Hi Art_in_FL
Rechargeable Alkalines might be the way to go for long storage life combined with moderate drain intermitant use such as in radios, remote controls, GPS devices etc. If long storage life is important then the new rechargeable Alkalines have similar characteristics as normal single use Alkalines. For higher drain use such as flashlights and cameras etc then the Eneloop, Infinium NiMh are excellent, having a storage life greater than 12 months losing only 20% of the initial charge.
http://www.pureenergybattery.com/technology2.htmlhttp://www.budgetbatteries.co.uk/20956/charger-rechargeable-alkaline-with-4-x-aa-xl-ram-batteries-aa-aaa/?utm_source=shopsubmit&$$tid=WDfiSn0C1VvUDHbOXe6CrXJe0FH1Favw8KJHWS0soR9THnNRt4mh1JcqQWnf_Qiq&=
I wasted a lot of $ over the years on rechargeable alkaline, they don not hold up well long term.
Low Self Discharge NiMH are the best I've used so far.
that pureenegry link where they compare is quite bad. for example, for memory (it should be memory effect) Nicad should be some, Nimh should be almost none. NiMH full discharge life should be >500. Then then forgot about the low self discharge NiMH which have all the corrections I noted above as well as a shelf life of a couple years and ready to use out of the package.
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