Best Battery for Trail Cameras: Cold Weather Testing 5 Alkaline and Lithium AA Batteries
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Thanks for the support wearing that Budget Sportsman T-Shirt and what a perfect video to wear it on. That was a fantastic test. When you started off saying the Amazon batteries didn't perform as well as you had hoped it made me doubt my recent purchase of 96 AB batteries. Then I felt better about it after seeing the outperformed the big brands. Considering, I only paid $.32 a piece for them, that actually brings them much closer to the performance of the lithiums. Of course the lithiums could be bought in bulk too to reduce the price... I will definitely have to consider that next time I order batteries.
I would’ve guessed he alkaline’s to go at least an hour or more, so I was definitely surprised when the AB’s fell short. Of course I was even more surprised when they pulled out a win in the alkaline category. I’ve never used their batteries before in my life but will consider them now for an alkaline option. The lithium’s still rule for video mode in the cold 👍
A huge plus for the Lithium is they don't leak and damage your equipment. I've lost a lot of low-use torches (flashlights) to battery leaks.
That’s a great point! I agree 100%
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I've always wondered which batteries were the best. I like how you broke it down by cents per recorded minute. Very practical. I'm going with energizer lithium now. I was a Duracell man for the longest time. Thanks Dave.
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Bro, this was extremely helpful and very useful in operating trail cameras in cold weather. Have a great day and blessings, Rob
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cool info Dave. It would be interesting to see a similar test in warm weather to see if the cost/min on the cheaper batteries make it worthwhile.
Thanks for watching Paul. You’re reading my mind…😜
You have the best reviews on batteries and trail cameras, thanks brother. This is the first time I'm leaving my cameras out, using the Tacticam reveal because they are not expensive, & text to my phone.
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Great video, Dave! Two take-home points for me: 1) If that was a kindergarten experiment, the schools out your way are MUCH more advanced than they are around here, and 2) If we see the Energizer Bunny rolling around the farm on your next trail cam video, I'm going to wonder if this video was sponsored by anybody...😉😎
Haha. Funny takeaways 😂
Thanks for watching and for the chuckle Randy. I always appreciate it 👍
Very impressive test. I've been using Energizer Lithium batteries for years. I don't see much difference between the Ultimate version and the regular version of lithiums. Alkaline batteries have been a waste of money and time. I'm starting to replace some of my batteries with lithium rechargeables but I can only afford batteries for one additional camera per month. I have 42 cameras in the field for mountain lions and most of my camera setups are at least a five mile hike from my vehicle. Battery life is absolutely critical as I'm not driving up to my camera setups. Thanks again for sharing this test. I was super impressed.
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Lithium is definitely worth the money
Thanks for doing the review/test
Have a great week
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Great test! I agree with your results with the energizer lithiums! That’s all I use now! Another downside with any alkaline batteries 🔋 is that they can and will leak causing corrosion damage to your camera! The worst offenders seem to be the Duracells having had two cameras ruined by them! I get 18 packs of the ultimate lithium’s for $18.99 which is quite a bit cheaper than what you paid! Thanks for the great video!
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Where do you get a 18 pack of lithium batteries for $18.99? @gregsido9235
Where can you get 18 Energizer lithium for $18 bro? You got to let that secret out I can't even get off brand lithium's for that price
Hope your habe a top weekend what a cracking g video a the eork you put into them amazing allways keep up the hard work u legend 👍
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So happy that I found your video! I was actually debating the Energizer Lithiums for trail cam usage and your video came up when I searched “lithium vs. alkaline aa”. Great work!
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That was very interesting I'll have to maybe think about changing some of my batteries out
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Excellent video!! I have been having trouble with my camera batteries and wondered what was best. Your video test came along just in time! It's really frustrating to check a camera just to find it hasn't been working. The Lithium batteries I tried seemed to last longer, but I wasn't sure the price was justified. Now I know it is and will be buying them from now on. THANK YOU!!
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@@HuntingFarmerOfficial You bet! I like your videos.
Good test Dave. I think the last couple of 24 pack boxes of Energizer Lithium batteries I got from Amazon last spring were either counterfeit or defective. They were going dead almost as fast as alkaline, and with the fast drop-off at the end we were leaving cams at say 80% and coming back a week later and finding they'd been dead for several days. I may give the lithiums another try now. Thanks again, great video!
