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Post edited 3:22 am – March 18, 2011 by mbanda

OK, it may seem a strange question, but here is the back story.

We took our last trip over Thanksgiving & I was to remove the battery & set it inside on a charger to keep it ready for the spring. Well, the 1st week of December I tore the MCL in my right knee. If you never have had this problem (this was my 2nd time), consider yourself blessed. So I was down for about 2 months & did not feel like risking a trip out through mud, water, snow, etc to take out the battery.

So fast forward to spring & the battery has no charge. We had a nice day today so I was going to remove it & try to charge it up. Not sure if it will even charge, but that got me thinking — Do I even need the battery? We park at CGs with electric hookups. I occasionally get in it at home to work on something & turn on the lights, but they are not usually necessary. That is quite a bit of weight I could eliminate & if I need to buy a new one, possibly could be a waste of $$ if I don't really need the battery for any other purpose.

So what, if anything, am I missing?

WATER PUMP – only used it once at a dump station. I could work around it by looking for a full hookup site.

MONITORS – that could be a problem if they only work on battery power

FURNACE – never used it. We got a small ceramic heater & used it once or twice. Kept inside warm enough without having to turn on furnace at overnight temps in the upper 20s.

Thankfully I have been able to avoid surgery so far. Month and a half of therapy has been able to heal it. Doc said next time will be different though as he will go in & tighten up the ligament.