Anyone stuff a couple small Odyssey batteries in their older Lance? I'm not sure there is room, but I'm going to go and measure one and see if I can install in the cubby. I have a newly aquired 1989 480 with a non-deep cycle battery in it. I'm a little worried about how long it'll last with the furnace and a few lights on each night. I don't have a generator yet and I plan on mostly (if 100%) dry camping. Thanks for any input!Paul

I mounted extra batteries on the truck itself (Cehvy) when we had a smaller TC. One actually fit in the eng compartment and one fit inside the frame rails.

Not sure on the older unit, but on my 2004 Lance 815, after a night of boondocking at 30* outside while maintaining 65 inside, a couple of lights for a couple of hours, and recharging a laptop while using via a 300 watt inverter, my entire night was only about 20 A/hrs. This means I could probably just squeeze two nights with a single group 29 battery.If adding batteries for winter camping, you want them in an insulated compartment to keep them warm. When they get cold, they loose a lot of their capacity.One option I've looked at is going AGM and making a box for them in the hall way under the counter overhang where they would be out of the way.

That's not a bad idea. I have a diesel with two already. But I'm wanting to run some larger gauge wire directly to the camper, I could wire up a 3rd truck battery at the frame rail.

Torklift makes this. I haven't tried it but it looks like a nifty solutionhttp://www.torklift.com/index.php/products/auxiliary-battery-storage/hiddenpower

On my old Lance 1080 which only had room for one battery. I put another in front of the wheel well in a battery box accessed thru the little doors into the wheel wells from the inside of the camper. I made up heavy cables & drilled the plywood floor behind the lance battery holder (in the sink area) & ran the cables "down" to the new battery box. This area was ventilated well enough I believe & never had any problems. One did have to be careful hooking up the cables though & remember to remove the box & battery before taking off the camper. Of course I had tight holes & sealed around the cables thru the holes drilled. Never smelled any gasses, (at least from the batteries that is) ha ha ha!

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kohldad
Explorer III
Mar 05, 2015
Not sure on the older unit, but on my 2004 Lance 815, after a night of boondocking at 30* outside while maintaining 65 inside, a couple of lights for a couple of hours, and recharging a laptop while using via a 300 watt inverter, my entire night was only about 20 A/hrs. This means I could probably just squeeze two nights with a single group 29 battery.

If adding batteries for winter camping, you want them in an insulated compartment to keep them warm. When they get cold, they loose a lot of their capacity.

One option I've looked at is going AGM and making a box for them in the hall way under the counter overhang where they would be out of the way.
ScottG
Nomad
Mar 05, 2015
I mounted extra batteries on the truck itself (Cehvy) when we had a smaller TC. One actually fit in the eng compartment and one fit inside the frame rails.

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