Im in Ca, with campgrounds charging $120 to $140 a day for power. you can off set your lithium batteries cost pretty fast. I stay at Forest service, state parks or boondock. Thanks Don
I'm om my 7th year with the FLA six volt Interstates. I have 4 for a total of 450 amp hours. I have 200 watts of solar on the roof that keeps them topped of all year - I don't even remove them in the winter. I'm convinced that having the solar controller run the batteries through a full charge cycle on days when there's enough sun is the key to longevity. I top the water off about once a month and run an absorption cycle every spring. We've spent a week off grid only running the generator a couple of times. Our boondocking period is now limited by the gray and black tank capacity. Great info here. I've seen the vidoes by the 'influencers' that tout Battle Borns and it turns out that they mostly get them for free :).
Hi Jerry. It sounds like FLA batteries are perfect for your needs. Thanks so much for sharing your thought process on why you have FLA batteries so others can learn from it.
Great video. Haven’t heard of the second one. Had no idea the lithium cost so much. Great info to think about should I ever decide to buy my first RV. Looking forward to your rental video that you are working on. Have a great week.
Thanks Duane. We don’t boondock much if at all, but I went with 2 Lithium 100ah batteries for the weight savings, lack of maintenance and safety reasons. That being said, I Iike to be prepared in case there is a power outage, or we get stuck somewhere due to a breakdown or other scenario. Our TT came with solar and a Lithium/AGM/FLA converter as well. I didn’t purchase the $1k BattleBorns, but the off brand Weize batteries. So far so good. They seem to be holding up well and have low temp charge protection.
Those are all good reasons to buy lithium batteries. They may be more expensive initially, but there's no denying that they are close to being the perfect RVing battery. Thank you for sharing your thought process and experience with your lithium batteries too!
@@itchintogo7689 Here is a link to an article that answers that question better than I can in this comment space - www.thervgeeks.com/lithium-rv-batteries/ I hope you enjoy it.
Awesome video. First time RV owner and needed some information regarding which type of battery to choose. Thank you for being very informative and I received a lot of useful information. Thank you and GOD BLESS you and your family.
Duane, Good overview and recommendations on battery choices. One thing I keep hearing about on the LiPo4 batteries is that there are concerns of potentially damaging your vehicle alternator on a motorhome if the house battery bank draw too many amps from the alternator. While I am a novice on this topic, I understand that this is a critical issue that may require additional equipment if making an upgrade conversion from FLA or AGM house batteries. Also it is worth mentioning that some LIPo4 battery manufacturers have a solution for the cold weather charging issue that you were correct in covering. They can provide batteries that have internal heaters in the battery that kick in where the temperature gets low. Of course that feature adds to an already high price tag.
I live in upstate New York, near the Adirondacks. State parks are $22.00 per night but they do not offer hook ups. I have an older C- Class RV and I want to go with a lithium battery because I keep killing the acid type batteries. I confess I think it's my fault. I do not check the water level as much as I should and I probably push the battery to far between charging. Would a camper mechanic be able to set up a new charger in my camper so I could switch to lithium? Great video by the way, Thank you.
Hi David. Matching the battery charging unit to the lithium battery setup you use is critical to get good results. I would search for someone in your area that is familiar with setting up solar systems in RVs to make sure that they know what your needs are and will be able to do it the right way. I hope that helps and that you get the perfect battery setup for your boondocking plans.
There have been many instances of the lithium batteries of EV's spontaneously catching on fire. I imagine that would be a concern for RV lithium batteries as well.
Do all lithium batteries have 3000-5000 charge cycles? I recently looked into power options and was told that the older "lithium ion" (cobalt) batteries only get about 500 cycles and that it's the newer lithium iron phosphate "LiFePo4" that get 3000-5000 charge cycles. Unless I was misinformed, not all lithium is the same. Not meaning to be overly critical, but the phrase "can last up to..." can be very misleading if what I learned is true. By the same token anybody "can" win the lottery, but making it a selling point might cause someone to make a bad decision if they believe all lithium is the same and the price difference between the two is very close.
Notice that the battery I showed in the video is a LiFePo4 battery. There are other kinds of lithium batteries, but the one that is in use by the vast majority of RVers is lithium iron phosphate.
Your video is a good starting point…People obviously need to do further research to educate themselves on what is valid information, facts & what is misinformation….
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Im in Ca, with campgrounds charging $120 to $140 a day for power. you can off set your lithium batteries cost pretty fast. I stay at Forest service, state parks or boondock. Thanks Don
That's a great point Don. The more you pay for campgrounds and RV parks, the more attractive lithium batteries become. Thanks for mentioning that!
