Surge protectors are great and all, but what about the apocalypse? What happens when civilization as we know it breaks down, and the electricity stops flowing through the power lines? This is when you are glad that you opted to buy a generator. Yes in the future our lives will be a cross between the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and the Road Warrior. Our days will be consumed with cannibalism and hunting down gasoline for the generators so we can keep using our rechargeable sex toys. I am not saying you should not buy a good surge protector, I am just saying that you might want to take a step back and look at the bigger picture.