Thanks for watching! I really appreciate it. You make a good point about counterfeits! They are out there. If the price is too good to be true, it probably is 😜
Awesome testing bud 👍 I buy the Amazon's basics AA in a 100 pack for $30 . The lithium I have never looked into but I will now. Thanks 👍
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Great review and an eye opener at that. I would have never thought of breaking down the cost per minute.
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Not only they have better runtime, the lithium primaries also are the best to resist cold temperatures when common alkalines or rechargeable Ni-Mh don't perform and get useless. Not only in AA or AAA formats, in CR123A too because they are never alkalines but lithium primaries or not rechargeable.
WOW what a video AWSOME comparison . I’ve been looking to going to lithium batteries for my cams 👍👍👍
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We can 100% relate to this now we have a trailcam. I really appreciate your help with getting the camera. We have had good results with the Amazon basics but recently we have installed some rechargeable batteries and despite the camera manual saying they are not recommended they have been great
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I use Panasonic Eneloop rechargeables in 5 different models and they all work pretty well. The run time will be greatly reduced, but it means I can swap out batteries before they're fully discharged rather than leaving it out and going flat and missing action (or having a lot of half used batteries). Everyone has a different situation.
I've been using Amazon Basics at our cabin in Minnesota based on Project Farm's video battery tests. I've considered the Energizer single use lithiums and really appreciate seeing your results. I set my trail camera for single shots only. The results suggest that they probably aren't strong enough to power the camera when it gets super cold but other than that they seem to do okay. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching! You make a good point about single shot photo vs video mode. The video kills batteries!
That is a great experiment!
I have been using Rayovac High Energy.
48 pack for $11.00 at our local Hardware store.
I don't do video that much but a fresh set lasts all winter.
Very informative video!
Thanks Dave!
Thanks for watching! I really appreciate it. Thanks for your input and experience. The video mode is a battery KILLER! 😂
same. i switched to the rayovac high energy last year. i'm in canada, and run my cams on 30 second vids. they've been great, for me anyway. definitely good enough that i don't need the lithiums.
i love watching your videos! ❤️keep going
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Best trailcam battery test I've seen. I use lithium in all my cams. Also in digital voice recorders and other hand held equipment.
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Great info on batteries brother
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Nice test! Thanks. I have been using the lithiums in the winter for a couple years. The difference is unreal! The one con about them is that it seems the battery life readers on the cams are made for alkaline because the reading barely changes with the lithiums in it and so I can't really gauge when to change them, but for the recording time difference they are certainly well worth it. One other comment, in warmer temps I use the regular Rayovacs. They are made in the USA, which I like, and they are quite a bit cheaper than Duracell or Energizer and they last very well in moderate temps. I would have loved to see them in that test. I tried one set of the Rayovac Fusions and oddly enough, seemed to not last as long as the much cheaper regular ones! 🤔 Anyway, I appreciate the test! Have a great day!
Thanks for watching and for sharing your experience. You make a good point. The battery reader on the cams will not read correctly because of the lithium. Small price to pay 😂
@@HuntingFarmerOfficial yes, definitely!
This is the video I've been waiting for. Sharing this one on the Hunting Indiana FB group.
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Absolutely best video for this sort of topic. Thank you very much! I was really hoping for an over an hour for those little lithium cilinders, but they absolutely obliterated the alkaline technology. I was really looking for a long lasting aa batterie type, as I'm using them on some gps trackers, and they're not easy to get too. So seeing that I can potentially increase my struggle to replace them once a month to once a couple of months is a huge deal. Again, thank you! Gold material! Good luck with your channel!
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Excellent video, thumbs up. Though I've only ever ran rechargeables. I would love to see it repeated with eneloop pro, XTAR 4150mWh and Tenergy pro.
Great info here Dave, I use a lot of batteries, it is tough to beat the lithium batteries. The cold makes them suffer for sure.
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Great Test. Thank you from Germany
Great idea and a great video. I also run trail cams 365 and am well aware of how the cold weather kills the batteries quickly. Never tried lithum batteries but that is about to change, probably for good. Again a great idea on a fair and accurate side by side test and interesting results!! Thanks!!
