Inverter installation

I am looking to make a project of this for spring before we start camping.   I wanted to bounce this off the more electrically savvy members here and make sure I don't  make any inaccurate assumptions or costly mistakes.

We bought ourselves a generator Honda E2000ui and a Electric coffee pot for Christmas as we dry campy 95% of the time. My wife was getting fed up with not being able to make a decent cup of joe with our camp percolator.  I know this generator is not capable of reliably getting the 13,500btu AC to start if it was needed, but has more than enough juice to run it once its past the surge point and going.

We have the R-pod 171 and my thought was to install a 1600 or 2000 watt inverter, the ones I am looking at supports a 3000/4000 watt surge load for up to 10 seconds which should be enough to get the AC to kick on and running in its normal sub 1600/2000 watt range.  However this inverter is a Modified Sine Wave inverter which does not play nice with fancy electronics such as microwaves, laptops, etc.  The camper is setup with two 220AH 6v batteries so I should have 440AH @ 12v.  The generators DC clamps would be used to keep the batteries topped off while the AC was running so the batteries are not run down.

I could get a Pure Sine Wave inverter, but this may triple the cost of the inverter, and the only bonus is the ability to power the microwave and laptops and such.

So here is the question.  My camper is down in storage so I cannot look or measure.   What gauge of wires are used by Forest River to bring in power from the batteries down to the converter?  Can I connect to those existing lines?  If they are 0 guage then I can tie the inverter directly to the same wiring.  Those would be helpful so I would not have to buy/install new 0 gauge battery lines.  I am planning on a 180 or 200AMP breaker as it appears to be the limit the inverter can handle is 200A.

Has anyone else done an inverter to power the air conditioner?

See that's why I ask first, I am not and engineer.  Well dang.   Scratch that idea.   Would it still be feasible for the coffee pot and microwave?   I try not to run the generator in the morning when I camp to be respectful of other campers that might be nearby.  I have not bought the load tester yet to see its exact load but I expect 1300-1500 watts for the coffee pot.  The coffee pot and the microwave should be used for shorter durations.

Still sounds like a Pure Sine Wave inverter might be the way to go.




Slightly off topic -
Are there better electrical converters/breaker units that incorporate better chargers that one might use to replace the factory one?

We only dry camp, therefore I bought the honda EU2000i . I'm very happy with it, it is quiet and light.

I will have my wife look into the french press.   I used to install directv, had no idea they pulled that much power.  very interesting.

With that French Press, do purchase a burr grinder with it.  Not the cheapo high speed grinder.  Supposedly for the afficionados it gets the beans too warm while whirring at high speed.  You could also find a larger pepper grinder for manually grinding your beans.  If you buy whole beans and grind right before brewing, you will get a terrific cup of coffee.  Since you haven't posted where you live, can't give you any suggestions on where to find a cup of French pressed coffee.  Check the better coffee houses near you.  You won't be disappointed.  Safe Travels.