I'm om my 7th year with the FLA six volt Interstates. I have 4 for a total of 450 amp hours. I have 200 watts of solar on the roof that keeps them topped of all year - I don't even remove them in the winter. I'm convinced that having the solar controller run the batteries through a full charge cycle on days when there's enough sun is the key to longevity. I top the water off about once a month and run an absorption cycle every spring. We've spent a week off grid only running the generator a couple of times. Our boondocking period is now limited by the gray and black tank capacity.
Great info here. I've seen the vidoes by the 'influencers' that tout Battle Borns and it turns out that they mostly get them for free :).
Hi Jerry. It sounds like FLA batteries are perfect for your needs. Thanks so much for sharing your thought process on why you have FLA batteries so others can learn from it.
Nice review, Duane. Helpful information regarding which works best depending on how one uses the RV.
Glad you enjoyed it Robert. Thanks for the positive comment!
Great video. Haven’t heard of the second one. Had no idea the lithium cost so much. Great info to think about should I ever decide to buy my first RV. Looking forward to your rental video that you are working on. Have a great week.
I'm glad you enjoyed this video. And thanks for commenting on it too!
Thanks Duane. We don’t boondock much if at all, but I went with 2 Lithium 100ah batteries for the weight savings, lack of maintenance and safety reasons. That being said, I Iike to be prepared in case there is a power outage, or we get stuck somewhere due to a breakdown or other scenario. Our TT came with solar and a Lithium/AGM/FLA converter as well. I didn’t purchase the $1k BattleBorns, but the off brand Weize batteries. So far so good. They seem to be holding up well and have low temp charge protection.
Those are all good reasons to buy lithium batteries. They may be more expensive initially, but there's no denying that they are close to being the perfect RVing battery. Thank you for sharing your thought process and experience with your lithium batteries too!
I hear lithium batteries catch fire alot
@@itchintogo7689 Here is a link to an article that answers that question better than I can in this comment space - www.thervgeeks.com/lithium-rv-batteries/ I hope you enjoy it.
Awesome video. First time RV owner and needed some information regarding which type of battery to choose. Thank you for being very informative and I received a lot of useful information. Thank you and GOD BLESS you and your family.
Glad it was helpful Patricia. Have safe and happy travels!
Duane, Good overview and recommendations on battery choices. One thing I keep hearing about on the LiPo4 batteries is that there are concerns of potentially damaging your vehicle alternator on a motorhome if the house battery bank draw too many amps from the alternator. While I am a novice on this topic, I understand that this is a critical issue that may require additional equipment if making an upgrade conversion from FLA or AGM house batteries.
Also it is worth mentioning that some LIPo4 battery manufacturers have a solution for the cold weather charging issue that you were correct in covering. They can provide batteries that have internal heaters in the battery that kick in where the temperature gets low. Of course that feature adds to an already high price tag.
Those are good points. Thanks for mentioning them here!
Great review, Duane. It provides valuable insights into the optimal RV usage based on individual needs🙌🙌
Glad it was helpful. Thanks for leaving some positive feedback too!
This is great! Thank you!
You're very welcome. I'm glad that you enjoyed the video!
Simply excellent video. Thank you.
So glad you enjoyed it. And thanks for the positive comment too!
I live in upstate New York, near the Adirondacks. State parks are $22.00 per night but they do not offer hook ups. I have an older C- Class RV and I want to go with a lithium battery because I keep killing the acid type batteries. I confess I think it's my fault. I do not check the water level as much as I should and I probably push the battery to far between charging. Would a camper mechanic be able to set up a new charger in my camper so I could switch to lithium? Great video by the way, Thank you.
Hi David. Matching the battery charging unit to the lithium battery setup you use is critical to get good results. I would search for someone in your area that is familiar with setting up solar systems in RVs to make sure that they know what your needs are and will be able to do it the right way. I hope that helps and that you get the perfect battery setup for your boondocking plans.
There have been many instances of the lithium batteries of EV's spontaneously catching on fire. I imagine that would be a concern for RV lithium batteries as well.
This article explains the answer to that question as well as I could - www.thervgeeks.com/lithium-rv-batteries/ I hope that helps.
Do all lithium batteries have 3000-5000 charge cycles? I recently looked into power options and was told that the older "lithium ion" (cobalt) batteries only get about 500 cycles and that it's the newer lithium iron phosphate "LiFePo4" that get 3000-5000 charge cycles. Unless I was misinformed, not all lithium is the same. Not meaning to be overly critical, but the phrase "can last up to..." can be very misleading if what I learned is true. By the same token anybody "can" win the lottery, but making it a selling point might cause someone to make a bad decision if they believe all lithium is the same and the price difference between the two is very close.
Notice that the battery I showed in the video is a LiFePo4 battery. There are other kinds of lithium batteries, but the one that is in use by the vast majority of RVers is lithium iron phosphate.
Your video is a good starting point…People obviously need to do further research to educate themselves on what is valid information, facts & what is misinformation….