Thank you all for the suggestions about charging and jump starting. I'm going to try slow charging through the cigarette lighter, and carry jumper cables just in case.

Raymond 

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> On Feb 15, 2016, at 7:38 PM, gary hradek <hradek@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Raymond,
>               I have found most useful to carry Schumacher Electric - Portable Jump Starter with the air compressor.   If you buy the Cig-Lighter-Plug-Cable  you can recharge your battery by plugging in the cable.   Useful back up battery.  
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> Hello,
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> Unfortunately, my Vanagon sometimes sits for months and the battery runs dow=
> n. Does anyone know of an easy way to jump start a Vanagon without opening u=
> p the battery compartment?  Has anyone added external battery connections fo=
> r jump starting or charging?
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> Thanks,
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> Raymond