Winter storage

[Rod 1952]

I found that the chassis battery in my Axis 25.6 is wrapped in a battery blanket. I’m storing it outside with no access to power. Do I have to remove the battery?

[16ACE27]

Not if you keep it charged up. Do you remove the battery in your car?

[Scubawise]

Originally Posted by Rod 1952

I found that the chassis battery in my Axis 25.6 is wrapped in a battery blanket. I’m storing it outside with no access to power. Do I have to remove the battery?

We never remove our battery.
Solar keeps all charged
Good luck

[Chateau_Nomad]

Originally Posted by Rod 1952

I found that the chassis battery in my Axis 25.6 is wrapped in a battery blanket. I’m storing it outside with no access to power. Do I have to remove the battery?

Not sure what a battery blanket would accomplish, but temperature is not the issue... keeping the battery charged during storage is a MAJOR issue.

If you can't provide a reliable constant charge (such as a trickle charge/battery maintainer, or solar panel) your battery will drop below a useable charge if not driven... at minimum maybe once a week - like a passenger car.

[The Gritz Carlton]

All good advice...but...if you're not.close to the coach and/or don't want to bother with keeping a regular eye on it, just remove them...chassis amd coach. Be aware, you will still need to exercise the generator monthly if you want it to survive. You could always carry a jump start setup with you for that.

[dkoldman]

When I first bought my RV I had the Dealer install a Cutoff Switch that I bought on my Chassis battery. I don't have extended storage concerns as you do, but if I did, I would simply turn that switch off, and call it a day. I have used the switch a few times, but mainly for security and or troubleshooting where I did not have to remove cables off my battery.

My Use/Store switch for House Batteries when in Store has ZERO draw, I have gone a month trying to get the batteries to drain but everything is OFF. I drive my RV somewhere at least once a month year around winterized or not.