So what did you do to your Truck Camper today?
I saw these threads in some of the other Open Roads RV Forums, but didn't see one for TCs. I'll start... I installed Interior LED puck lights and a 12v power outlet.
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Well, kinda for the camper, but I have forked out the money for a new Group 27 Automotive starting battery to replace the 108 month Exide that died a hard death when I left the bed light on by accident one night while camped here at Kankakee River State Park. I was able to jump start, just barely, using the deep cycle, which I discovered was also in a bad way (which annoys me as it was in great shape when I left Oregon), but it wouldn't hold a charge worth******after it got run down.
Then discovered that the housing on the group 27 deep cycle that was also under the hood had developed a small leak in the housing and had lost a half gallon of water since I got to Kankakee (likely from being jarred around on the local roads or while I was in Chicago), so it got replaced with a nice new Group 27 Interstate.
So, a couple hundred later, my rigs battery banks are all back up to snuff, as they will be tested when I start back through the mountains in another week or so, where I-80 has already been shut down once between Laramie and Cheyenne because of the current snow front moving through.
Now, I will give that the truck's onboard batteries were both likely close to end of life. The Group 27 deep cycle was brand new in 2008, and the group 27 starting battery was new in february 2007 (Bought it right after my camping trip with INSAYN up at Diamond Lake).
The camper's onboard batteries are fine, and roughly a year old, so the age separation on the batteries isn't as drastic now.
I do think, though, when it comes time to replace the two group 31s, I'm going to go with Interstates as they cost a helluva lot less than Trojans.
Then discovered that the housing on the group 27 deep cycle that was also under the hood had developed a small leak in the housing and had lost a half gallon of water since I got to Kankakee (likely from being jarred around on the local roads or while I was in Chicago), so it got replaced with a nice new Group 27 Interstate.
So, a couple hundred later, my rigs battery banks are all back up to snuff, as they will be tested when I start back through the mountains in another week or so, where I-80 has already been shut down once between Laramie and Cheyenne because of the current snow front moving through.
Now, I will give that the truck's onboard batteries were both likely close to end of life. The Group 27 deep cycle was brand new in 2008, and the group 27 starting battery was new in february 2007 (Bought it right after my camping trip with INSAYN up at Diamond Lake).
The camper's onboard batteries are fine, and roughly a year old, so the age separation on the batteries isn't as drastic now.
I do think, though, when it comes time to replace the two group 31s, I'm going to go with Interstates as they cost a helluva lot less than Trojans.