Thanks for watching! I really appreciate it. You won’t be disappointed with how well the lithium’s will do in the cold 👍
Thanks for putting all this together! Expected the lithiums to do good but didn't expect the amazon basics to do better than the duracells or energizer! Good video!
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Thanks for the great video. Tiny point of clarification, but the energizers are not Lithium-ion, but lithium metal
Really great video man. Its sickening what happened to the price of Lithium batteries. I run 13 cams. It would be almost 450$ a year in batteries ALONE
Hi Dave I really enjoy your videos watching them here in central pa. Yep I only have 2 trail camera's both are older reconyx hyperfire 500's without video I have been using them for about 10 years now and work just as good as they have from day one just not all the modern technology that your using. The energizer ultimate lithium batteries are the only power source I have ever used and hands down are very expensive but well worth it. Thanks for the test. Keith
Thanks for watching Keith. I appreciate hearing your experience also 👍
Great test,Lithium is the way to go,nothing more frustrating than checking SC card and have no night time pictures cause batteries were rundown.
Have you done any test on rechargeble regulars or Lithium?
Thanks for watching and for your encouragement. I have been using several brands of rechargeable (regular and lithium). Hopefully I can produce a video comparing them in the future 👍
Great video. We were going to do a similar review. I am a big fan of the Bevigor Lithium batteries. We use them in all our cameras now. We did a head to head with the energizer lithium and the bevigor. The Bevigor outlasted the energizers. Thanks for the video. Be well and God bless.
Thanks for the tip. I’ve never heard of them but will check them out. I appreciate you watching 👍
Great test and review, Dave. That slider you built was cool. The price per minute breakdown was really helpful as well. Keep it up.
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Not scientific but in all my years of being in my two boys from tiger cubs to eagle scout, I've gone through MANY batteries. All I will say is, I will NEVER EVER use Duracell. Never figured the standard but they have ruined more flashlights, headlamps, 2 GPS units and various home remotes from leakage. I rather have a battery that has less run time then the copper top.
Go Amazon! What a surprise for the alkaline batteries. Looks like I will switch to lithium battery for my cameras. Great information Dave!!
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Fantastic video! It's hard to find a good comparison regarding freezing temperatures. The price per minute breakdown was very helpful as well!
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Yep the Lithium are what I have on all the cameras. My nephew put on the snowshoes and is headed out to get the cards today! 😍
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@@HuntingFarmerOfficial Might have to leave them alone for a bit. Snow is getting really deep and the deer are mostly out at night.The snow did mess with a couple of the cameras but the batteries lasted 6 months until that. 😊
Great video. Super thorough setup for testing. Might have to stop being such a cheapo and buy the lithiums. Saves money in the long run. Thanks Dave!
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Very useful tests. I'll have to buy batteries now.
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Just what I was looking for. Thanks for posting.
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Great experiment Dave, I am amazed at the amazon basics, wow. I have had cameras not even take a picture or video till I put the energizer lithium batteries in it.
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@@HuntingFarmerOfficial of course, good comparison between batteries.
Thank you so much for this battery comparison.. Another awesome video..
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What a nice test. Can you do exactly same test with rechargeable batteries?
Thank you very much for this. Where I have my cameras in the foothills of the Rockies in western Alberta (365 days of the year faithfully) it does get extremely cold. Wind chill into the minus 50's and have always swore by Duracell. They last for months even in these harsh conditions. I tried Energizer and they were a waste of time. But I can't wait to try the lithium batteries. Just a quick story when trail cams first came out I bought one of them big old guys. Loaded it up with the big (i can't remember the size but they were the big ones and very expensive) Energizer batteries and left it for 45 days. The anticipation was killing me, what has my camera taken pics of? The only pics it took were two of me walking away from it after setting it. They died. As sad and frustrating as it was I believe they had sat on the shelf in the store too long as I don't expect they were a popular battery. In a couple days I'm going back out with three more cams I have added to my arsenal for a total of eight, with lithium batteries of course. Thank you.
