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Is it necessary to disconnect the battery terminals each time I put the van away for storage when I get home? Sometimes it's only away for a month then I get it out and go wandering again but I've always disconnected until last time when I forgot and the battery still seemed fully charged!

Any thoughts?

All the vans I have owned have had a switch to turn the electrics from van to car with a mid position of off.  If you switch to the off position the van will not draw any current from the battery.

If I forget to do this on my van, the battery invariably goes flat.  I cannot find what is draining the battery (not the TV ariel booster which is easy to overlook) but I'm not too concerned as I am now getting used to leaving the switch in the off position.

Kev