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Grit dog

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Posted: 03/12/23 12:38pm

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joebedford wrote:

Veebyes wrote:

Simply disconnect to eliminate any parasite draws on power.

I'm going to do that with the RV batteries but not the golf cart batteries. Summer heat is really hard on batteries; different than winter cold.

Ha, yeah good point. Summers down south are battery killers.
So you’re leaving the Rv batts in though?

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Posted: 03/13/23 04:23pm

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Grit dog wrote:

Summers down south are battery killers.
So you’re leaving the Rv batts in though?

I have 2 12V deep cycle batteries in the RV. One is 10 years old and the other is 5 years old. I'm thinking of disposing of the 10 y.o. one and going with only 1 12V. If the summer kills one or both the batteries, it'll motivate me to change them / it.

It's my plan to leave the RV here until we're done RVing (a small number of years) then haul it north to sell it. I don't see much dry camping in our future.

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Posted: 03/17/23 08:26am

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Do not leave windows/vents open in Florida. I speak from experience. Florida air is so humid that you'll come back to a mold disaster. Keep it closed up with as much Damp Rid as you can manage.