Leaving battery/solar set up between camping trips for several months

Posted by oilystairs@reddit | overlanding | View on Reddit | 5 comments

Hey, I have a 100ah LiPo battery system, alternator DC-DC charging and 200w solar panel on my roof top tent. Renogy charge controller.

Just got back from a month trip in Morocco and will not use the vehicle for a few months at least. I park it under cover.

Is it best to put a trickle charger on the battery or leave it in the sun to charge the battery a little or run the car from time to time or do nothing?

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Unfair_Dish3740@reddit

I remove my battery and leave it charging in my garage on a trickle charger.

PonyThug@reddit

Terrible advice.

Just flip the breaker between the vehicle and charger and solar to battery.

Lithium batteries don’t need a trickle charger. Better to just leave them between 20-80%. Anyone saying trickle charger is flat wrong.

Adorable_Swing_2150@reddit

I'd skip running the car just for that. With your 100ah LiPo plus Renogy, I'd rather leave it around mid charge after the Morocco trip and kill parasitic draws than let it bounce around under cover.

Slavbro23_@reddit

Mine says if you plan on storing it long term to just leave it at 60%