Leave TT plugged in or remove battery?

Probably a little colder over all in Indiana than central Virginia. However, for me, I wouldn't want to haul a battery back out to the trailer should I decide to run away from some extreme cold for a few weeks or a month.

Fortunately, since we're retired, if we get too tired of the cold, we can do just that.

rbpru wrote:
If you leave your TT plugged in all winter, you also power the phantom and a.c. loads. Your Television, microwave, antenna pre-amp and LP detector to name a few.

Never noticed any advantage to leaving it plugged in vs when it was powered down and brought the battery in the house.

As mentioned my TT is in the back yard so I can check on it easily.

Ron3rd wrote:

While that is certainly true, if there is any chance of freezing, I would take the battery out and put it on the Tender.

Fully charged battery doesn't freeze until it gets down to less than -90°F.

If you leave your TT plugged in all winter, you also power the phantom and a.c. loads. Your Television, microwave, antenna pre-amp and LP detector to name a few.

Never noticed any advantage to leaving it plugged in vs when it was powered down and brought the battery in the house.

As mentioned my TT is in the back yard so I can check on it easily.

Bmach wrote:
...Why run a charger all winter....

Because a battery left sitting while discharged as little as 1 percent sulfates the plates. I consider a couple milliamps of electricity worth the extended battery life.

SoundGuy wrote:

mleekamp wrote:
I assume being plugged in will keep it charged. Any issues keeping in plugged in?

IMO, yes - IF you're not protecting the trailer's electrical system with an EMS / surge protector that will disconnect power to the trailer anytime an error may occur with incoming source power. Believe it, although you may not be aware of it, this happens with regularity so I personally only leave our trailer plugged in 24/7 during the camping season because it is protected with a Progressive EMS-HW30C ... during winter storage I put my battery in the workshop where I can periodically put it on a charger. Your trailer, your choice ... how lucky do you feel? ;)

X2-- you are absolutely right on how you do it! And I also have a Progressive EMS 30A portable and would never be without it on the road! It has saved our TT several times due to high and especially LOW voltage!

I keep my Jayco 23RB plugged in 24/7/365, unless on the road, obviously. But, it sits at the rear of my driveway during that same time so I can keep a close eye on it.

We can, from time to time, get some really cold weather, but nothing like our friends up in the really northern states.

Besides charging your battery, keeping the TT plugged in also provides power to your tv, radio, and any other power parasites that may be built into the trailer. I unplug the TT and pull the battery.

I remove my battery, put it in my cellar and put in on the charger every couple of months. Why run a charger all winter? Seems to meleaving it on the trailer and plugged in would be a waste of energy and a risk to the trailer.

Sounds like most members who leave the battery in all year either have their TT at home or they live in a somewhat milder climate. My TT is kept at my camp about 65 miles from home. It is also in the snow belt South of Buffalo, N.Y. Lots of snow and no way to get to the trailer unless I take my snowshoes and that's too much work now that I'm "older". I just bring the battery home at the beginning of November and put it on the bench on the tender. I'm going out to pull in the slides and pull the battery this weekend.
Duane

No way I am going to drag 4 batteries that weigh about 70 pounds each in the house for charging. I let the Iota three stage converter take care of them.

If you want the RV unplugged and want to use a battery maintainer, just hook up the battery maintainer and plug it in directly.