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MFL
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2oldman wrote:Connor24 wrote:I use it for lights and refrige while boondocking. Refrige running on gas. That's it? A used car battery would handle that.
What? Com-on 2old, lets be nice! ![[emoticon]](http://www.rv.net/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif "smile") If he is boondocking, at least suggest using a couple actual deep cycles. Many seem to think a couple 6v golf cart batteries paired is a good choice.
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RLS7201 wrote:I believe the best bang for the buck is two 6 volt golf cart batteries from Sam's Club or Costco.
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Yup. at one time there was a Brand (Trojan) that was thought by many to be superior but $$$$$$$$$$$$$
Sam's or Costco are frequently either Interstate or US battery. Very good.. Price both do not forget to price membership if you do not already have one.
I went with DEKA... Since I'm not a Sam's member and my Costco has lapsed (none near me now days) the DEKA's were not that much different in price (East Penn Battery Company)
As I recall Sams had the best price for members back when I last priced but that may or may not have changed Costco was a bit more.
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2oldman wrote:Connor24 wrote:I use it for lights and refrige while boondocking. Refrige running on gas. That's it? A used car battery would handle that.
Nope not even close. But you already know that, so the response is curious….
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Boon Docker
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A pair of GC2 batteries (6v deep cycle golf cart), best bank for the buck.
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ScottG
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2oldman wrote:Connor24 wrote:I use it for lights and refrige while boondocking. Refrige running on gas. That's it? A used car battery would handle that.
Yeah but who's gonna buy a used car just to get the battery out of it? ![[emoticon]](http://www.rv.net/sharedcontent/cfb/images/wink.gif "wink")
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Connor24 wrote:I use it for lights and refrige while boondocking. Refrige running on gas.
How long are you boondocking on average? We usually go to a couple state parks that do not have hookups, and our battery easily lasts 2 nights and days - just remember to only use lights when you really need to.
And we get our batteries from.... Walmart! Yep. Work fine.
If I was regularly "boondocking" for like a week at a time, yes I definitely would get whatever is the best battery. Which from my understanding would be a twin 6 volt battery setup.
On the other hand, we also have a Honda EU generator we can run (if allowed) which means the battery just has to last through the night.
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Best response yet!
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It's good to see that a respected, helpful member, also can show that he has a sense of humor!![[emoticon]](http://www.rv.net/sharedcontent/cfb/images/cool.gif "cool")
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Connor24 wrote:I use it for lights and refrige while boondocking. Refrige running on gas.
Hi,
No one asked yet, and you did not state, so in case you did not know,
Regardless of what battery you get, if you are using the battery for lighting while boondocking, I suggest if you are on incandescent 921 light bulbs, convert them to LED lights. Many, if not all, older campers were set up on incandescent 921 light bulbs. You can save 4 to 5 times the power, per bulb, by converting to LED.
Only asking "the best brand" questions leaves a lot of info out of the answers you will get. Nowadays, many folks are converting to more expensive battery technology to get other benefits from the battery that fits their camping needs. Converting to the new Lithium or other technologies costs more, gives other benefits, and the brand's change. The brand alone does not indicate what you need to get good service for how you use your camper.
If you stay with older technology and go with lead acid deep cycle batteries or a Marine/deep cycle (if you cannot get a true deep cycle,) the cost is less, and they can last a long time if the battery is maintained and used correctly.
I have not leaped yet to the new technology; I do not use an inverter, but I have a slide motor and a power tongue jack to run when boondocking. I am still on the old-school lead acid batteries and use and maintain them to get the longest life. Only draw down to 50% state of charge before recharging, use a good power converter with a desulfation mode, keep the electrolyte level where it needs to be, and when not camping, put the batteries on a battery maintainer with desulfation mode to keep the batteries stored at 100% state of charge. We also camp in freezing weather but plugged into shore power.
For our needs, we boondock using 2, group 27 marine/deep cycle batteries connected in a balanced configuration from Walmart. Johnson Controls makes them. The set I load-tested last week comes up with the marine cracking amps still above the rated batteries from my Walmart batteries installed in 2014. That is nine years from a Walmart set of batteries. The first set went seven years, and I changed them due to age, as I did not have a load tester then. They fit our needs and do not cost that much. But you must use and maintain them to get this kind of life out of them.
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Suggest figuring out your battery use requirements and how to use and maintain them properly. Then figure out what cost and style battery fit your needs. On the older technology of LA batteries, most die a short death mainly from improper use and no battery maintenance. Some brands may handle more abuse than others.
Hope this helps
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StirCrazy
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pianotuna wrote:best all around battery is SiO2. Pocket book "ouch".
First report I've seen on facebook of someone who disconnected their Li battery in the fall at 50% state of charge. Temperature was -5 c (23 f)at the lowest. Now they have two expensive door stops.
Cuz face book is always true of course.. I thought you would have stopped your smear campaigns by now.
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