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Thanks all for the advice - we built out the suburban last week and ended up not addressing power needs. He spent a year in a truck without power previously, will spend the next winter without it as well. He has a small goal zero, sherpa I think it's called, that he uses to power lights and...

I got that bit, not familiar with how the "smart" chargers work and if they'd bug out with two 6vs rather than an actual 12v. Got it though. Thanks.

Well, that was an interesting discussion in the finer points of amps, amphours, draw, current and coulombs, which I might remember from high school physics... I think we're going to forgo solar and stick with topping off the battery bank through a wall charger. Looking at the it's because they...

Have any pictures of that? Low profile would be huge for us.

So... No smoking?

What's the concern with having the GC batteries in the same compartment as sleeping? We're going to build a wood and insulated battery box for them, would that alleviate concerns?

Agreed and thanks for the input, charging up at work may be an option and would be the most viable way to provide consistent power. There are threads to explore in charging, will dive into those next.

Thanks for the perspective on GC batteries btw, I think that's how we're going to go on this.

Living full time = he lives in the truck, eats sleeps etc. He's an EMT among other things, so he has places to shower etc. Commuting = Works in the city, tends to camp out wherever is pleasant, so he still gets a bit of a daily drive in. Based on current behavior the most the vehicle sits is...

A good friend of mine has spent the last year living out the back of a full sized Chevy Silverado, and has recently upgraded to a suburban! A committed dirt bag, he's looking to add a fridge and solar to the rig in this build out, and of course the isolated battery set up illustrated in the...