After 5 years the original House battery on our 5th wheel the has finally mostly given up. I forget the off brand but it’s a 650cca, I found out everything was dead when I headed out to the inspection station to get my yearly inspection stickers, it seemed to charge up on the way there, so I thought a light or something may have been left on after our last trip. Luckily it took enough of a charge long enough to pass the state inspection which requires triggering the breakaway switch which is powered by the house battery. Not a crushing loss at this time of year as we only have a short distance trip or two left and we are either connected to the truck or shore power. At 5 years old it owed us nothing, but given its age I figured a load test was in order even though it took a charge. A quick trip down to the local parts place load tester confirmed the diagnosis, bad.
So the question is what’s a good brand name of deep cycle batteries these days, my price range is less than $200. I don’t intend to do any conversions or upgrades, just replace what’s there (Mama don’t do no dry camping, we have 2 A/C units on the camper for a reason she says). Within reasonable driving distances I have the usual gang of auto parts shops, tire shops, Batteries Plus, TSC and of course Wally World. I do not plan on going to the RV or Boat shops and their inflated prices or doing an online order.
Recommendations?