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I think direct gas heaters would be more affective use of the fuel.

True, but a heatpump can heat and cool. Power outages can happen in the summer as well. During heatwaves the local power company actually cuts service to some to prevent wild fires. Losing power during a heat dome is what I'm thinking of.

My winter plan is to supplement heat with a fireplace insert, but I haven't gotten that far yet.

That's fair... If you have a secondary area using a mini split, might be a good option to huddle in over cooking an entire home... Not against a generator, just thinking efficiency.

I used to keep a portable AC that had a slot for window venting when I lived in a place in Phoenix where the power used to go out in the summer a few times each year.

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