Post by: NOCK NOCK on June 24, 2020, 09:13:45 AM
Hung an older bushnell cam on Oct 2, 2019 @6000' elevation. Cam takes 4 AA bats. I always use Kirkland batteries instead of the name brand, or lithium ones. Set on 3 shot burst. 32g card.
The camera was retrieved on 6-23-20, so it was soaking for nearly 9 months.
Verdict..….8796 pics, took the vast majority of the pics in May of 2020, still taking pics up until June 7th 2020.
IMHO, Lithium batteries are not worth the cost.
Post by: Machias on June 24, 2020, 09:56:15 AM
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Post by: NOCK NOCK on June 24, 2020, 07:31:00 PM
Good luck winning that argument. Quality lithium batteries are far superior in trail cams.
Not trying to win an argument. "Lithiums are Far superior" is YOUR Opiniuon, I'm entitled to mine. :P
Reason it took most of the pictures in May and June of this year is because it was too cold from October to March or April for the alkaline batteries to work.
Nope, it took pictures all the way through, just not much action with 6+ feet of snow on the ground in winter time. On a side note, It was quite eye opening how many deer/does especially, stayed up that high well into December.
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Post by: NOCK NOCK on June 25, 2020, 08:55:35 AM
I ve had cams out in cold weather and bought lithium's and they were dying not much after the double A's..I haven't bought them again. I couldn't justify price.
Agreed. :yeah: I leave overwinter cams out every year, alkaline always work well for me. Was not impressed by the lithiums or rechargables either.
I use bear boxes, so maybe that helps keep the cam/batts. more insulated. :dunno:
Also, if you do use alkaline, do some research. Most brand name batteries do not have any significant power value over off brand ones. Energizer, Duracell, etc. your paying extra for a name only.
Post by: Stein on June 25, 2020, 09:55:04 AM
A lithium battery does have more power, the same as a Ferrari, but we don't all need to drive those either.
Here is a great test of AA batteries both lithium and alkaline:
They didn't test Costco in that one, but after a ton of viewer comments he did test them at the end of this one which is on rechargeable (tested the Kirkland alkaline starting at 7:45). Kirkland were either on par with the name brand or only slightly lower despite the huge difference in cost. There is also a chart showing the number of mAh per penny and Kirkland was the highest of any battery by far at 68.98. Duracell was 27.33 and Energizer 27.52, so if you look at the amount of juice per penny, it's more than double the name brand.
Post by: Katmai Guy on June 25, 2020, 10:46:31 AM
Good luck winning that argument. Quality lithium batteries are far superior in trail cams.
Not trying to win an argument. "Lithiums are Far superior" is YOUR Opiniuon, I'm entitled to mine. :PReason it took most of the pictures in May and June of this year is because it was too cold from October to March or April for the alkaline batteries to work.
Nope, it took pictures all the way through, just not much action with 6+ feet of snow on the ground in winter time. On a side note, It was quite eye opening how many deer/does especially, stayed up that high well into December.
Maybe it's my camera that doesn't work in the cold then, not a battery issue. Hmmmm.
Post by: Machias on July 21, 2020, 10:20:39 PM
Post by: NOCK NOCK on July 22, 2020, 07:27:32 AM
I think in order to have a real discussion, we'd have to be using the same batteries with the same settings. So many different variables, how many shots per trigger, how long in between trigger, any video modes, is the camera sending them to an e-mail and/or text messages, sending them in bundles or each instance, etc... Just so many different things affect battery life in a trail camera. With the cellular trail cameras you just don't get any kind of life with alkaline batteries. They don't even come close to the lithium batteries. Also I buy mine on base and 12 AA lithiums are only $8.95, which I know is a LOT cheaper than most places.
That's a very good point. Location/elevation, weather, settings will all have an effect.
My main point here was to share what could be a cost saving to some. :twocents:
Post by: blindluck on August 18, 2020, 08:48:20 PM
Post by: Mxracer532 on August 21, 2020, 10:21:36 AM
I run kirkland AA batteries in all my trail cams and have never had a problem. I run them all winter long and depending on the set can get 8-14 months per set of batteries. All my cameras take 8 AA batteries. No way I can justify the cost of lithium based on my experience.That's all I used to run also. But after batteries leaking in a couple cams and essentially ruining the cam I switched. This last go around I just bought energizer something or anothers. LOL
Post by: CoryTDF on August 21, 2020, 10:42:45 AM
I mostly use Home Depot HDX, Costco, Rayovac battries. Once I use the ones from the dollar store...once.
Post by: b0bbyg on August 21, 2020, 11:54:29 AM
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Post by: NOCK NOCK on August 22, 2020, 05:48:27 AM
I run kirkland AA batteries in all my trail cams and have never had a problem. I run them all winter long and depending on the set can get 8-14 months per set of batteries. All my cameras take 8 AA batteries. No way I can justify the cost of lithium based on my experience.That's all I used to run also. But after batteries leaking in a couple cams and essentially ruining the cam I switched. This last go around I just bought energizer something or anothers. LOL
Did they leak while in use, or in off season while cam was in storage? I have put literally hundreds of kirklands thru 15 cams in the last 10 years, and have only had a battery leak once(while cam in storage) All cams batteryless in off season now.
Post by: huntnnw on August 24, 2020, 10:48:20 PM
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Post by: throwingsticks on August 26, 2020, 08:57:15 PM
This subject comes up periodically so thought I'd share a recent experience.Thanks! You just saved me some $$$ I was just getting ready to order some lithium batteries. I have had bad luck with Kirkland batteries leaking in remotes etc so I don't use them but this is reassuring.
Hung an older bushnell cam on Oct 2, 2019 @6000' elevation. Cam takes 4 AA bats. I always use Kirkland batteries instead of the name brand, or lithium ones. Set on 3 shot burst. 32g card.
The camera was retrieved on 6-23-20, so it was soaking for nearly 9 months.
Verdict..….8796 pics, took the vast majority of the pics in May of 2020, still taking pics up until June 7th 2020.
IMHO, Lithium batteries are not worth the cost.
Post by: Stein on August 26, 2020, 09:05:29 PM
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