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Full river battery

Has anyone had any Experence with these?
Jerry & Joanne       
'95 40' U320c SE Foretravel
towed '11 Jeep Liberty
Green Valley AZ.

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Reply #1 –
Yes.  When I worked at Country Coach in '08 the R&D department had done tests of various house batteries.  The Full River batteries were the best performers (primarily capacity if I remember right) with Lifelines a close second.  For some other reason CC decided to stay with the Lifelines on new coaches.  The Full Rivers were also the heaviest.  This always made me wonder if capacity and weight go hand in hand when it comes to lead acid batteries.
John Fitzgerald
1991 U300 (SAI) Side Aisle Island Bed 40'
Detroit 6V92 with Allison Retarder
Meridian (Boise), Idaho

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Reply #2 –
A good way to compare battery capacity is to compare their weights.

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Reply #3 –
Is there a price advantage for the Full River batteries?
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Locust Grove, OK
1993 U300 SSE 40' (Restored at FOT 2009) Build 4323
720 watts Solar
6V92TA DDEC Silver Engine
2014 Subaru Outback

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Reply #4 –
$605 for the fullriver and $700+ for the lifeline.
Jerry & Joanne       
'95 40' U320c SE Foretravel
towed '11 Jeep Liberty
Green Valley AZ.

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Reply #5 –
China products seem to always have the $$ advantage, no exception with FullRiver batteries being made in China.  Warranty ??
Check it out
Dave M

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Reply #7 –
Jerry - Checkout Staab Battery.  Staab Battery Co

It is an Illinois company that's been selling batteries since 1928.  They have a deal going if you purchase 2-5 Lifelines they are only $553.66 each. Shipping to your city per their web site is $272.27 for 3.  So that comes out to $644.42 each.  Save tax too for an out of state web purchase??

Might be worth a phone call...FWIW
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Mark & Mary Benko
Former coach: 2005 U295 3823
Jeep Cherokee, Honda Fit

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Reply #8 –
For my personal benefit over the past 20 years, I have researched batteries to the point that, I feel most U.S. made batteries come from East Penn/they, then private label them, such as MK.  Lifeline and Concord are wonderful batteriesfrom competing companies but pricey and often only necessary for aircraft or other specific needs.  Motorhomes float like boats, soft and gentle....no real emergencies....  East Penn's batteries are the mainstay...in my thoughts.

I called MK and told them I'm on the road, and need to know 'where I can find their batteries gell at the best price "online" and I will pick them up.' got a very good price down the road.....just tell them the city or zip code.  they understand.

(found then-I did not need batteries, so...I'm on hold right now)
Coach Build # 5862/40'/2001/U320/Motorcader 17136