Back from the scales
Went to the scales at the transfer station today. Pretty surprising numbers. I went with just Lena, me, full tank of gas first trip. Front axle 3200 Rear axle 3000 Total of 6200 Lena's a b...
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GMT830 wrote:
For the battery I have a couple options. First is to put an Optima in the bedroom closet. Behind the rear axle and right over the distribution box. Or much cheaper use a Lawn and Garden battery on the tongue. We don't intend to do any dry camping.
If you're considering an Optima battery because you think it's safer inside, please think again. I'm following a thread at another site where some folks were run out of their trailer by a couple of Optimas melting down. They were inside, and not in a vented-to-the-outside battery box. It's a long thread, but even an Optima high muckie-muck weighs in and he says that they'd never recommend that any battery including their own be placed in an unvented-to-the-outside living area.
Link to thread.
If you must put the battery inside due to weight considerations, just keep your regular battery and spend what you save on a vented battery box like this one to contain it.
