->  RT> A UPS is definitely on my list of stuff to get.  Even if I can find
->  RT> one which needs batteries,  since I have batteries...

-> Me too but my plan is to just use the batteries as a power source.  The plan is
-> to get all the computer stuff off the grid.  Having two gel batteries would
-> allow a backup while the other gets charged up.  They are extremely good
-> batteries and if I keep everything to a minimum I think they should run for
-> days, maybe even weeks, per charge.  That is the plan.

WEEKS, I hardly Think so. Rembember the rating on those UPS units is
typicaly for 15 Minutes. You would have to Multipuly the Battery size by
a factor of One thousand Three hundred Forty Four to get Two Weeks. That
is a good sized battery bank. They are availble but Do you have the Room
and can you Afford them.
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