Camper battery
My camper battery is only lasting about 5 hours with only the interior lights on so I assume that I need a new one. I have a larger deep cycle boat battery that has more cranking amps than the one ...
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What do you have now as a battery and how did you charge it before the trip/ how long?
There is a possibility you have the smallest battery in your rig, a grp 24 with 75 amp hours of which only 37 is available before it needs to be charged. That is if it is in good sghape a fully charged before the trip.
How many lights did you have on? Say a average light takes 2 amps a hour for 5 hours, that's 10 amp hours gone from the battery. Five bulbs for five hours is more than your battery can put out and that doesn't include the control panels for the fridge and hot water heater or the propane detector.
Adding a second battery can help you out but if the one in the trailer is old or weak you need to do two new ones, not just one.
LED light will really cut your power uses and can be found on ebay for a few bucks each. We run at least four for four hours a night and the battery hardly knows they are on.
As for what battery, you can go to Walmart and get a couple of group 27 batteries for around $150 and have close to 200 ahs. A pair of 6v in series will give you some more and can be found at Sams or Costco for around the same.
Now back to the charging part. Having the battery fully charged is what you need before you leave. I take ours out and put it on a stand alone charger as soon as we get home from a trip. Then I charge it once a month and do it again a few days before the trip. That way it is fully charged and ready to go when we are.
If you store your trailer where there is power you can plug in a few days before you go, just make sure the water levels are good and top off with distilled water as needed.
There is a possibility you have the smallest battery in your rig, a grp 24 with 75 amp hours of which only 37 is available before it needs to be charged. That is if it is in good sghape a fully charged before the trip.
How many lights did you have on? Say a average light takes 2 amps a hour for 5 hours, that's 10 amp hours gone from the battery. Five bulbs for five hours is more than your battery can put out and that doesn't include the control panels for the fridge and hot water heater or the propane detector.
Adding a second battery can help you out but if the one in the trailer is old or weak you need to do two new ones, not just one.
LED light will really cut your power uses and can be found on ebay for a few bucks each. We run at least four for four hours a night and the battery hardly knows they are on.
As for what battery, you can go to Walmart and get a couple of group 27 batteries for around $150 and have close to 200 ahs. A pair of 6v in series will give you some more and can be found at Sams or Costco for around the same.
Now back to the charging part. Having the battery fully charged is what you need before you leave. I take ours out and put it on a stand alone charger as soon as we get home from a trip. Then I charge it once a month and do it again a few days before the trip. That way it is fully charged and ready to go when we are.
If you store your trailer where there is power you can plug in a few days before you go, just make sure the water levels are good and top off with distilled water as needed.
