Battery Advice, need to buy a new one
My wife and I just bought our first camper a few weeks ago, a 2004 Flagstaff 176 Pop-Up. I'm pretty sure the battery is original, the previous owner always camped where there were hookups and didn't k...
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You can get a deep cycle battery at a farm and fleet type of store, tractor supply, Costco, and most auto parts stores. Costco probably has the best price.
You will be looking for something that will fit within the battery compartment, has water fill that you can take off monthly to check and add more distilled water to it. Deep cycle batteries use water when charged, thus you need to check monthly and add as required. If it is sealed, then it will not last nearly as long as one that you can add water.
If you plan on a lot of boondock camping, then a pair of golf cart batteries can last several years. I got 13 years out of one set of Trojan golf cart batteries, 6.5 years out of their replacement. I never got more than about 2 years out of a 12 volt battery.
Good luck,
Fred.
You will be looking for something that will fit within the battery compartment, has water fill that you can take off monthly to check and add more distilled water to it. Deep cycle batteries use water when charged, thus you need to check monthly and add as required. If it is sealed, then it will not last nearly as long as one that you can add water.
If you plan on a lot of boondock camping, then a pair of golf cart batteries can last several years. I got 13 years out of one set of Trojan golf cart batteries, 6.5 years out of their replacement. I never got more than about 2 years out of a 12 volt battery.
Good luck,
Fred.
