Keeping batteries in camper over winter?
There's a lot of advice out there that says the best way to maintain deep cycle batteries over the winter is to remove them from the camper and put them in warm storage. However, I'd like to use the ...
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I have never seen any studies showing that batteries need to be stored in warm conditions. Several people have expressed that opinion. Are there any facts to back up those opinions?
I left my batteries in my RV for 7 years. They had a lot of cycles, lots of temperature extremes and seemed to be as good as new until the 8th year. Moderately cold weather, like down to zero to 10 degrees does not seem to be an issue for charged batteries. High temperatures are a totally different issue. Car batteries rarely last 2 summers in Phoenix, at least for cars used and stored on the streets.
I left my batteries in my RV for 7 years. They had a lot of cycles, lots of temperature extremes and seemed to be as good as new until the 8th year. Moderately cold weather, like down to zero to 10 degrees does not seem to be an issue for charged batteries. High temperatures are a totally different issue. Car batteries rarely last 2 summers in Phoenix, at least for cars used and stored on the streets.
