{"id":8023,"date":"2021-05-22T09:21:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T23:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4wdsupacentre.com.au\/news\/?p=8023"},"modified":"2021-05-17T16:35:42","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T06:35:42","slug":"why-choose-an-agm-battery-for-your-camp-setup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/why-choose-an-agm-battery-for-your-camp-setup\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Choose an AGM battery for your camp setup?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Adventure Kings AGM batteries are the ideal choice for camping and 4WDing as they\u2019re designed specifically to be safe to use in your vehicle and provide many more cycles than your typical car battery. AGM batteries<\/strong><\/a> can also accept a higher charge than typical batteries which mean you can charge your battery faster whether you\u2019re using solar or a DCDC charger<\/a>. <\/strong>Other benefits of an AGM battery include the fact that there\u2019s no need to maintain them \/ top them up with battery acid and the overall longer life due to the design meaning that the lead plates inside are always covered by electrolyte and special s-wrapping which prevents internal cell shorting.<\/p>\n

The AGM in AGM batteries<\/strong><\/a> stands for absorbed glass mat \u2013 this type of battery has many advantages over your typical car starter battery \u2013 at Adventure Kings we\u2019ve gone even further offering our AGM batteries<\/strong><\/a> with Analytical grade electrolyte, very high purity lead and tough ABS plastic housings \u2013 that all combine for reliability and durability. They\u2019re sealed and spill proof, and are a non-gassing design so they can safely be used in your vehicle cabin which is so important with the rise of touring, van life and overlanding. Adventure Kings AGM Batteries<\/strong><\/a> are vibration resistant thanks to their rugged design and offer increased durability and deep cycle ability for heavy duty applications too \u2013 the terminals are set in epoxy and feature M8 threads which makes it so easy to build your 12V system even if you\u2019re new to auto electrical or you\u2019re not the most handy person out there! The best way to improve the usability of a deep cycle battery though is by fitting it in a portable battery box<\/a>. <\/strong>This way you get not only threaded terminals, but a whole host of other connections from USB and cig sockets right through to twin quick connect plugs. There\u2019s even a battery voltage monitor and built in fuses, circuit breaker and isolator switch.<\/p>\n

Because Adventure Kings Batteries<\/strong><\/a> are deep cycle batteries<\/strong><\/a> they offer many more battery charge and discharge cycles \u2013 up to 1600 cycles at 20% discharge and around 750 cycles at 50% Discharge. Compare that to a typical starter battery and you\u2019re looking at around 300 cycles for 20% and 130 for 50% discharge. This means if you can keep them topped up your AGM Deep cycle battery<\/strong><\/a> will outlast a starter battery used for the same appliances (say a camping fridge<\/strong><\/a> and camp lights<\/a>) <\/strong>by almost six times in cycles or lifetime. AGM batteries<\/strong><\/a> offer up to 5 times faster charging than flooded type batteries and they never need any water or electrolyte top ups \u2013 just keep them charged and they\u2019re good to go. Because we\u2019ve designed the Adventure Kings AGM deep cycle batteries<\/strong><\/a> to be so tough and powerful they\u2019re even able to offer a high amount of Cold Cranking Amps so they can be used to start your vehicle if you do manage to kill your starter batter. The 98Ah Battery<\/strong><\/a> offers up to 500CCA, the 115AH<\/strong> Battery<\/strong><\/a> up to 560 and the 138AH Battery<\/strong><\/a> up to a massive 1020 Cranking Amps! Remember you can always double up on batteries too \u2013 by fitting two 115Ah deep cycle batteries<\/strong><\/a> to your vehicle you essentially get 230Ah overall and can use a full 115Ah of capacity without dipping below the 50% threshold for long life.<\/p>\n

Arguably the easiest way to keep your AGM deep cycle battery<\/strong><\/a> in top condition is to fit a DCDC charger to your vehicle, so that while you\u2019re driving your alternator and starter battery are providing power to the deep cycle aux battery<\/strong><\/a> and always ensuring it\u2019s topped up. However if you\u2019re the sort of camper who generally drives to one place and then sets up camp and stays put then another great option is to add solar power<\/strong><\/a> to your setup so that every time you\u2019re parked in the sun and using your battery it\u2019s being charged back up. Whether you opt for a permanent solar panel<\/strong><\/a> that uses an MPPT<\/strong> regulator<\/strong><\/a>, or wire it into the same DCDC<\/strong> charger<\/strong> <\/a>for an all in one solution you\u2019ll always have power so long as you\u2019re parked in the sun! If you want to park up and set up camp in the shade then a portable solar kit<\/strong><\/a> such as the Adventure Kings 250W Folding Solar Blanket<\/strong><\/a> is a fantastic option as you can set it up in the sun, run the included 4m lead back to your vehicle and get the best of both worlds! The ultimate setup is the combination of a DCDC charger<\/strong><\/a> along with a permanent solar panel<\/strong><\/a> while you\u2019re parked in the sun and then an additional portable solar blanket<\/strong><\/a> for those times you can park in the shade\u00a0 – which will help your fridge cooler and save more power too!<\/p>\n

Your auxiliary battery<\/strong><\/a> is the basis for your 12V system\u2013 so buy a quality and feature packed Adventure Kings AGM deep cycle<\/strong><\/a> and you\u2019ll give yourself the best foundations to build on! Whether you want a basic set up with a battery box and 98Ah battery<\/strong><\/a> or you\u2019re after a permanently mounted twin 138Ah deep cycle<\/strong><\/a> setup for the ultimate \u00a0long range and remote touring ability then you\u2019ll find exactly what you need in the range of Adventure Kings Agm Deep cycle batteries<\/a>. <\/strong>Finally, do your research whatever you choose because like all products you can get low quality knock offs out there. The main thing to look at is the weight of the batteries \u2013 with Adventure Kings batteries<\/strong><\/a> you\u2019re assured you\u2019re getting what you pay for \u2013 we list their actual capacity not the inflated AH ratings that some people use and we stand behind our batteries with returns and warranty!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Adventure Kings AGM batteries are the ideal choice for camping and 4WDing as they\u2019re designed specifically to be safe to use in your vehicle and provide many more cycles than your typical car battery. AGM batteries can also accept a higher charge than typical batteries which mean you can charge your battery faster whether you\u2019re…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123456,"featured_media":7099,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8023"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123456"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8023"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8024,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8023\/revisions\/8024"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}