Batter, 12 volt

[Arne]

Ah, a bit of clarification on the sam's bat thing. The brochure covered a nascar bat on one side ($105.00) and the marine deep cycle on the other ($125.00).

I'm going for the big one for several reasons. I need the weight in the back to help balance the a/c in the front (am also hanging the spare underneath the back end). The tongue weight has gotten a bit porky... I also want the extra power... The optima d51, 26#, 42 a/h is $107.00 plus shipping (again, I assume they charge for shipping). So, I get the added weight (who woulda thought I'd want more?) and extra run time.....

Am planning the battery box set up to include the new 500 watt invertor (sam's for $27.00), bat charger, etc.....

I snowblowed the drive way and it is now bone dry. The sun is getting higher and I may yet survive another crappy winter.....

[asianflava]

I snowblowed the drive way and it is now bone dry. The sun is getting higher and I may yet survive another crappy winter.....

The a/c in the house kicked on today. 79degrees outside and sunny for the first time in a long time.

[doug hodder]

Here's my approach to batteries. I've got 2 boats, 1 tent trailer, and the tear. Whenever I get a battery, I make sure that it crosses over to anything that I want to run. Rather than getting a bunch of them and maintaing them all I just get one that is interchangeable. I also had the need to remove it from the boat and install it in the truck to get home on 1 occasion. I try to get something that is typical in size so that it is way interchangeable. If I couldn't get the deep cycle into the truck, I'd still be sitting at 10K feet in Colo. Just an idea. Doug Hodder

[TomS]

The a/c in the house kicked on today. 79degrees outside and sunny for the first time in a long time.

We got a foot of snow this weekend. Wanna trade?

[MeTrO]

Just wanted to add, Optima ships their batteries for free! Usually by the time you buy it elsewhere for cheaper, it actually comes out higher with shipping.