Hi guys . . . OP here. This has all been really helpful
Storage: We built a dual-purpose building years ago. One half is not heated. The other half was designed to stable horses, and has heat (and water). We have electricity, so I'm typically on shore power when parked. I have never seen this side of the barn lower than +14F.
I added one shot of the van interior too. We really liked the open design of the rear bath. The plumbing is under one cushion, while the electric is under the other. Not a bad idea to separate water and electric. But without a complete redo of the electric side, the batteries are not coming in. I can easily add external insulation to the coach battery if desired.
Usage: This I think is where everyone varies. We bought this mainly to have the ultimate comfort vehicle for long drives, and we are really happy with the choice. Long drives in our SUV, truck, or two-seater left us surprisingly stiff. While the van has stock seating, the upright position, firm seating, and great view have worked out great for our last 2300mile trip. (Old school custom sheepskins help too) Stop at a rest area, make lunch etc. On long drives one of us can take a nap (yes, I realize this is not the safest thing in the world)
Winter: Winter will have probably one drive in the cold. Leaving Minnesota for a month or two somewhere warmer (pretty much anywhere other than ND will be warmer). So we could experience one day of below zero F driving at worst. Unless we are stuck in a snow drift, the chances of winter camping are exactly 0.0%.
Camping: We are going to be trying this for the first time next month. We had one nice night in our pasture as a dry run. A 330AH AGM easily can cook a dinner or two in our toaster oven, make coffee, and run the heater fan and refrigerator for at least a day, perhaps more.
Generator: Usage is rather rare. I tied AGS to A/C use, to keep our puppy cool while we did a little sight seeing. We actually ran into one other situation where having a generator was useful: our VRBO rental had strict rules that we could not hook up to anything. Since we were not driving very much, when the house battery went down I just ran the generator for a couple hours to top it up. While not silent, it's really quiet as far as generators go.
Anyway, if we do make the change this thread has been really helpful. I picked out the DC-DC I would go with, and have a wiring plan. Battery selection comes down to these three. I was surprised how many of the 300AH lithiums had only 100A discharge rates. Here were a few that would work. I'm leaning towards the Ionic as it's heated.
Battleborn: 270AH; max continuous discharge 300A, peak 500A for 30 seconds. Pretty impressive, but not heated.
Enduro: 300AH; max continuous 250A, peak 400A for 5 sec. Supposedly has vibration protection and the best IP rating. Again, not heated.
Ionic from Lithiumhub. 300AH; max continuous 200A; peak 350A for 3 sec. Good IP rating. This one is heated. Also the only one with a bluetooth monitor. Just few reviews in the RV world, but lots of positive reports in the boating world.
So again, thanks for the useful input and discussion.