Thanks for watching! The Lithium’s have been worth every penny (especially in the cold) for me 👍
Great test but a couple factors could be Type of camera being used, and also getting a bad batch of batteries. I run energizer Max' in all of my cams, and they last most of riofle season here in Northern NY.
Thank you for making this! exactly what I was looking for
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Wow! Didn’t see that coming. Great video.
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Amazing effort and test !! Much appreciated and just another high quality review! 👍
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I know the videos are year old but where the heck did you get lithium batteries that cheap?
Around here they're almost $24 for an eight pack.
Great video, I tried the Duracell and I was amazed how quickly they died compared with the lithium batteries.
Great comparison, especially providing the cost difference.
Four guys that use trail cams all the time you have to factor in what it's worth to go change batteries more often.
I appreciate you watching. No doubt Lithium batteries have gone through the roof since this video 🙁
Nice to know the lithium work that well, have you done tests of batteries in flashlights I have a lux pro lp831 flashlight and wondered what the best batteries would for warm and cold weather
Such a great test, those lithium batteries really surprised me. 👍
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Fantastic video! You really put a lot of detail time on a well informative video. Nice!
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Very solid and informative review, thanks Dave. I've always used Duracell, but guess I'll be changing to the ray o vac lithium. The initial purchase price may scar people, but they need to be concerned with the "best bang for the buck". Like you said, 5x more video's, which computes to cheapest per video. Thanks again, very helpful.
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The camera man has spoken, I guess I'll be switching to Energizer Lithium.
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Excellent test!
Thanks for sharing!
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Good breakdown on your battery test . I’ve been using the energizer lithium batteries for the last few years. They performed great in my experience as well . But recently the price for to do 3 cameras with those batteries is a little more then 68 $ . I just ordered 3 packs of the SPYPOINT lithium rechargeable batteries. I’m going to scan your channel for a test on that . 👍
Thanks for watching. I wasn’t aware Spypoint sold lithium batteries (besides in a battery pack)
@@HuntingFarmerOfficial yes I’m talking about the LIT -22 pack you put up for a add on for the cameras . I was wondering if you tested that against the energizer lithium.
Great video Dave,
Can you use the Lithium in any battery powered device?
Thanks for watching JT. Yes the lithium’s can be used in any device 👍
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Thanks Dave. I'm going to buy some for my emergency weather radios and flashlights.
Thank you for the review!!!!!!! Keep up the great work!
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Awesome work, thx.
Charts could add to the info provided.
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Can't thank you enough for this video sir!
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Nice video good Thanks for Sharing
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That was an awesome video and comparison. I ALWAYS use lithium in my cell cameras... not always in my regular cameras.... the last couple years we have noticed significant differences in even the lithium some batches were not lasting very long and some longer... same camera same location.. I think their quality has gone down some with everything going on in the world. Hopefully that changes in the future.. they still are by far the best as your very cool test showed. I thoroughly enjoyed that video!!
I appreciate you watching! I know there’s always some counterfeits out there. Usually if the price is too good to be true…beware 😁
I wouldn't buy them at the big A. Some stuff you just can't buy there because of counterfeits. It doesn't even matter if big A itself is the seller, they mix all the product in their storage facilities, so once some seller adds counterfeits, you'll get them randomly from all sellers. Happened to me twice with battery packs for Sony camcorders ("original" Sony, but they weren't)
Cell cameras ,I have found will drain batteries at irregular rates. What you think was a bad batch of batteries could be a result of the cellular signal being weak. The camera is draining the battery trying to stay connected to a weak cellular signal. I would like to see this demonstration ran on cell cameras
Great experiment! I found your video very helpful. I have been using regular raovacs in my camera. I can only get a couple videos out of the camera before the batteries die. Its cold here, but I expected a little bit more. I will definitely check out some of the lithiums!👍
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How about for extreme hot weather here in Florida? I am giving the Energizer Ultimate Lithium a go. Ty for the vid. Very helpful.
The lithium’s will out perform alkaline in the heat 👍
Good test. Thanks for the info. Will help alot.
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Don’t know why I found this interesting, but I did! Nice one thanks.
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Panasonic Eneloops (normal) are rated for below -20C. Only thing that will best that are the lithiums. Most alkaline batteries wont function as well at those temperatures, nor will most other NiMH cells
Good info. Thanks!
