This is my first year of ownership and I am still learning.  Lola resides in
the garage when she's not out camping (which is about once a month).  The
battery went entirely flat recently (less than 5 volts).  A 1 amp trickle
charger brought it back up, but since the charger has been disconnected,
I've noticed the voltage has dropped slightly over the past couple of days.
So I spent some time on Harbor Freight, specifically this page:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Category.taf?CategoryID=444&pricetype=

I'd like some opinions here.  Where Lola is garaged is right next to an
electrical outlet, so I could hook something up that would keep the battery
charged.  What would be best?  Would that battery float charger at the top
of the page be what I'm looking for, or do I need to spend some more money
and get something better?  Or is my battery at the end of its life and I
should just get a new one?  I  have no idea how old the battery is, no one
bothered to scratch out the dots on the calendar sticker.

Next camping trip is less than a month away so naturally I'm intent on
solving this dilemma before then.

Thanks for all help,

Ellen
Lola, '85 Vanagon ASI

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