Marine/RV Battery
Which to buy, Costco Interstate or Walmart Everstart?
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Esacnj wrote:
using in 5th wheel. originally had 2-12V interstate. one failed in 1 yr. 2nd been good for 4 yrs. usually always camp with hookups. only used for operating jacks/stabilizers. 2nd one now getting weak. should I go back to 2-12V ?
Then a starting battery will be fine. Starting batteries can provide quick surges of power (like a starter motor) at high amps, where an RV battery provides power a little slower (not that you would notice), but can be deeply depleted over and over without as much damage as you do depleting a starting battery (which will be damaged the 2nd or 3rd time you run it dead). Just operating jacks might not deplete a battery, so a cheaper starting battery should do the trick. I had a trailer with lifts, so I used the starting battery for this reason. It is application specific
