We recently purchased a cabin in the Parry Sound area (Ontario, Canada) and are looking to go solar and mitigate the need to run our generator (5500w yamaha). The cabin is typically used 3-4 days once per month and for a week twice a year.
Key Requirements:
1) System that can often power our requirements (1500Wh/day) - I am okay running the generator if we have multiple days of no sun
2) Budget - $3000 CAD
3) Expandable if we find the cabin is used more often or we require more solar power
The #1 post by the op.
This has gotten somewhat off track.
It can get cold up here and -30C isn't unusual in winter, even colder on occasion. Therefore this has to be a consideration for batteries.
There are several options, like the AIO's, component systems, and even more and this is where it all get's muddled. KISS applied is always best.
Now, this is a Cabin, used part-time for now. Later it may be used more often and for longer (probably will once you really get into it). If you feel that it will be something that you will use more & grow with, then planning a setup that will let you grow it over time is important because it will save you time & money. That helps marriages stay happier right! But if you want a more "Quick & Simple" answer something like what I link below may be the solution. Then you can leave panels up on the roof or rack or whatever and just disconnect & go.
Now here is one KISS option to ponder,
but would you be willing to drag the unit back & forth ?
There is another factor to consider as well, I'm not sure how remote your place is, I'm in a pretty sparsely populated area but there are still a fair bit of break-ins on cabins, hunt camps, cottages etc. So the security of your gear has to be pondered as well, it sucks but it is a factor.