment had not been so complicated and expensive.

electric generators

On thing I am actually looking for right now is a portable electrical generator because a couple of my properties have the power turned off and I would like to be able to pop in there impromptu and do a little work from time to time. I don't want to have to plan ahead and notify the power company X days in advance and pay for a reconnect and hope they actually do it. Of course, what they mean by portable and what I mean by portable might be two different things. Still the GP1800 looks like a good place to start looking. I have heard that that one is about the right size for camping, and basically when I go to work on my fixer-uppers that is what I will be doing--camping out.  I don't need whole house power--just enough to run a few electrical tools, and of course, heat up a little water for washing.

Hawkins Electric Supply sells wholesale but they advertise that they can help with residential solutions as well as filling commercial and industrial needs.