Caravan battery and insurance whilst in storage

[Javert]

We will be putting our caravan into a Gold certified storage facility from March onwards, when not in use.

I quite often see posts here and elsewhere suggesting to remove the battery from the caravan and maintain it at home with a smart charger, to prolong battery life.

However this raised 2 questions

1) What happens to the alarm if the battery is disconnected - I assume the alarm will not work anymore, at least after a short period of backup battery? (I would also assume / hope that if the battery is disconnected whilst the alarm is armed, it will go off).

2) What should I tell my insurance company about this - some of them say you have to have the alarm on all the time, but I am thinking that you cannot do that if you have taken the battery out to test or maintain it.

 

[otherclive]

We will be putting our caravan into a Gold certified storage facility from March onwards, when not in use.

I quite often see posts here and elsewhere suggesting to remove the battery from the caravan and maintain it at home with a smart charger, to prolong battery life.

However this raised 2 questions

1) What happens to the alarm if the battery is disconnected - I assume the alarm will not work anymore, at least after a short period of backup battery? (I would also assume / hope that if the battery is disconnected whilst the alarm is armed, it will go off).

2) What should I tell my insurance company about this - some of them say you have to have the alarm on all the time, but I am thinking that you cannot do that if you have taken the battery out to test or maintain it.

Many with solar panels find even in winter the output is sufficient to keep the caravan battery charged. Only your insurance policy terms can state what the requirements are for an alarm.

 

[GUMPY]

I leave my battery in place and connected but everything switched off.
The solar panel more than takes care of any battery loss caused by the Alarm.

 

[IanB1485]

do you have solar panels , if not then you could remove the battery , charge it at home for a day of two and then replace the battery , alternatively buy a fold up solar panel and place in the window which gets the best sunlight throughout the day and connect up to the battery using the wire which go to the battery box - the motor supply wires are a handy point to access.
Re the insurance I haven't a clue