EXT2rob, I was actually surprised last spring when I bought my SC10 off towerhobbies that they had 2s 5000mah lipos for $45. a similar pack on hobbypartz would be about $30. but factor in that I got free shipping on towerhobbies and the price is pretty close. But with towerhobbies you get a better warranty.

That said, I have bought maybe 8 or 10 lipos (cars and planes) off hobbypartz. They all worked well and are certainly low cost. Only downside is that hobbypartz is often out of stock on the best stuff.

towerhobbies does have Onyx 3000mah nimh battery packs for $20. That is a pretty decent price. The 5000mah pack for $35 would be better tho.

The thunder AC6 or Imex B6 chargers are good cheap chargers. My thunder AC6 is over a year old...with how many trucks I have that must be 100's of charges on it. It does well for a $50 charger. It will charge nimh packs....and when in the future you upgrade to lipo batteries you can also charge lipos on it.