Hand crank generator to power small fridge with freezer?
Hello, how you guys are doing? Since November 2025, I’ve been working on prepping mostly for food security. Slowly I have expanded to other areas. The only two areas I have not been able to figure out are water and keeping the fridge running.
I really would love to purchase an electric generator but due to lack of sunlight due to the unit, I don’t think an electric generator is good for the long term in my position. And due to how loud gas generators can be and the limitation on running it if there is no gas, I don’t feel comfortable running one in my apartment.
So not long ago I thought out of the blue how useful can a crank generator be to power a mini fridge with freezer? I mainly care about powering the fridge itself. I do have battery lamps on each room, and a small hand crank radio able to power cell phones and the rechargeable lightbulbs.
Also I don’t know much about crank generators or specifically if they maybe loud. But if there’s any ideas you guys can share and or point me towards the right direction then I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.
Edit: I want to add that the mini fridge I have in mind is demuller 2.4 cubic feet refrigerator fridge with freezer.
The fridge consumes 146kWh per year.