Gordon, you didn't give too much info. You have to understand that I'm a battery dunce. Reading your post the word "huh?" was used a lot. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif Funny, I'm a decent electrician, I can wire a house, no problem, but give me a battery to work with and I don't get it.
I'll get the info for the 5er later this week and post what I have. Any help you can give me is greatly appreciated.
There's only one battery in the 5er. It's used to extend the slideouts, turn on lights when I have it stored, little stuff like that. I don't dry camp. The problem is the battery I have is not sealed. It leaks. I take the battery out regularly and clean the battery area with baking soda and water. The battery is shot. As I said, I'll get my questions and info together later this week and torchure you with lots of "duh?" questions.
John, I'm coming up with the same conclusion you did. Why buy one Optima when I can buy 4 other batteries. I did go to the web sight. I called them but only got recorders. I called a sales rep in Atlanta that sells Optima products. He did a fine job of reading the pamplet to me.
Rich, we've been looking for a horse trailer with living quarters. We have a Sooner 4 horse trailer with a bare bones area up front. I want to add an airconditioner, bed, sink, and bench seat, presto, you have living quarters! I can do the work myself. BUT this isn't what Mama wants.
We go to Equitanna in Louisville evey year. Two years ago my wife went without me. She asked about getting a horse trailer with living quarters. I told her if she found a show stopper of a deal for $20,000 she could buy it. After one whole day there she called. She starts telling me about this trailer she found. Remember, we had decided that $20,000 was the limit. I specifically used the words "show stopper of a deal". We are real estate investors. My wife understands that you fall in love with the deal, not the house (read horse trailer here). So she's telling me about the trailer. She uses words like bathroom, kitchen, and mud room. I try to ask, "All of this for $20,000?" She won't let me get the sentence out. I'm thinking, this is a heck of a deal, we're buying this. Then she mentions slideouts. DING DING DING DING, the warning bells go off. I cut her off mid sentence. I ask her how much. She tries to go on telling me about what all it has, I cut her off again and ask how much. She tries to tell me about all the places we'll go riding, I cut her off and ask how much. This goes on 4 or 5 times. Finally she says it's only $40,000 MORE than the $20,000 I wanted to pay!!!!! Some how I managed to say no /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif.
Bill Cook