Once a year my friends and I would get together to camp in the middle of nowhere in one friend’s private land.

No power, water, bathrooms, etc. Almost everyone in tents, myself included.

As a joke, I brought my espresso machine, an inverter generator, and a thick gauge 100ft extension cord.

It ended up being a hit, I’ve brought it 3 or 4 years in a row now. I become the on site barista in the morning, and I’m not mad about it.

These days I have a little folding table I set up, with a tarp tied to the car and some sticks, in case of rain.

The generator is so quiet while idling, you forget it’s running. Until you start extracting and it kicks up to full tilt. But still, 100 ft away, down a slight hill, it’s like your neighbor 3 doors down is mowing his lawn.

I should switch to a solar setup, but, eh. I keep this for emergencies at home.