Do you remove your batteries when winterizing? I usually do but am thinking of leaving them in this year. I live on Vancouver Island where we get quite mild winters, very few days below freezing and the coldest I've known it is about -10 C. what about wrapping them with some insulation?

As long as batteries are fully charged, and then disconnected from loads they will be fine over winter. I mainly remove them due to theft issues when left alone at storage. Your in a pretty mild area so I would ensure cells are topped off, charge them up and remove leads.Daryll

No reason to remove them, unless you are concerned about theft. If they are charged, it makes no difference if they sit in your camper or in the garage in your house.

I take mine out and put them on the Battery Tender in my heated garage.

The colder it is the less need for fully charged batteries to be moved to storage.

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Dave_H_M
Explorer II
Dec 18, 2018
My batts are outside animals.

Anyhow,I don't see how wrapping them in insulation will help any.
RoyF
Explorer
Dec 18, 2018
I like to run my generators (Hondas) once a month during the winter. I let them run for an hour and that gives the batteries enough of a recharge to keep them at 100% charge during the off-season.
diftw
Explorer
Dec 18, 2018
I keep our in and keep power to the camper/battery during the winter. Have been doing this for years.
ScottG
Nomad
Dec 18, 2018
I leave mine in the TT with a good 3 stage converter taking care of them.
Lwiddis
Explorer II
Dec 18, 2018
If your battery is fully charged, no issue regarding freezing until -92F per Trojan

https://www.trojanbattery.com/pdf/WP_DeepCycleBatteryStorage_0512.pdf
pianotuna
Nomad III
Dec 18, 2018
The colder it is the less need for fully charged batteries to be moved to storage.
fj12ryder
Explorer III
Dec 18, 2018
I take mine out and put them on the Battery Tender in my heated garage.
garyp4951
Explorer III
Dec 17, 2018
clicky
DutchmenSport
Explorer
Dec 17, 2018
No reason to remove them, unless you are concerned about theft. If they are charged, it makes no difference if they sit in your camper or in the garage in your house.
FLY_4_FUN
Explorer
Dec 17, 2018
As long as batteries are fully charged, and then disconnected from loads they will be fine over winter. I mainly remove them due to theft issues when left alone at storage. Your in a pretty mild area so I would ensure cells are topped off, charge them up and remove leads.

Daryll

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