Taking batteries out before storage.

We will be taking our 5th to a storage place for the winter. It would be helpful to remove the 2 - 12 volt batteries in the 5th before going there, than trying to go through that process while there.

Is there any reason I should not remove the batteries and then travel the 5 miles to the storage facility without batteries?

Will the Lippert hydraulic landing gear work without batteries, if hooked up to the truck through the 7 pin connector?