BEST BATTERIES FOR VAN LIFE | Battble Born Batteries GC3 vs BB10012
Hands down, the best battery for van life is Battle Born Batteries. Their customer service and quality product are par none to others in the industry. Their batteries are even backed by their 10 year warranty.
Today we’re going to talk about two popular models from Battle Born:
The BB10012 which is the 100ah model
The GC3 which is the new 270ah model
We recently switched to using the GC3 in all of our van conversions because of the unique stacking ability - we are able to get bigger battery banks into the same small space because of the way they mount.
We typically were installing 300-500ah in our van conversions by using the BB10012 in the bed area, with the batteries sitting side by side.
Now we are able to fit 540-810ah in the same space with the GC3 because we can stack them. If you’ve ever built a van before, you know that every inch of space counts!
Battle Born Batteries 100ah Lithium Battery - BB10012
Pros
Only 31 lbs
Dimensions (L x W x H): 12.76” × 6.86” × 8.95”
Comes in a heated version
Cons
not stackable
only 100ah
Battle Born Batteries 270ah Lithium Battery - GC3
Pros
stackable
easily mounts in different positions - the options are endless!
Dimensions (L x W x H): 22.83” x 7.09” x 13.15”
Cons
no heated version yet
a little more expensive per amp hour compared to the BB10012 model