ticki2 wrote:
Mello Mike wrote:
Camper_Jeff_&_Kelli wrote:
Checked water levels in my batteries and trying to decide if I want to buy a pair of Lifeline AGM batteries now or later. My Wal-Mart group 27's are 7 years old now and wear down faster than I'd like. Can still make it through the night running the furnace but need to charge first thing in the morning.
Sounds like a great excuse to me to buy new Lifeline AGMs! :)
Maybe
At the rate he's going he can buy 3 to 4 sets of WM batteries to 1 set of lifelines . Do lifelines last 20 to 25 years ?
Not meaning to start a battery war , just an observation .
I know the cost argument. I know I could go through a couple sets of regular wet cells for the price of one set of AGMs. Performance wise, the wet cells can't touch the AGMs ability to charge faster, hold a greater charge, discharge more without damage, and they do last longer, plus they are less susceptible to failure from bumps and vibration from those rougher mountain forest roads we love so much. We are looking to better our boon docking ability by taking advantage of those inherent characteristics and perhaps adding a second solar panel. If that’s the price of a little fun, so be it. I may do the second solar panel first and see how that works for a while but ultimately I think we’ll end up doing the full meal deal.
