Adding battery compartments and doors

[Jammer]

I am again contemplating the paucity of battery capacity in my traylah.

I have the two forward-facing battery compartments, each with a flooded cell, Group 27, deep cycle battery. This is the largest battery that will fit.

I'm thinking of adding two additional forward-facing battery compartments with individual doors. There seems to be enough room though the subwoofer may have to be moved.

Has anyone done this?

[ck21084]

Jammer,

My trailer only came with one battery cave, at some point my grand father had an identical one added to the other side. Since taking ownership I have thought about adding a third and fourth battery at an angle off the first box.

See the attached image

[johnhh]

I also am comtemplating additional battery capacity. I currently have the single battery compartment. Rather than add a second, and a third and a fourth, my thinking is to have a single 8D Lifeline AGM right in the middle. Venting (tho not needed) will be easy. I will have to relocate the crappy univolt which I am replacing anyways. In my 78 Tradewind there seems to be just enough (and I mean just enough) room for this.

Tongue weight will go up in the range of 60 pounds since I remove a battery and the old vacuum hydraulic brake actuator.

I currently have a Lifeline 8D in my 67 safari, it has worked out great.

John H

[Jammer]

John that is an alternative I am considering as well.

Due to the problems posed by mixing AGM and flooded types it would be necessary for me to replace the two existing batteries with AGMs if I plan to continue using them.

Bottom line the AGM batteries cost $2.50 an amp hour while flooded batteries cost $1.50 an amp hour. This is a recurring cost. For a 500 AH battery string this is a $500 cost difference every five years. It is for this reason that I am exploring the possibility of adding compartments, or, to ck's point, expanding the existing ones.