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joebedford
Nomad II
Mar 11, 2023

Season soon to end - putting RV into storage

The last time I stored the RV in Florida, I had power so left the a/c set for 85F which got rid of the humidity. This time, no power for 7 months.

I got some pails of damp-rid and put a vent cover on so I can leave one vent and one window (partially) open.

I'll disconnect them, but I'm also worried about the house batteries being dead when I come back. I'll have a spare battery or jumper cables to get the the generator started (so I can run the levelling jacks). I have less than a mile from storage to my site for next winter.

PITA but I'm taking 6 golf cart batteries north with me so I can tend them.

Any other hints what needs to be done?
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  • Grit_dog's avatar
    Grit_dog
    Navigator
    Mar 11, 2023
    Dang, may as well take the whole camper north!
    Not sure why you’d need to babysit the batteries other than theft concerns.

    No power?
    How bout a little solar to keep the batteries juiced and a couple little 12V fans inside?
    I personally wouldn’t want to leave anything hooked up and running for months unattended, but you were good with it before, so as long as the insurance is paid up I suppose….

    Oh, and a cover. Unless it’s not worth covering…
  • pianotuna's avatar
    pianotuna
    Nomad III
    Mar 11, 2023
    Joe,

    Just charge them fully and disconnect.

    or

    Add a modest solar charging system between 15 and 30 watts per 100 amp-hours of storage.

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