blah, killed my battery today.
 

yep... left my lights on all day, tried for a half hour to jump it... but no dice... so I went and bought the Kargen special :barf:

bye bye $60...

any recommedations battery wise for the future?

Optima Red

ditto. my next battery for my truck.

the cheapest one works for me. i get my battery from sam's club and have it warrantied every year, free battery.

it helps that i work there

Take the opportunity to buy an Optima. Research the Red/Blue/Yellow top variations and pick what suits your needs/future needs best. If you ever want a winch, I'd look at their deep cycle varieties (I think Blue and Yellow only come in Deep Cycle). I'm waiting for my battery to die to upgrade to an Optima... but I just can't rationalize a new battery so long as the one I have is working so well.

Joel

I use a battery similar to the Optima Red-top, but with alittle more cold-cranking-amps. The price, and performance of this battery is about the same as the Red-Top, so i'm satisfied :)

hey fo runner!

i am meeting some members of my club at 17 sd rd north of milton today at noon, care to join us? ill be in a green runner w/dayton mt's. if you want to go, take hwy 25 north past chudlieghs apple place into halton hills. watch for the signs on your right.

hope to see you there.

lee

Optima battery is a waste of money unless you have special needs. Any good battery will do the same thing or what you need it to do. Interstate is a great battery for one and there are others that will cost much less.
I'm not nocking the Optima line of batteries , just the price if you don't need it and the average guy doesn't really need it. Mike

Get the Optima. It's NOT a waste of money and you'll be glad you have it when you need it. I left my 150w KC's on all night, and it still started in the morning with no hesitation. This is the second rig I've put a Red Top in, and it's worth every penny.

But I agree with Beartracker that the AVERAGE driver doesn't need one. But most of us are on here because our vehicles and vehicle needs aren't average :D