RV travel tips: 5 must have items when you buy your first RV
By Brian Miller
RV travel tip number 5: Buy a battle trickle charger
There is one thing you will find out when you own an RV. Batteries will not last if you don’t keep them charged. Unlike a car, you can go years without changing a battery and you don’t have to do anything to keep it charged. In an RV, you could find yourself frustratingly changing batteries every year or two and they are not cheap.
Consider that a low-end battery which is typically a Marine battery will cost you around $80.00 but in many RV’s you have at least three and when one goes, they all typically are soon to follow.
Plugging in your RV to your home or land outlet will help but it won’t completely keep them charging. A trickle cell battery charger will add life to your batteries. When you are not using your RV, plug it in and connect it so that it keeps your batteries fresh. Nothing like planning an impromptu trip only to hear that click, click, click of the engine when the battery is dead.
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If you are like me, you have kids and kids like to push switches and buttons so you will inevitably find out later that a fan was left on in a bunkbed or a light was left on next to a chair, for months. Batteries don’t last months when a light is left on.
These are just some little tricks that will keep you a little more at peace when you hit the open road for the first time, or the next time!