Charger / Jumpstarter for all-round use

[Wolfer]

Hi all,

Hope you can help. I'm not sure what to buy, lets say budget is not an issue.

We have a small campervan, runs on hook-up 240, leisure 12v, and gas for the cookers.

We are using the van for a 2 week UK road trip next year, and I want to have something for a back up. So a unit that will fire up the van just in case (I have had a case where I've had a few beers, switched the control unit wrong and used the van battery, instead of leisure, resulting in not starting the next morning!)

What I would like is

A good solid unit.
Guages to show where full and where low
Battery charger
Trickle charge
Jump start facility
Possibly usb, and 240 outputs just in case.

Anyone have one they would recommend?

Cheers

W

[V8RX7]

Clarke 4000 if you want good old fashioned, reliable (but HEAVY)

Snap On is as good but half the weight

[chasingracecars]

Wolfer said:

Hi all,

Hope you can help. I'm not sure what to buy, lets say budget is not an issue.

We have a small campervan, runs on hook-up 240, leisure 12v, and gas for the cookers.

We are using the van for a 2 week UK road trip next year, and I want to have something for a back up. So a unit that will fire up the van just in case (I have had a case where I've had a few beers, switched the control unit wrong and used the van battery, instead of leisure, resulting in not starting the next morning!)

What I would like is

A good solid unit.
Guages to show where full and where low
Battery charger
Trickle charge
Jump start facility
Possibly usb, and 240 outputs just in case.

Anyone have one they would recommend?

Cheers

W

If you forget to switch over and you flatten the van battery, swap them over to start it. Just remember to swap them back over.

[chopper602]

Wolfer said:

A good solid unit.
Gauges to show where full and where low
Battery charger
Trickle charge
Jump start facility
Possibly usb, and 240 outputs just in case.
W

One of those Lithium-ion car starter units would be a good idea, but it probably wouldn't be able to do all you ask. I have one that will start my 2.3 diesel Ducato M/H and has twin USB outputs too. think you'd need a separate unit to trickle / charge the battery and I don't think anything that could supply 240v from a battery would last very long, before being depleted

[chasingracecars]

I have one of these to jump start my 4.6L V8 Range Rover, Its starts it about 5 times before requiring a charge. Not sure how often it needs to be recharged as only had a couple of months and I have flattened it once using it.

http://amzn.eu/5NWEGsJ

And for charging batteries on of these...

http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/garage-equi...

I didn't shop around for the charger as needed on straight away.

Both are portable and live in the boot of the RR.