Let's total up, Range. Haul out generator - 45 to 50 pounds - from storage in TV, check gasoline and oil, fill if necessary, pull out electrical cable, start generator, plug in cable, run for at least one hour usually at cocktail time for me, ignore stares of neighbors who haven't gone inside their RV, unplug generator, turn off generator, let generator cool for 15 to 20 minutes and restore generator to storage location in TV.
Versus solar. Oh look it's 6:14 p.m. Been charging all day. Batteries full by noon, 1 pm. Just shut down, getting dark. No noise, no gas and oil, no trouble, no unhappy neighbors. And all cell phones, tablets and other rechargeable batteries including air pump for tires are full...recharged during the day.