popo, I am near by you, in the SFV, I have a brand new PD9245 with Charge Wizard for sale. PM me with a reasonable offer. Half of your charging problem will be solved with this device.
Install it in your storage area underneath your bed, close to the batteries, and keep some 8 gauge wire run as short as possible to the batteries. 8 feet or less would suffice.
Once you have a generator and the PD9245 charge controller, you can then worry about the solar option, and tying it in later... as it will need it's own solar charge controller, panels, and wiring.
A trip to Solar Blvd is in order if you live in So Cal.
None of this is really that difficult, if you take care of it in small steps.
I just went through the same process with my 21 ft travel trailer, it's pretty easy with all the help provided around here.
The WFCO that comes stock is useful if you plan to camp with full hook ups, every time. It's lousy if you dry camp or boondock, even a little bit.
240 watt panel kitBuy 2 of these, you have 480 watts. Pick out a PWM Controller good for 30 amps, or to play it safe, two 20 amp PWM's, one for each set of panels, and some redundancy, if one should fail.
Or look at Xantrex or Morningstar controllers in their charge controller section. Another very cheap option is to starts shopping around on Ebay for charge controllers. Lots of options, you just need to study, do your homework, then spend.
Add in some connector cables, make the run from the controllers again short to the batteries. The length of the run from the panels to the PWM charge controller is less important. You'll be running 30 amps or close to it, go with 8 gauge wire.
Done, lot's of savings going this route.
