battery charger - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

dsafety · 10-08-2012, 09:01 PM

It has been my experience that you can go with high quality gear which lasts a good while or cheap stuff which lasts about half as long. When all is tallied up the two probably cost about the same over an extended period of time. Your mileage may vary.

I use a $8 Harbor Freight charger and $15 batteries 7ah batteries from a guy on eBay. Both have worked for several years with limited usage. Guys that are out there every day might opt for better hardware but my stuff is still ticking after nearly three years.

To make your life easier, rig up a quick-connect charging cable, (I use a two-wire trailer light connector) and protect against corrosion by coating all connections with dielectric grease.

More important than all of that for those of us who only get out occasionally these days is to test every thing before packing up the gear and heading for the launch. I have spent more than a few days on the water without a working fish finder which I assumed was working when I left home.

Bob

10-08-2012, 09:01 PM	#5
dsafety Olivenhain Bob Join Date: May 2008 Location: Olivenhain, CA Posts: 1,121	It has been my experience that you can go with high quality gear which lasts a good while or cheap stuff which lasts about half as long. When all is tallied up the two probably cost about the same over an extended period of time. Your mileage may vary. I use a $8 Harbor Freight charger and $15 batteries 7ah batteries from a guy on eBay. Both have worked for several years with limited usage. Guys that are out there every day might opt for better hardware but my stuff is still ticking after nearly three years. To make your life easier, rig up a quick-connect charging cable, (I use a two-wire trailer light connector) and protect against corrosion by coating all connections with dielectric grease. More important than all of that for those of us who only get out occasionally these days is to test every thing before packing up the gear and heading for the launch. I have spent more than a few days on the water without a working fish finder which I assumed was working when I left home. Bob