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I haven't had a set of batteries that have lasted more than a year and 
1/2. They would normally die on the way to the BSF ride and I would 
spend a couple hours in the parking lot of Wal Mart in Crossville, TN 
putting in new batteries.

I finally talked to a battery dealer - Batteries Plus - who turned me on 
the these batteries. He also pointed out there is a reason that most 
deep cycle batteries have a year warranty on them - they don't expect 
them to last much longer.

At the Shore to Shore on Thursday my wife called me - I was on the trail 
and wanted to know "how to start the generator." I knew I was in 
trouble. She got it charged but the batteries still showed a lot less 
reserve than they should when I got in - this is with both the generator 
and solar panel.

By the time we got to Jeannie Miller's on Saturday the suckers had 
internal shorts. I replaced them with the help of Larry. I suspect it is 
the trips up and down I75 in Georgia that do mine in ;-) .  Of course 
I75 from FL to Michigan is pretty much the pits these days so I am sure 
that didn't help.

Next summer I'm going to check mine out and if there is any sign of 
degradation - replace them with either Optium or Lifeline. It's a pain 
in the butt to have them go out on the road and if they do you are stuck 
with what you can find. I used Optium and like them and Teddy Landcaster 
has been using Lifeline for a long time and swears by them.

There are small rubber disk designed to go under batteries and provide 
some shock absorption. That should also help.
Truman

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Our lives are not determined by what happens to us, but how we react to 
what happens. Not by what life brings us, but the attitude we bring to 
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