Gas Chassis battery

1. Do NOT buy a Deep Cycle battery for the chassis.
2. Les Schwab is just the western USA. Interstate is Nationwide. So, in an RV world, I would want a battery that could be serviced/warrantied Nationwide as I will be traveling. There are a LOT more Interstate Battery centers than Les Schwab centers. If you are traveling and are not near a Les Schwab center and you do have a problem, what good is a warranty if they are not where you are? Interstate has almost 200,000 dealers. We have sold Interstate for almost 30 years and ALL my vehicles have always had Interstate Batteries. NEVER had a problem during the expected life of the battery. My Dealership only puts Interstate batteries in motorhomes and trailers and we have excellent results. We do have a few that fail but odds are the customer caused the failure but Interstate has a 12/18 month no questions ask warranty. Interstate also will replace a complete battery bank if just one battery fails under warranty. Doug

Thank you for all the input....

I buy the Walmart EverStart batteries previously mentioned for the reasons listed. They're made by Johnson Controls, as are many Interstate batteries, and seem to hold up just as well. The mentioned Trik-L-Start or its big brother the Amp-L-Start is also a good investment if your RV doesn't already have an engine battery charging system other than the engine alternator.

Costco all all over when you need it replaced just take it back to Costco

From my point of view there are 3 battery brands or groups

M/K and Deka are East Pen Battery.. MADE 100% in the USA and what starts my motor home

EXCIDE is the battery both I and my friends have had the worst expierences with, they make batteries sold under many labels. Like the ones Batteries Plus sells

And the rest. Including Interstate, Johnson, US Battery (Most of "The others" are actually either Johnson or US battery).

I bought Deka mostly because it's MADE IN THE USA.. So far I've not been dissappointed with it.

i had everstart batteries in my second class
i had terrible luck with them, always failing

but everybody has different experiences

MrWizard,

I got nine years out of my Everstart Marine jars. I was part time then at about 90 nights a year.

As Ron and Dutch already said I buy Walmart batteries for the MH and Tow car because they are all over the US. Twice I replaced my starting battery for free under a 5 year warranty, once I replaced it in a Walmart parking lot while overnighting there. Having said that when I replaced the battery in my wife's car I found that Costco was $69 for the battery and Walmart was $101 so I bought Costco. I don't think it makes any difference as far as quality only convenience to stores when under warranty.