How to hook up two batteries on a travel trailer

This is how you hook up two batteries to you travel trailer so that you can get an extra day or two of power when your not hooked up to power.

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• travel
• Trailer
• camping
• batteries

[SouthernFriedWays]

That is wrong.The pos is on the left. I can see the + on the battery that you are calling neg

[xxxQUAZIxxx]

@SouthernFriedWays You are correct sir !!!!! I can't edit the audio otherwise I would change it. I just switched what I was pointing at....but if followed as negative to negative and positive to positive it will work as shown. Kev

[80malibu80]

Just to let you know to properly hook up the batteries. Yes positive to positive negative to negative.Then take your positive cable from your trailer to positive on one battery and negative cable from trailer to the other batteries negative. Will draw equally from both batteries.The way you have it with both trailer cables connected to one battery, it will draw a little more from that one where there both hooked up to.Hope this makes sense

Cheers

[xxxQUAZIxxx]

@80malibu80 Spring time I will be checking that out and will change it around in a new video. Thanks for the input !!!!

[7689568]

Is there a way to hook that up to the truck's charging system to charge them on the go? I'm trying to hook up one more battery in my truck just for tools, lights, etc. Would it fry my truck or inverter to hook it up the same and let the alternator charge them while I'm driving?

[xxxQUAZIxxx]

@7689568 I would think that hooking to many batteries up to your trucks charging system would overload it. Plus the inverter on the trailer only charges when its plugged in to AC. The only way they could be charged while driving would be to have another generator running(AC) or a solar panel.

[xxxQUAZIxxx]

@geo12281 Hey not sure.....but I will be setting up a solar panel to it this spring. Subscribe to my channel and you will be notified when I uplaod the video of me hooking it up.

[geo12281]

how do you add a solar panel to charge the two batteries?

[xxxQUAZIxxx]

Hmm good idea....I'll have to pass that one by my electrical expert friend and I will repost ....thanks

[xxxQUAZIxxx]

Your trailer has a trickle charger in it already , when its plugged in to AC or your vehicle it will charge both batteries when connected as shown. If you are using an outside trickle charger to charge your batteries I cannot answer that question for you.