Don Y wrote :
On 12/31/2015 6:17 PM, Vic Smith wrote:

My cables are hanging in the garage, a 25' foot set of heavy and a 20'
set of medium. Haven't used them at least 10 years.

Keep ours in the trunks of the cars. The first time the car
doesn't start, you check the date stamped on top of the battery.
If more than 3 years (regardless of the grade of battery), you
pull the battery and get it replaced. Batteries simply don't
last in the heat, here.

[And, if you buy a battery that covers the first 36 months
"in full" -- prorating after that -- you usually don't pay
for the replacement... or the replacement for the replacement...
or the replacement for the replacement for the replacement... : ]

The problem with jumper cables in the car/truck is you have to jump
from a second battery, and have to flag down a passing car/truck to
jump from. Here in So. Cal. that isn't a good idea due to the nut cases
here. This is the reason I am posting about "battery boosting", and
having that all important second battery to jump from.