3500W generator I picked up

I live in North Dakota and winter can be nasty at times and nothing to be 20 below for a week or longer and seen it over 50 below many times. 10 below I think is pretty much standard all winter and if we loose power I run the generator to keep heat in the house and is propane so doesn't take a lot of power and a few lights but mostly run lamp oil lights and maybe watch a movie on a dvd and eat canned chili or what ever doesn't need to be cooked. Works for me just fine. No need for all the gadgets to keep me happy.