@Houston GW III Although I'm still waiting for my GW, I plan to use a NOCO Genius 2 (2A) battery maintainer. The truck will be sitting weeks between uses, maybe months, and from what I've been reading over on the Ram 1500 forum, battery drain seems to be notorious for their sitting trucks. I think its a mix of bad FCA electrical/firmware design leading to more-than-normal parasitic drain (example the head unit staying on in some vehicles), and the unavoidable heavier passive electrical load due to the many electrical systems in these modern vehicles (some systems remain active when the vehicle is off).
Anyway, NOCO seems to be one of the top maintainers, and I chose the 2A because I will not be in a rush to recharge the battery once it gets home (there are 5A and 10A units that do a faster top-up charges). The 5A NOCO does have a force charge feature though that the 2A does not, but I'm hoping I never get to the point of a dead battery. Ideally with any battery, it is generally always better to slowly charge it versus fast charging to preserve the health of the battery.
Also, being a bit of a prepper, I am also keeping a portable jump starter in the truck. Hopefully I never have to use it, but you never know. Plus you can help a fellow traveller with a dead battery so much easier than using jumper cables the old way. The one I chose claims to have a 2 year charge-hold time, but I'd recharge it every 12 months anyway.
Sorry for the long rant, but I spent a good deal of time researching this ahead of delivery, so wanted to share my thoughts.
Anyway, NOCO seems to be one of the top maintainers, and I chose the 2A because I will not be in a rush to recharge the battery once it gets home (there are 5A and 10A units that do a faster top-up charges). The 5A NOCO does have a force charge feature though that the 2A does not, but I'm hoping I never get to the point of a dead battery. Ideally with any battery, it is generally always better to slowly charge it versus fast charging to preserve the health of the battery.
Also, being a bit of a prepper, I am also keeping a portable jump starter in the truck. Hopefully I never have to use it, but you never know. Plus you can help a fellow traveller with a dead battery so much easier than using jumper cables the old way. The one I chose claims to have a 2 year charge-hold time, but I'd recharge it every 12 months anyway.
Sorry for the long rant, but I spent a good deal of time researching this ahead of delivery, so wanted to share my thoughts.
