Thanks for all the ideas. Now I have a new project.
B.O.
2011 Big Country 3250TS...2010 Ram CC Laramie 4wd Cummins
15k Super Glide, Firestone Ride Rite, TrailAir Tri-Glide
Michelin XPS Ribs. Just say no to Chinese tires.
Twin Cities Mn.
All these sound good, but what happens when you want to take you truck when you are hooked up? I would worry about bad weather with the batteries in the back of the truck and storing them when moving. I hook the extra batteries in my trailer when I leave home and take them out when I get home. Good luck
2010 Chevy 2500HD crew cab duramax
2013 Lacrosse 327 RES
I have occasionally had the same need. I bought a pair of jumper cables, took the clamps off of one end and wired the ends to the appropriate terminals on a 7-way receptacle. The batteries stay in the back of the truck (backed up near the fiver) and I just plug the trailer plug into the end of the jumper cables. I have plenty of batteries around the farm that I can "borrow" for the rare weekend that we dry camp.
Tedder2 wrote: All these sound good, but what happens when you want to take you truck when you are hooked up? I would worry about bad weather with the batteries in the back of the truck and storing them when moving. I hook the extra batteries in my trailer when I leave home and take them out when I get home. Good luck
These are batteries I used in my boat for a trolling motor. They are in plastic boxes with vented covers on them. The vented covers will keep out most water. If I am not hooked up to them I will still have the single battery in the trailer to operate it. Just trying to get more power for the occasional night I may have to land in a Wal-Mart or such for a few hours of sleep. I use a C-Pap which I can run off an inverter and don't want to run out of power.
You have a pretty sizable trailer. I wouldn't worry about weight. I have 400 lbs of batteries in my 9500 lb GVWR trailer and I'm still 1000 lbs under GVWR. I would permanently mount those extra batteries. WAY less hassle.
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