Adding a second battery
Hey folks, I am looking at adding a second battery to my travel trailer. My wife and I don't do any boon docking yet, but I want to be able to have additional power should we lose power ...
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You are 100% correct.
That said, hopefully next spring, I hope to have changed out my single group 24 battery with a pair of 6V Golf Cart batteries.
The group 24 battery is great if one only goes to campgrounds with electricity. Even doubling a Grp 24 provides under 100 amp hours.
Every way I've looked at it, 2 6v GC batteries provides the best bang for the buck.
As 12v golf carts become more and more prevalent, hopefully the 12v CG batteries will begin to come down in price.
If I could get the same amps with 2 12 volt GC batteries, as I can with 2 6v GC batteries, I'd go in that direction.
That said, hopefully next spring, I hope to have changed out my single group 24 battery with a pair of 6V Golf Cart batteries.
The group 24 battery is great if one only goes to campgrounds with electricity. Even doubling a Grp 24 provides under 100 amp hours.
Every way I've looked at it, 2 6v GC batteries provides the best bang for the buck.
As 12v golf carts become more and more prevalent, hopefully the 12v CG batteries will begin to come down in price.
If I could get the same amps with 2 12 volt GC batteries, as I can with 2 6v GC batteries, I'd go in that direction.
SoundGuy wrote:time2roll wrote:
Second similar 12v battery in parallel is fine for what you are talking about.#1nobby wrote:
Either way...he needs to buy 2 batteries.
Might as well be 6V.
The OP said in his original post -
"I am looking at adding a second battery to my travel trailer".
As long his first battery is in good shape there's no reason he can't simply add a second similar one - no need to replace it with a pair of 6 volt jugs.
