I was about to mention something like the brake controller. Anything built in the last few years has a constant battery drain when not being used. The only way to keep that from happening is to put a battery switch on it. That creates another set of problems. My 2001 Dodge pickup doesn't care, but I have a 1996 Chevy Lumina that will drive like it's going to come apart if the battery is disconnected and hooked back up. It has to "relearn" stuff.
I have had vehicles that would drain a battery in a week of non use. Had a 1990 Cougar like that. Drive it every day and things were fine. Park it for a couple of weeks and it had to be boosted. Never really found the leakage if there was some. We had a Dodge mini van that belonged to where I work. Kept it parked in the warehouse when not being used. It could sit there for a month and start up just fine.
Bottom line: No solutions. I think batteries are better in some sense, they have more cranking amps, but the quality of the build is way down. You aren't going to get much more than three or four years out of any of them. There are exceptions, but I question the guy who says his battery is 7 years old and has never given any problems. The longest I ever had one last was on a 61 Plymouth my parents bought new. That battery was 12 years old when it died. Weighed a ton and cost a lot to replace too.
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