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I have lithiums in three of my cameras and have been very happy with them. I have Duracells in my other cameras, and I figure once those batteries die, those cameras will be pulled.
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Love your reviews!
Can you please do a test with rechargeable batteries including lithium rechargeables.
Thanks for watching! I’ve been testing rechargeable batteries (just gotta find time to make the video) 😁 I appreciate the suggestion 👍
Yes, please, I would like to see it too. Thank you
Not surprised by your test. I use energized lithiums exclusively for my cell cams and I’ve never had them die on me. Just curious, what’s the longest you’ve ever had the lithiums last for your trail cams in the field before the cam died?
Thanks for watching. I tend to loose track but I know I’ve had a set last over a year 👍
Fantastic video
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Thanks for this great review. 👍🏻
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Awesome video and testing!
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Very good upload enjoyed watching always stay connected 💛
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Thanks for the very informative video,now I know why my batteries don't last😆😊
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Pretty much what I expected, and as you know I recently left my cameras in the field too long and the cold temperatures in the New Jersey wood were too much for my Amazon Basic AA. Now during warmer weather months, while the Energizer Ultimate Lithium AA still out perform any Alkaline AA, the alkaline AA perform much better, and almost always is the more economical AA. Depending on the research projects I have going at the time and how many, I personally have as many as 30 or 35 cameras in the field for weeks at a time and I use the Amazon Basic Alkaline AAs from mid-May until November 1st. when I switch over to Lithium AA... and on some cameras we have the Solar Panels year-round.
I great appreciate this video and I'll refer friends and colleagues to it when I get asked about batteries and cold weather. It will save me some writing... 😉
Thanks...
And we're in for some cold weather this week! 🥶
Thanks for watching and for sharing your vast experience! I appreciate it. Yes, more cold heading east. Brr!! 🥶🧊
Very well done video !
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Great video 👍💕 Good keep it up 👍 dear 🥰👍👍
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Hi👋 👌 nice video 📹 have a good good day 😊
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Great test. Saves me a lot of time. I wonder if you can buy the Amazon batteries locally?
Thanks for watching! I’ve never seen the basics sold locally. I’m assuming they are only available online
I can already tell you who wins without even watching the video.
Energizer Lithium.
Interesting results. Thank you.
Rechargeable 14500 lithiums can be found at good prices. LG and Samsung are quality.. Most Chinese-made ones are not. They make extremely inflated and false claims in their specs, and the batteries are markedly inferior.
Price per minute (or per hour) of run time woul probably be excellent.
You can often install one or more dummy batteries in order to adjust the voltage to acceptable levels, since these batteries are usually 3.7 volts.
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What camera was used in the test?
I have been very happy with the GardePro E5. Thanks for your reviews and recommendations.
Thanks for watching! I used the WingHome 630M. It’s a great camera. ruclips.net/video/W8zFaq2UPA8/видео.html
The Energizer Lithium is a lithium battery, not lithium ion. Lithium ion batteries are rechargeable batteries.
Unfortunately the Energizer Ultimate Lithium don't come in sizes D and C
I've never used the Energizer Lithiums. I do know that they are very expensive. I suppose in the long run, they could still be cheaper. It's just painful buying a package of batteries for over fifty bucks!
The price of the lithium batteries have gone through the roof 🙁
Headed to wal marr for lithiums now, a four pack of the same ones used here are 14.00 for a 4 pack. So... "LETS GO BRANDON"
Thanks for watching. No doubt the prices are heading north! 🙁
Great useful info.
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You provided some great information Dave. I run my trail cameras all year as well. May have to checkout those Amazon batteries. After seeing your results, I will have to invest money into those Energizer Lithium batteries. The intro gave me chuckle, and the t-shirt had me checking out The Budget Sportsman. Thanks for sharing.
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Lithium ultimates are the best by far....but the price has doubled in the past few months. I am using lithium rechargeables now on one camera. The other two I use a $40 lawmower battery and a solar panel.
You’re right! It’s crazy! I’m using more and more solar…
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Hi Dave, Are you planning a test between just lithium batts for the trail cams (or did I miss it) ?
I haven’t had a video of just lithium but I’m working on a lithium rechargeable video now 😁