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I would appreciate some help and advice.

Car batteries.

I have two batteries in my diesel LandCruiser. One was added by me with an older more mechanical system. Both batteries start the motor. One is somewhat isolated. Much better dual battery systems electronic digital now exist. I am not educated on them!

When in Darwin once and staying at a hotel I dragged a battery up for nightly charging in my room or every second night. To run my fridge freezer in my LandCruiser. Another guy had a fridge and a freezer running in his parked LandCruiser for up to a week. ? Certainly many days. I asked him about it. 3 days at the time. Several more. I could see a battery monitor from a window. Btw no solar panels on his LandCruiser.

I have a big old thumper battery. Use it for fridges orcsome overnight power needs. It has been rebuilt once. No idea what was put in it. Worked well. Got another supposed mainstream multi rechargable marine battery. Not very effective.

Have looked at some new large but very expensive multi recharge lithium batteries.

Interested in some informed comments.

1. I want a rechargable battery in the back of my LandCruiser to keep an engel fridge tuning, and some other stuff. Powered/recharged by the vehicle when driving. Perhaps have a system for a mains plug when parked. Especially when home.

2. A battery for a bush camp or cottage. Probably solar charged. Run a water pump for a gas hot water system. Maybe some other stuff, some lights.

If me, probably supported by a generator. If paying glamping guests, just solar.

Advice, comments?

Thanks.

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John aka NitroX

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