Submitted by pglggrg t3_zudawj in BuyItForLife
Looking to buy a battery charger/starter for those times your car won’t start. Cheaper is better (would love anything under $80, if it exists).
Want something that will hold enough charging power over atleast 2 weeks in the trunk. Don’t want to charge it every couple of days.
For a smaller compact-mid size car, both insane. Only need 2-3 starts, don’t need anything with 10 starts
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There's no such thing as a BIFL charger/starter like you are thinking of. They all contain batteries, and as such will have a short lifespan.
You can get a battery charger, however.
Yeah was gonna add these lithium ion jump starter bricks have only been around a few years. I have one and love it but i wouldn’t call it BIFL for at least another 10 years.
Why don’t you just replace the battery in your car so you don’t have to jump start it???
A cordless power brick, that charges cars and electronic devices. Look up NOCO starter. With one of these you don't need another car to jump-start.
I have one , saved my butt more than once.
"The NOCO GB40's can last a very long time due to the cycle capabilities of the lithium battery, the key is to charge them once every 6 months if they are in storage."
This is the one I have.
I have a noco gb40 which has impressed me with the power it can put out of such a small unit, it will easily start a 3.5 derv engine, even after 6 months on the shelf. These are around 100 usd, but there is the smaller, cheaper gb20 which should meet your budget.
Edit-had it approx 4 years, not exactly a lifetime, put a decent life for a jump starter, and still going strong.
Just about to post this
+1 for the NOCO GB40
this is the correct answer.
We have a good battery in our car and carry jumper cables, but we still like to have the charger as a back up. We also have tools and patch kits in the car. We like being prepared. Not like prepper-style, but just we are real rural and we've had to help other cars out too, especially out at remote trailheads with no reception.
Good idea. I waited hours in rural Texas for AAA to send someone.
Odyssey batteries - there is nothing in the Lead Acid market better.
DeadbeatPillow1 t1_j1idha4 wrote
Jumper cables for emergencies and Audew watch project farm.