winter storage for RV
We are thinking of buying a class C. We don't expect to use it for a 3 to 6 months of the year. What should we do to keep it running well? Should we take it on short drives every so often? How often? ...
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Sam Spade wrote:-20f...-40f...it's minus something serious and "hope for the best" if you are not going to maintain the batteries in cold storage during a very cold winter.ron.dittmer wrote:Even a half discharged battery won't freeze down to about -40F.
then you have to do something to keep the batteries charged during the winter to prevent them from freezing.
But at half discharged, the sulfation rate will be really bad.
The important part is to keep them charged up, however you can do that.
