I'm looking at what's the best battery to use for my trail cameras and deer feeders. What have you guys found works the best in the temperature swings?
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Depends on batts needed. My first trail cmas took "C" batts and them bastards were toast within two weeks. Decided to solder in some wire leads and used a group 31 battery after that. For my cams that use "AA" I have been using lithiums in duracell or energizer. Depending on settings and temp they will last month or more. Had considered going the rechargeable route but was told they would not fit in the battery cartridge (spypoint lte) in the camera.
I have had flash lights and trail cams ruined by leaking Duracell aa batteries.
If they are aa, the energizer lithium’s are supposed to be great, but I haven’t used them myself.
If your camera or feeder has an external power jack, you can build or buy a battery box to use as an external power supply. That could just be a bigger battery, or it could have solar to recharge the battery.
If your camera or feeder has an external power jack, you can build or buy a battery box to use as an external power supply. That could just be a bigger battery, or it could have solar to recharge the battery.
EBL Ni MH are good rechargables especially with a solar panel.
EBL Lithium rechargables are complete trash - stay away from them.
I'm leey of Duracell Alkalines due to leakage issue, but I have Duracell Optimum batteries in several of my cameras now and I'm pleased so far.
I'll pull the batteries out before the die and start leaking.
EBL Lithium rechargables are complete trash - stay away from them.
I'm leey of Duracell Alkalines due to leakage issue, but I have Duracell Optimum batteries in several of my cameras now and I'm pleased so far.
I'll pull the batteries out before the die and start leaking.
If you are not going rechargeable, then the Energizer Ultimate Lithium batteries are what you should go with.
Those are pretty much the only batteries I use now in anything that I possibly care about.
Those are pretty much the only batteries I use now in anything that I possibly care about.
I've had them last over a year. However the price it nearly triple what they were a couple years ago and I've stopped using them. I'm probably spending close to the same money, but it doesn't hurt as much or make me as angry.
There’s energizer batteries and then all other brands. Ones great and all others just cost money for shit performance. Cold is hard on any batteries from cr2032 all the way to the one in my tractor.
I’ve been running Energizer Lithium AA batteries in trail cams this winter and they hold up remarkably better than their alkaline batteries. They last noticeably longer too. No leaks thus far.
One left, when those batteries die, panel will be installed. Cellular and Solar why I waited so long I have no idea. Being able to check water and feeders for cattle and wild life reliably and remotely has saved time and money.
@isofahunter Makes sense. I have a solar panel for the celular cam, but the others get batteries. Now they have off-brand trail cams with built in solar panels. Haven’t tried them yet, but a buddy has and he likes his.
Quality lithium batteries last much longer, especially in the cold. I routinely get more than 12 months on my cell cams that run 8 AAs
Update from the above post in Dec. 2023:
This last season I went to Tactacams for my cellular trail cams and then added the external antennas as need for a stable cellular connection and finally put the Tactacam Gen 2 Solar Panels with the built in power pack on them.
This is the winning combination for fringe cell coverage areas.
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