What battery? - if we never dry camp
Just had my trailer in and had the brakes and bearings serviced. While there, had them install the Husky electric jack. Thinking that my breakaway brakes ran from the truck connection, I had been ...
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orggardn wrote:
Just had my trailer in and had the brakes and bearings serviced. While there, had them install the Husky electric jack.
Thinking that my breakaway brakes ran from the truck connection, I had been running without one. I now know better. So I am in the market for a battery. The only use will be for the breakaway and the power jack. We never dry camp (at least not in the last 20 years).
Is there any need to get anything other than an auto battery? What would you recommend? Auto or otherwise.....
Since we won't use it much, what would be the best way to maintain it?
A dog club I used to belong to had a trailer they used for all of the equiptment they needed at the trials. It was kept at a storage yard close to the events, which was quite a distance from any members. Usually whenever it was needed, someone would volunteer to go get it. So there was never anyone that really took care of it.
They had it set up with a small solar panel to keep a maintainence free battery (optima) charged.
That was a totally trouble free setup. It never failed to be ready when it was called into service. And it never needed any attention.
It cost a little more to get it set up, vs. just putting a cheap battery in it. But it was hassle free.
