I have to travel an hour just to check my cams. I currently have 3 that I put out and always run Lithiums. One of my cameras is a Recoynx HC500 and 12 lithiums in that will last me atleast 12 months. I also run a Bushnell no glow and a regular 2011 bushnell. *Wish I could find me some used Reconyx Cams as i'm not dishing out another 500 for 1 of them even though they are the best. I'm going to put my cams out within the next couple weeks so 1 set of lithiums run me through the bowhunting season. I usually wait until Walgreens has them on sale.
Lithium are the only way to go as far as bang for your buck. You're spending g a lot, but you're buying for just about two seasons, no matter how many pictures your cams take! Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
I don't run my cams dead on batteries. The ones I swap out I use in my radio headphones at work. Or we have a battery candle thing in the house.
Lithiums for me and I have become some what of a trail camera nut. I prefer the Lithiums mainly because they are not as effected by the weather. As far as use goes, I think you will easily get 2-3 times longer out of the lithiums. So purely based off of cost, you probably won't come out ahead versus alkaline but there's a little more to it than that. For me, I just love not having to constantly carry batteries with me every time I go to check my cameras or the dreaded scenario that you go to check your camera only to find the camera has been dead for almost two weeks. It's worth the few extra dollars for consistency as well. I get pretty much the same amount of pictures out of every set where as with alkaline, I've had them last anywhere from 2-6 months in the same camera and in the same spot. If you do go with an alkaline, just buy a quality one and you will probably be happy. They just require a little more observation. I haven't ventured into rechargeables because most of you're rechargeable batteries just can't handle it. Based over some previous posts, it looks like this technology has gotten better though.
