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[taylorbob1]

80% of our RV use is at the beach or state parks along the California coast without electric power hook-up.
There are no trees at the beach, but temps are rarely about 75 degrees on the Pacific coast, so no AC is needed.

That said...
> I spent less than $350 on 200 watts of solar + PWM controller, wire, connectors & fuses (a DIY project) to charge my two 12 volt house battery bank
> We continuously run our 1200 watt inverter from 6am to 9pm to power our Satellite Dish and TVs as long as we have normal sun. Although, even without normal sun I have found that we rarely fall below 12.1 volts
> I choose solar over running my Onan 4000, although I suppose I could idle the chassis engine an hour or two at a time to charge the house batteries as well

The other option as mentioned above, is to purchase a Honda 1000 or 2000 for $900-1200. Weighs about 50#, and carry it on the rear bumper. Also need to carry a gas can.
I frequently see big DPs running small Honda’s 24/7 to keep their residential fridge from draining the house battery bank.