[The Bus Crew]

Update (although this may change again) on plan. I was encouraged to spend the extra money on more battery amp hours and to reduce or eliminate the solar panels. It is more of a bang for the buck, I will get more amp hours per dollar on batteries than solar. What I was told and have been reading simply put was I can not fit enough solar panels to power everything without energy conservation to a large degree. But with batteries I can power everything night and day (within reason) and when the batteries get low charge them back up on the generator (which I already have).

Maybe keep just one or two solar panels to keep a charge option (not sure if that is worth it or not).

I will be replacing and adding a full sine wave inverter/charger kit that is supposed to regulate the current to the lithium batteries without damage. Victron does seem to be the best for what I am wanting but it is twice the cost of some others so I am still looking into if i am paying for a name or if it is that much better. I understand quality cost more but price does not mean quality.

Leaving merge switch as a last resort if ever needed, good idea Richard.

Still need to figure in my needed amp hours per day (sounds like we need a trip).