Time for new batteries for my AF811
The last 2 years or so, the original batteries in my 2010 AF811 have pretty much been useless. I haven't used the camper much during the summer of 2013 and 2014, and most of the time I had shore powe...
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Shopping today:
Group 31 deep cycle batteries are not a normal stock item at retailers. Maybe they are at RV dealers.
My AF has group 29 Interstate batteries in it.
Stop 1: North 40 (used to be called Big R): Group 27 Durastart AGM, which looked exactly like a Deka, $165.99
Sidebar - there were various powersports batteries with the Deka name on them, and various East Penn Mfg battery application guides laying on the battery display rack. East Penn=Deka.
Stop 2: Costco: group 27 FWC (Interstate brand) for $88.xx
Phone call: Deka Warehouse: Group 31 Intimidator AGM, $285.xx retail. $240.xx ish with my wholesale discount when I fill out a dealer app. $240.00 is the same price as the link provided earlier.
Stop 3: Batteries Plus (aka, Batteries `n Bulbs): New fangled Group 31 AGMs from Northstar private labeled for B+, $335+
They didn't have Lifeline. Lifeline's website shows them as being a Lifeline dealer. I didn't ask about the Lifeline brand when I was there.
So after all the above was done, I stopped in again at North 40 on my way home. I asked about group 31 AGM. The asst manager called the warehouse, which happened to be the Deka Warehouse. North 40 can get me the group 31 AGM for $175.99 each.
Glad I stopped there before the other places, because it got me thinking about the Deka / East Penn catalogs on the rack there.
This is why when I have a big shopping expedition planned out, I always stop at the closest places first, and each stop after that is in consecutive order per my travel route, then I can stop back at previous places on the return leg without backtracking.... unless of course it was a trip made in a big circle.
Today's journey was an "out and back" expedition.
Group 31 deep cycle batteries are not a normal stock item at retailers. Maybe they are at RV dealers.
My AF has group 29 Interstate batteries in it.
Stop 1: North 40 (used to be called Big R): Group 27 Durastart AGM, which looked exactly like a Deka, $165.99
Sidebar - there were various powersports batteries with the Deka name on them, and various East Penn Mfg battery application guides laying on the battery display rack. East Penn=Deka.
Stop 2: Costco: group 27 FWC (Interstate brand) for $88.xx
Phone call: Deka Warehouse: Group 31 Intimidator AGM, $285.xx retail. $240.xx ish with my wholesale discount when I fill out a dealer app. $240.00 is the same price as the link provided earlier.
Stop 3: Batteries Plus (aka, Batteries `n Bulbs): New fangled Group 31 AGMs from Northstar private labeled for B+, $335+
They didn't have Lifeline. Lifeline's website shows them as being a Lifeline dealer. I didn't ask about the Lifeline brand when I was there.
So after all the above was done, I stopped in again at North 40 on my way home. I asked about group 31 AGM. The asst manager called the warehouse, which happened to be the Deka Warehouse. North 40 can get me the group 31 AGM for $175.99 each.
Glad I stopped there before the other places, because it got me thinking about the Deka / East Penn catalogs on the rack there.
This is why when I have a big shopping expedition planned out, I always stop at the closest places first, and each stop after that is in consecutive order per my travel route, then I can stop back at previous places on the return leg without backtracking.... unless of course it was a trip made in a big circle.
Today's journey was an "out and back" expedition.
