Leisure battery advice

I don't have a leisure battery so I'm planning on buying one in the next couple of days. Is there anything special I should be looking for? Any recommendations as to the best type to get? I'll just be running small lights, kettle, stereo off it.

Realised I had live wires in my engine bay that should have been connected to the leisure battery. They were wrapped in an old wrag with 'after sex towel' written on it!

 

You will soon deplete a leisure battery using a 12 volt kettle off it
It will be quicker and far more efficient using the gas hob and a camping kettle

Ercosol 110ah is the biggest that will fit in the battery tray without fouling the spare wheel well im told

 

i'm assuming that whoever wrapped the "after sex towel" around the cables didnt want anyone touching them,

 

I'm looking too. Saw this the other day and wondered if any good or if anyone has one ?
http://www.justkampers.com/000-915-105-dl-leisure-battery-110amp-hours.html

 

I would be concerned with the JK one without knowing whos made it.
As Para said or a Banner battery are the best and good value

 

Cheers Matty

 

Go outdoors sometimes have decent deals on with leisure batteries

 

if you know someone with a halfords trade card, they work out very cheap, and if you go for the one with a 4 year life, you should be sorted for a good while too!

 

Cheers for the advice. My plan was to use the leisure battery so I could stop anywhere, plug the kettle in and make a brew. Are the 110 amp ones the way to go? Are Numax any good? We have a Go Outdoors here so I may go and have a look tomorrow.

 

A 12v kettle would need a lot of current to boil in a reasonable time. If you consider a small mains kettle rated at 600w that would be 50 amps at 12v, normal mains kettles are usually 2000 to 3000 watts.
A cigarette lighter type socket would manage around 10 amps and therefore only 120 watts, the water could probably evaporate quicker!

 

Take a flask or use the gas

 

Biggest you can fit in as you never now what power your want in the future. Mine is a 115Ah exide.

 

Looks like I'll be brewing up on gas then! Going to look for a battery today so thanks for all the advice.

 

Elecsol 110 a

 

Recently bought a 115ah for my tourer. £110 plus vat!!!!!

What about an inverter and a small mains kettle?

 

With A inverter it well boil quicker but will need to be a big one and the battery life will be worse as you will have the inverter losses as well

 

Looks like its best to stick to beer.

 

Can you boil beer?

 

I've got a Numax in mine. 100Ah for £60. As mentioned upthread they sell them in Go Outdoors. There's a 15% off sale tomorrow if you can hang on.