Battery drain while In storge

Thanks a ton for all of the insight!  It really helps!

I certainly "hang" on everything that Doug says and have learned much from this forum since I acquired my 178 last year.  My situation on using the trickle charger is that I keep my Pod in a storage warehouse (with no electric service) and it's more trouble for me to pull it home every 30 days as opposed to just bringing the battery, etc.

I wouldn't recommend option 2, it will discharge too deeply between recharges.

If you do option 3 you need to be sure the trickle charge has enough output to cover what the LP detector and fridge will use each day. Easy way around that is to disconnect the battery from the pod but use the trickle charger.

For options 4 and 6, recharge every 30 days in the warmer months, or every 60 days in the middle of winter - if you leave the batter outside in the cold (which will extend its life).

We've had discussions here in the past and the consensus is you save little $ by using a trickle charger vs. the converter (and none at all if you use the converter to charge overnight every 30 days).

I remove my battery and put it on a trickle charger in my garage.  Is this OK or would it be better to hook up every 30 days overnight?

We take our battery out each winter and recharge it a few times during the winter.