Batteries

From what I am reading, Lifeline seems to make the best battery. I'm looking at getting 2 GPL-8DL RV batteries:

Voltage: 12v
Length: 20.76"
Width: 10.89"
Height: 9.73"
Weight: 162.00 lbs
Cold Cranking Amps: 1975 at 68°; 1675 at 32°; 1350 at 0°
Rated Capacity: 255 amp-hours/20 hour rate
Minutes of Discharge: 475 at 25 amps; 825 at 15 amps; 1670 at 8 amps

They are almost 700 DOLLARS apiece. Feck. I guess that's a month's rent, right? Which I won't be paying anymore.

I am thinking about putting them in the "dirty storage" accessible from the back doors and insulated as batteries work better when they're not cold. The slide-out battery trays are cool but not necessary-- maybe in Phase II.

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