Up till now I have split all my wood by hand. I'm thinking curiously considering buy a small log splitter. I see electric ones that I could use with a generator. Gas ones that don't break the bank and I see a funnel shaped tool end for a drill that splits wood also. Where I would use it has no power very remote area and it wouldn't be used much and for 9 to 10 inch rounds at biggest and 16 inches long at the very longest.

Tell me what would work best in my situation and cost considered with limited use.

Never had or used an electric but if they do work well the benefit of no noise would sell me.
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I've split by hand, with a gas hydraulic and an electric.....the hydraulic wins hands down, but, the Electric one I had was pretty good.... enough power to split most rounds, even the big ones, just got to do the edges first, and even some gnarly stuff wasn't a problem if you read the wood and picked the best path....
It is slower, and of course you need electric, a lot easier to store and no starting problems after a lay up...I ended up selling it cause I wasn't splitting much anymore, and if I needed some split I just use the monster maul...
Got the electric from Amazon and checked out the reviews pretty hard, I don't remember the brand, and it's been awhile since I used it..but if I needed to split a moderate amount again I would get one again.....Of course like most things, YMMV...

Back when we heated with wood, we'd just rent a splitter for a day once a year. My dad, brother and I would have everything in place and ready to go, and then split non stop for the day and return the splitter. Might be an option to consider.

My son borrowed a splitter several years ago, and it was by far the best I have ever used. It was homemade. The splitter was assembled with an engine and trailer from a highway department lighting trailer. It had a one-cylinder diesel engine.
No log ever challenged it, and it would run all day on less than a gallon of fuel.