Originally Posted By: chaosmagnet
Originally Posted By: Eugene
The new (well not really new anymore) low self discharge NiMH I've tested leaving sit for a year and still have 90% run time, so I've gotten away from needing primaries except for secondary backups. I've standardized on AA's so I can scavenge from cameras or radios or whatever.


If you're going to standardize, AAs are my top choice for that reason. If a store carries any kind of batteries at all, they'll carry AAs. The low self-discharge NiMH batteries, like Sanyo Eneloops, are excellent without a doubt, and I use them. But I didn't want to invest in buying and maintaining a bunch of them for emergency use.


You don't have to invest and maintain them, they are not really any more expensive than lithium and don't take any maintenance, though I do top them of when I pull out gear to test it. I don't believe in storing gear for years at a time, I pull everything out once or twice a year for checks.
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