Along with the fridge, we have additional lighting and the need to charge various devices which takes a lot of power. To aid in this power draw we are adding an additional battery to the Jeep. The second battery will charge just like the primary battery but it will allow the secondary devices to draw from it, rather than our primary battery.
To do a dual battery system we needed to get a new battery tray. We chose the Rugged Ridge 11214.53 Dual Battery Tray
As you can see in the photos, it's a very tight fit. I had to be very careful not to pinch or cut any of the existing wiring and hoses that run our lights and cooling system. All this took about two hours to do as I was being very careful as I was doing this install. I have one more dual battery system to setup before we go to Moab and I'm confident that I'll cut that time in half. It really was an easy install, at least until I came to wiring them up.
The next step is going to be wiring the batteries so that they can work together in our system. To do that, we will be using a system from National Luna but I ran into a little problem with installing that part of the system. But, I'll get into that part of the story on another day. Stay tuned for that.
If you've ever thought about adding a dual battery system to your rig, I'd say go for it. It isn't a difficult installation and if you're going to run a lot of accessories such as, winches, fridges and lights, it's nice to have a little extra power in your corner. Now where did I put those crimpers?
Brandan
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