What’s better in 12v batteries?

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Having a rat's nest of wires for little gain ain't where it' at

Neither is being totally SOL with 2 6V GC2 batteries, if a single cell shorts in one of them. Better to have a few extra wires and some power, than no wires and no power? I choose door number one.

Balanced wiring would be needed. You would gain some advantage at very high loads--but with only 100 amp-hours to play with I can't see it being any advantage.

If the small batteries are free--go for it. If not--then just one jar solves a host of issues.

Wantuck wrote:
If you dry camp for an extended period what do you use? .

400 amp hours of lithium. Got rid of acid tubs.

Get the one with the longest warranty. Some truck batteries come with a 7 or 8 year warranty. Get that one.

Wantuck wrote:
Newbie. For dry camping with a gen for recharge. The watts delivered would be the same but would they discharge at the same rate? If you dry camp for an extended period what do you use? Yes, wet acid deep discharge batteries.

you are talking mighty small batteries at 34 Ahr (motor cycle battery?) and even 100 Ahr is not much bigger than a group 27 battery..

I think you will find that NEITHER option you gave is going to cut it for more than one day without recharging unless you use candles, no heat, no TV and very little water pump..

No one can really answer your question since no one camps the same way.

You will need to figure out how much energy you will use and what your recharging schedule will be. Then you can figure out the battery capacity and recharge schedule.

Personally, I would go two 100 Ahr batteries or more or 6V GC battery BANK PAIRs (2 6V in series to to get one 12V set). The cost of multiple 34Ahr batts will get pretty pricey per Ahr..

I agree,you will spend a lot more on wiring with no gain.

A Trojan T1275 would be a good choice with 70-75 amp hours available. It’s a bunch less trouble to recharge with solar...and keeps your neighbors happy. Do you understand how long it takes to fully recharge a battery using a generator?

Having a rat's nest of wires for little gain ain't where it' at

Newbie. For dry camping with a gen for recharge. The watts delivered would be the same but would they discharge at the same rate? If you dry camp for an extended period what do you use? Yes, wet acid deep discharge batteries.

GordonThree wrote:
What's the discharge rating? Three in parallel should source more current. But this post is lacking all sorts of information.

3 in parallel also gives some redundancy, in case one fails. If you can figure out which one has failed, you can remove it from your bank, and you'll still have 68 Ah remaining. Handy if off grid a lot.