turkey stalker wrote:
DutchmenSport wrote:
You didn't say what kind of camper you have or if you are able to store it at home or not. If you are able to store at home, just keep the camper plugged in with a heavier construnction style extension cord, plugged into your house outlet (15 or 20 amp breaker). This is MORE than enough to keep the battery charged, as your on-board converter will charge it automatically. Campers are made to be plugged in while camping for weeks at a time, so if you check the water level a couple times to make sure it's not boiling out, there's no reason to remove the battery at all.
Now, if you're storing off site, then yes, bring the battery home and a trickle charger will work just fine.
I did forget to add we are not keeping it at home. Would this work fine? http://www.amazon.com/Deltran-Battery-Tender-021-0128-Charger/dp/B00068XCQU/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8
The battery tender is good, just they do not have a desulfate mode.
VDC Battery Minders have the float charge (trickle) and desulfate mode, even temperature compensation. Shop around for the same thing cheaper. The factory direct costs more
http://www.batteryminders.com/batteryminder-model-1500-12volt-1-5-amp-maintenance-charger-desulfator-on-sale-now/And Ctek makes them too.
http://smartercharger.com/VDC is a little cheaper, or was when I was buying mine. I have many of these Battery Minders, truck, tractor, mower, SIL's boat. The best thing there is to getting the most life out of a battery, that and keeping the fluid level correct.