Battery?

[LITEPHIL]

Just brought home a Sandpiper T22 finally! It of course needs a battery. What's the battery of choice these days. I'm not doing the duel 6 volt set up for now and I don't think I want to spend the $275-300 for an optima either. Appreciate the input!Thanks

[philh]

if you don't upgrade the charger than you're wasting your money with AGM or GC2

[264SRinPA]

garyemunson wrote:
6 volt is king.

Wrong, no comparison to lithium.

[time2roll]

garyemunson wrote:
6 volt is king.

Once you move to AGM there is no real advantage of the GC2 construction.

[2oldman]

LITEPHIL wrote:
I guess I should have said that I do want an AGM. Whats the best AGM for the money? Thanks

Lifeline. Many don't read past the first post.

[Grit_dog]

There’s a comprehensive current thread in the truck camper section on this exact subject.
All the info and opinion you need to select a battery.

[deltabravo]

If you keep them "watered" golf cart 6 volts last 7-8 years or more. Lead is what it is all about and they have more of it.

THe problem with where my batteries are located made it extremely difficult to continually check the water level in them, hence the reason I switched to AGMs

[garyemunson]

At Costco or Sams, two six volts cost about the same as one 12 volt "deep cycle" (which NEVER seem to be REAL deep cycles). Once you install 6 volts, unless you can afford Battle Born lithiums, you will NEVER go back to 12 volts again. If you keep them "watered" golf cart 6 volts last 7-8 years or more. Lead is what it is all about and they have more of it.

[garyemunson]

6 volt is king.

[jdc1]

Just go to Costco or Sam's club and get a couple of Marine/deep cycle batteries. You've been around long enough to know the expensive stuff is no better than the average stuff.

[deltabravo]

LITEPHIL wrote:
What's the battery of choice these days..... I don't think I want to spend the $275-300 for an optima either. Appreciate the input!Thanks

Get whatever fits in the battery space / battery box.

Optima are a very poor choice for using as a deep cycle battery on an RV.
I use DEKA AGM batteries in my truck camper.

[time2roll]

I would buy Lifeline brand AGM if I was spending money. No quality AGM is exactly cheap.

[midnightsadie]

make sure your on board charger can handle a agm battery. deka is a good one and theres others.

[Lwiddis]

Even better with solar, Tim, after an energy survey.

[LITEPHIL]

I'll bring a generator if I'm out in the boonies or I'll probably be at a camp ground. I guess I should have said that I do want an AGM. Whats the best AGM for the money? Thanks