Leisure batteries

[farang]

Im new to all this camping van malarkey, re; batteries I can get regular car batteries decent sizes for free.,Rather than spending big bucks on leisure jobbies would 3 of these work for me?
I will have a 300ish watt solar panel, & intend to have a small 12v fridge, small TV.

The van wont be parked up for days on end so a split charger will top up the batts as well, what do people think? thank you.

 

[Bigshug]

If you can get them for free, use them, while not ideal, they will still work perfectly adequately.

 

[trevskoda]

Use the free ones for now, best to use a 230v fridge with a 600w inverter, this because 230v fridges are cheap, but if you have a 12v unit then ok, make sure the solar regulater is a MPPT type and not a PWM old school.

 

[SquirrellCook]

Whatever you think you will need. Double it, less stress in the end.