Bruce, I've been living very comfortably with my 1100 watts of solar and haven't needed to run my generator (other than to exercise it) since January. However, 14 solar panels (8x100 + 6x50) are hard to justify if you're not fulltiming. Also, dedicating that much roof space to solar may require the use of
basement air. My 24 volt 3-stage solar charge controller usually has my 8 8D glassmats in float mode by 10am and has my starting batteries up as well. I don't have my big 24 cu ft Jenn Air fridge running on 24v. yet, but spreadsheet calculations show I should not be forced to run the generator below 90 F. Summertime highs are usually around 80 F here in Flagstaff. With no sun, my generator charges all batteries through the inverter/charger.
In full sun, I've seen 40 amps @ 24v coming down. That won't handle your 220v cooktop or A/C and you must minimize your phantom loads, but you can nuke lunch and supper and run the computer or TV all evening.
My $.02 worth.