[kirkcole]

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...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?