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How do you actually store a spare battery at home without it being a hazard? - kirkcole - 2026-11-09
I keep a spare battery in the garage for the boat and the 4x4, and it's just been sitting on a shelf next to paint cans and old tools for about a year now. My wife made a comment the other day about whether that's even safe and it got me thinking, because I've never really considered ventilation or what happens if it tips over. I found https://batteryzoneuae.com/varta-battery-safety-guide-msds-explained/ while trying to figure out the proper way to store one long term, and it covered a lot about the hazards I hadn't really thought about, especially the gas side of things in an enclosed space. Now I'm rethinking where I keep it and whether the garage is even the right place. How do you lot store spare batteries, and does anyone bother with a proper vented box or is that overkill for a home setup? Also is it true you shouldn't store them directly on a concrete floor, or is that one of those myths that refuses to die?