dual batteries

hi teejay, it was an actual nissan dealer in darwin who was telling me as there fitting them into the new patrol, apprently someone from brisbane is fitting them. though it strange too.

Very interesting. After a bit of a Google around that price would seem to be somewhere around right . My first thoughts are that it's a lot of added cost on a new car but if you've 90ish grand for a new Patrol that might not worry you too much.

teejay, actually looking at the new jeep grand.. not the nissan! but same dealer , same money though.

allan, 1 % of the world market wants dual batteries....which is probably all in the NT. see you out in the wild nothern territory soon.

thanx phil, good link. sounds like it can happen it will come down to the cost for install etc. thanx quincy

Phil,
thanks for the link. Guess it will be the new way we do things.

I've always wanted dual batteries but have never bothered to set them up.
On my trip from the Gold Coast to Perth and back I took two Waeco RAPS 36 batteries with me and they did the job superbly. Every night I ran my fridge off one battery and charged it up the next day while driving. That night I used the second battery and did likewise. After running my Engel on battery each night cold enough to keep the food at the bottom frozen and the stuff at the top cold I never had any issues.

I was told that I couldn't run my Engel and the battery while driving. I don't know who said my Patrol couldn't do it but they were wrong. I also took a small 7 stage charger with me and when I had a power supply overnight I charged one of the batteries off this.

Yes, I'd love a dual battery but this works really well and I don't run the risk of flattening my starter battery.

I don't know about you guys but the good doctor "Goodenough" sounds a little dodgy to me.