Portable battery charger. What do you carry?
I've had many over the years but most are cheap and don't last long. I'm looking for a good portable 12 volt Smart charger that can desulfate and get my batteries to full charge if needed. What do...
Forum Discussion
KJINTF wrote:
Why do you good folks carry a portable charger?
Help me out what am I missing?
Is it that you do not have an
On board hard wired converter
Or a capable solar system
or the engine alternator is not connected to the battery bank
We have a small Class C motorhome so our "preparedness" choices and methods differ somewhat from those pulling an RV behind a tow vehicle.
We have five ways along with us at all times for charging of our coach battery bank:
1) Converter from built-in generator.
2) Small charger from built-in generator.
3) Converter from portable generator.
4) Charger from portable generator.
5) Alternator from idling of the main engine.
FWIW, all also have five ways along with us at all times for heating and cooling of the coach:
1) Cooling via built-in generator and roof-top A/C.
2) Cooling via cab A/C with the main engine idling.
3) Heating via built-in propane furnace.
4) Heating via built-in generator and a portable electric heater.
5) Heating via the cab heater with the main engine idling.
I was never in the Boy Scouts, but somehow picked up their Plan A/Plan B/Plan C/Plan X tendencies ... especially when out and about in an RV with us not getting any younger so as to have diminishing chances to try again in the future if a trip is spoiled from failed equipment.
