Typical battery life
Just finished up our 5th year of camping. Still using my original battery that came with the RV. It's charged up and sitting in my basement till spring. I hasn't caused me any issues so far, but won...
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Lead-acid batteries don't like deep discharge, not even the deep cycle versions so avoid that. There is also no need to "cycle and recharge" them, just keep 'em fully charged.
A "smart" charger is mandatory for long battery life as is maintaining the electrolyte level.
This is one of the big reasons I put a solar system on the rv. I spent a little more than just replacing the batts would have been but now I don't have to take them out and store them, I use it year round as an office at my shooting range, I don't need to make charge them before we go camping, I don't need to go to a site with hookups and the I don't even bring my generator anymore. Makes camping much more enjoyable. I have a 136 watt panel BTW with morning star controller.
