Heh. Some of those things apply to me.
Guilty!
A word on generators though. I make a living fixing those damned things and I can tell you up front hat if you use an Onan gen set, you will need backups. Onans suck the big one as far as generators are concerned. Almost as bad as a generac. But Onan gensets will fail for no reason, and many times it's the regulator - a large electronic black box that costs over $250 to replace, and when it goes it goes without warning or reason. Fail to run the genset for a couple of months and the carb goes to crap. I think Onan's heads should go to jail for their poor product and how much they charge for it. Too many RV and boat owners get stuck with them.
I would recommend diesel powered Kohler generators for small applications if you feel you are too leet for a Honda, but the markup price from supplier to dealer is $2500, so you get ripped off before you get out the door.
Go to Home Depot and get a Honda.