Vanagoniacs,

 Winter has finally arrived in Southern Wisconsin and my current Autobahn
battery doesn't want to hold a charge. I currently do not have an auxialary
battery in my 87 Syncro Westie and as the kids and SO have no desire for
winter camping have yet to need one(ie. heater). Previous trips we have
managed fine with just the main battery. Thus I feel no need to put a
second unit in. So, I ask, is there any point in using a deep cycle battery
as my main source of juice? Am I throwing money away by installing the
expensive Optima cell under the passenger seat? It does get very cold in
Madison, Wisconsin but, I haven't had trouble with starting the vehicle
until now. Would I benefit on campouts by having a deep cycle to power the
camping accessories during longer stays? What's the word folks?

 FYI: I have a new web-page up of Wisconsin eccentric destinations(Simple
Pleasures in my sig. file). Check it out if you have time!

R. Davies         UW-Madison         Biochemistry          Media Lab
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