Travel trailer batteries

[Birdbuff]

What’s everyone using for batteries? I’m looking to upgrade. My brother in law recommended I get lithium iron, but I’m clueless when it comes to these things. By the looks of it they’re pretty expensive. I will head into Costco and see what they have, probably go with agm.

Thoughts?

[Fisherman]

AGM is fine, even the old lead acid work fine if you maintain them during off season. I've had some last up to 10 years. Keep a big solar panel hooked up.

[trimmer21]

Funny you should ask,I'm going to Costco for one tomorrow for the boat. I've had great success with Kirkland Deep Cycle batteries. I used to have one on my trailer that lasted over 10 years.

[Sam Menard]

No Costco where I live so I get my batteries from Canadian Tire. When not in use, I hook them up to a battery maintainer… which is not the same as a battery charger.

[Mindinnen]

You're not alone when it comes to feeling clueless about batteries. It's an overwhelming topic. I've been using AGM batteries in my travel trailer for a few years now and they have been good to me. They're a great balance between cost and performance, so that's what I'd recommend. If you go to Costco, I'm sure you'll find a few models that will work for you. I'm not sure if lithium iron is the way to go for travel trailers. It's really expensive and you'd have to invest in a good charger as well. You can find more info about solar batteries at Yonex. They might help you make the right choice.

[Marker]

If you get Canadian Tire AGM batteries makes sure you keep the warranty card. Mine went back three times.

[BrainyBrian]

Spammer Booted.

[Fisherman]

Don't forget that LiIOns require specific charging and unless it's a newer trailer that has the option to charge different batteries, they may not be a good choice.