how many batteries
put a deposit on a small jayco toy hauler (octane 222). will pick it up next week. will be mostly used in campgrounds but few times a year i go to nascar races for 3-4 days at a time. have a generator...
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elmerfudd51 wrote:
thanks guys for your input. plugged it all in to a spreadsheet (to get a logical result).
1 vote four 6 volts(sounds good)
1 vote two group 31(thats gonna cost)
1 vote three group 31 and party till midnite(im in bed by 9)
2 votes one group 27(two guys agreeing, now were getting somewhere)
3 votes two 6 volt(that was one of my choices)
5 votes two 12 volt(my other choice)
so two 12 volt batteries it is. and if this doesnt keep me warm all nite, i have alternative improvements in mind thanks to you guys.
put more stickers on my genny
get a small solar charger/dumptruck assembly
get a larger solar array/without dumptruck
seriously, thanks to all
Hmmm ..... arent' "two 12 volt" and "two Group 31" the same thing???
If at all possible to fit them, I never use any 12 volt batteries except Group 31. If you can possibly fit Group 31(s) into the battery area ... go for the big guy(s).
Remember the Old Chinese Proverb I made up some time ago: "You can't have two much battery capacity on board .... just maybe more than you can afford or fit". Our current RV uses (only) a couple of Group 31 12 volt deep cycle batteries because that's all that will fit without me stealing storage space needed for other things.
By the way, not all Group 31 batteries are the same .... they range in amp hour capacities from around 100 amp hours each all the way up to around 125 amp hours each. For an RV using lead acid technology batteries - always use deep cycle batteries and always use batteries that are the heaviest in weight for the given size that you want to install.
