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Brandonitis
Explorer
Mar 30, 2015

Buying a deep cycle battery

So I've been looking at deep cycle batteries and needless to say there are a lot of options. I drive a '78 Chevy Itasca 21' and I imagine my usage load all be relatively light, as there aren't too many draws on the battery besides the lights, water pump and furnace blower.
Can anyone tell me what they are using for a similar application? One battery? Two? Brands? Size? Any help would be very much appreciated!
  • westend's avatar
    westend
    Explorer
    Mar 30, 2015
    I'd suggest to use 2 X GC2 6V's. The golf cart batteries are inexpensive, will offer pretty good capacity, and are forgiving about drawing them down to low SOC.

    I bought two 6V;s at Sam's Club for around $190-out the door (I pay that MN sales taxm also).
  • toedtoes's avatar
    toedtoes
    Explorer III
    Mar 30, 2015
    I have a 75 American Clipper and, upon the advice of my engineer boss, I bought a 31 group AGM deep cycle battery for the house and a 24 group AGM starting battery for the engine (he recommended I buy both at the same time). They were more expensive, but I've been extremely happy. Similar to you, I only use lights and water pump (don't use the furnace at this time). I am pretty much always at no hookup campgrounds and with my usual 4 day trips, I don't make a dent in the battery.

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