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[TurnerFam]

for your simple needs, not always 'off grid', but only infrequently, I'd not do anything... unless you just like spending money for little reason. Your current setup should work just fine, and your generator(yes, the one you already paid for!) is well suited to power your rig, induction cooktop, air conditioners, and the like, as well as recharging your batteries.... don't overthink this. Plenty of folks are finding your rig design very fine for a few off-grid nights every now and then.

Maybe add two more 6v batteries? yes, but that's about all I 'might' suggest, but that's ONLY if you are really determined to 'upgrade' your already well-built system, which is probably the only difference between your rig and ours.

If you have the Magnum AGS(automatic generator starter), you'll be well set to manage the batteries quite easily. Let it do the work for you. Also, you can set it to only run for 30 mins, as that's about all the batteries will need to be charged enough for several more overnight hours. Ours may kick on several times thru the night, but once the morning comes up we kick it on again ourselves to make coffee.

When traveling, your Alternator is going to be charging your batteries, no problem there. When you are parked for more than several hours is when your generator will come into play. Leave your fridge on all the time, with the Inverter, and enjoy your coach... don't make too much of the 'off grid' needs that you make be concerned about, you're already well on your way to success : )

I wouldn't worry about Solar, as it will only really benefit you in any small way only when you are parked in the Daytime hours, not overnight... you'll not have enough power to do much of anything major, versus what you already have.