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Old 11-16-2019, 04:19 PM   #21
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It is shocking.
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Old 11-17-2019, 06:30 AM   #22
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Loved Sky King and Fury. And The Three Stooges. Between them and Monty Python, I'm sure that stunted my growth. Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk.
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Old 11-18-2019, 06:57 AM   #23
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Manny, the majority of old timers here on this site would prefer the 2 6-volt to one 12 volt.
Actually, with few exceptions, 2 6 Volt batteries will out power 2 12 Volt batteries. They really are the way to go unless you really have no need for the additional power/reserve.
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Old 11-18-2019, 07:59 AM   #24
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If you go with a 12 volt look for as many AHs as possible shown on top of the battery, a group 27 or possibly 31 if they'll fit in the same box. You DO NOT need/want any battery listing CCA or CC amps listed on the top for your RV use.
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Old 11-18-2019, 10:37 AM   #25
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Loved Sky King and Fury. And The Three Stooges. Between them and Monty Python, I'm sure that stunted my growth. Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk.
I was in love with Penny on Sky King.
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Old 11-18-2019, 01:22 PM   #26
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How about Mr Ed a talking horse!!!!
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Old 11-18-2019, 09:11 PM   #27
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Twilight Zone! Now why did I read this post again and think about Rod Serling?
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Old 11-18-2019, 10:45 PM   #28
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JM2¢ ... If you don't plan on boondocking, one group 27 - 12v deep cycle will most likely be all you will ever need.

My apologies to the OP, but I have resisted long enough.........
Saturday mornings at my friends house with:
Heyyy Poncho! Heyyyy Cisco! and crazy movies with Zacherly while constantly stirring our Coco Marsh in our pewter Hoppy cups. (Hmmmm, could those cups be the cause of some of my memory loss??? ) Oh! And getting my butt whipped when we finally did get a TV and I drew on the screen with Winky Dink without the plastic film. Crayolas did make it color TV.
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Old 11-19-2019, 05:49 AM   #29
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So Sandy, what did you decide on your battery(s)
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Old 11-19-2019, 05:55 AM   #30
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Sandy logged on 11-15-2019 01:09 AM, posted the op and has not logged back in.
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Old 11-19-2019, 08:43 AM   #31
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Think I'll get what most recommended, group 27 flooded battery, probably from Walmart or Tractor Supply. Keep it simple. Thanks
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Old 11-19-2019, 10:35 AM   #32
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Not Battery

Ovaltine, Ovaltine Rocket Cup. Little Subs powered by baking Soda.I still have a Hopalong Cassidy Drinking Mug.


Zacherly you most be from the North East.Pinky Lee.
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Old 11-21-2019, 02:50 PM   #33
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No TV, Big John and Sparky on the radio. Bosco!
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Old 11-21-2019, 04:31 PM   #34
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Or Amos and Andy, or The Jackie Gleason Show, or I Love Lucy, or Dennis the Menace, or Green Acres, or Gunsmoke (remember that was before the days of "Americans with Disabilities Act"...

or..... Looking back, my how we've become so "sensitive to almost everything"......
Green Acres? Seriously. Stupid stupid show! Now Hee Haw was a classic and still runs on the RFD channel! Buck & Roy pickin', comedy, and all the cuties... now THAT is entertainment!
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Old 11-24-2019, 08:25 AM   #35
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Lithium Battery - Does anyone use them and are they worth the extra $
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Old 11-24-2019, 08:40 AM   #36
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Lithium Battery - Does anyone use them and are they worth the extra $
Would love too! If I was to go “off grid” “boondock” “dry camp” with a large solar array, I’d consider taking out a loan for some.

They are worth it, more charge cycles, more discharged and lighter. RV’s dream.

If your serious, check out “alibaba express” in your phone App Store. But straight from the manufacturer
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Old 11-24-2019, 08:48 AM   #37
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Lithium Battery - Does anyone use them and are they worth the extra $
For most, probably more "overkill" than "necessity"... But they do let that "guy with more money than most, who needs bragging rights" an edge around the campfire...

Yeah, Bill, I've got $3800 invested in lithium batteries and my solar panels and I can "dry camp until I run out of water" (usually 2 days until the holding tanks are full) So, the issue isn't running OUT of water, it's "relocating it to a different tank", and when that's full, DW is ready to move on......
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Old 11-24-2019, 08:58 AM   #38
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Lithium Battery - Does anyone use them and are they worth the extra $
For the way I camp, and I’m dry camping about half of the time, lithium isn’t worth the extra money. Lithium cost about $1000 for 100 amp hours and my flooded lead acid, dual 6v batteries, cost about $240 for 100 (usable) amp hours.

I can camp comfortably for several days without recharging my 6v batteries.

Lithium batteries are good, but they are too expensive. I would consider getting them if the price came way down.
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Old 11-24-2019, 04:59 PM   #39
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Old 11-25-2019, 05:21 AM   #40
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For the way I camp, and I’m dry camping about half of the time, lithium isn’t worth the extra money. Lithium cost about $1000 for 100 amp hours and my flooded lead acid, dual 6v batteries, cost about $240 for 100 (usable) amp hours.

I can camp comfortably for several days without recharging my 6v batteries.

Lithium batteries are good, but they are too expensive. I would consider getting them if the price came way down.
I believe the price will come down and probably sooner than later. When I worked at GE Research and Development in the 80's and 90's there were a couple labs dedicated solely to battery research. At the time I wondered what all the fuss was about but they envisioned the coming solar and electric vehicle world. Battery advances in the last decade or so have eclipsed the previous thousand years.
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