Recent content by Smoky

Usually...just a little bit too far.

NJLDMM...nice, clean mod, especially the electrical hookup. That's what I have in mind, too. Where's your house battery mounted, and how did you get the wiring to the back seat?

I'm planning to take an extended camping trip with my 2007 Silverado Classic 1500 Crew Cab later this summer and plan to remove the back seats. I'd be very interested in seeing examples of what folks have done with this space after removing their back seats. Would welcome pictures, as well as...

Most people will promote what they have, and that's fine, but I think the differences between the various full size trucks are marginal...they all 'work.' Get what YOU like and don't look back.

SSage...appreciate the input but I already pulled the trigger on the VMax 75AH. Plus, I don't really want to spend the time and effort to move things around in the engine compartment, especially since there's not much room in there anyway. If I see that battery life is shorter than it should be...

chuppie...I already pulled the trigger on the VMax. Perhaps next time.

Thanks jonyjoe101...appreciate the info!

Thanks john61ct. The primary limiting factor involves the other structures in the engine compartment where the battery has to be placed. For example, the second battery tray sits on the wheel well so I'd have to remove some wheel well, which I don't want to do. I actually did cut out a cardboard...

dwh...that's correct. I did remove that bracket but the battery was still too tall. Length was a problem, too.

Charging plan Recharging will primarily be through the Silverado's alternator. I also have a Yamaha 2000W generator and plan to pick up a good battery charger to use with it. There's always shore power when available, but I'm not considering solar at this time. I have a Blue Sea Systems ML-RBS...

Though I thought I measured correctly, I was disappointed to discover that the VMax 127-100 battery I bought as a second battery for my 2007 Chevy Silverado Classic doesn't fit in the auxiliary battery tray I installed. I'm firm on wanting to mount the battery in the engine compartment rather...

dwh..Thank you...THIS is what I was looking for!

All I really want to know is why some folks say connecting the negative terminal of the house battery to the negative terminal of the starting battery is correct grounding procedure while others say grounding the negative terminal of the house battery to the frame or engine block is correct...

From said document "Connecting and Grounding ~ Use only General Motors OEM-approved connecting devices whenever making connections to the auxiliary battery. ~ Always connect auxiliary batteries in parallel with the OEM battery. ~ Under the following conditions, the auxiliary battery should...

I've read conflicting comments here about how to properly ground a dual battery system. One line of thinking holds that connecting the negative poles of both batteries and relying on the primary/starting battery ground to the engine is the proper approach. Another holds that grounding each...