I have extensive experience with Gell batteries and am convinced they are more durable and less maintenance than AGM's but alas they need a special regulator.
On a side note to this post, I do not understand the above statement. As I have never had a Gel battery I cannot speak to that. I CAN attest to the reliability of a AGM battery, also its ability to be maintenance free (at least the one I have, a Lifeline AGM). I have had this battery for over 3 years, and I have done nothing, absolutely nothing to it. During the winter it was stored in the garage, where the temperature regularly got into the teens and twenties. Each spring when I took it out and put it in the TM I didn't even have to recharge it. I couldn't be happier with this battery, especially having to deal with water, charging etc. with the original battery. A whole lot more expensive that a regular deep cycle battery, but to ME it is worth every penny.
Mike Anderson
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