Well I been in and out of rc for awile now. This xmas I think im going to pick up my boy a slash,and im going to need to get a few battery packs as well. I usually go with a standard 6 cell 3300-4500 pack. But for some reason they always die on me,like I bought 4 packs early summer,played with them till like the end of aug,let them just sit on my work bench till a few days ago. Now they wont take a charge,is it because they sat dead for that long? Do I need to store them fully charged?
Also I was looking into li-po packs,I see there around a $100 a pack "ouch" but what would be some benefits to them? Keep in mind I dont run brushless,just stock stuff.Will it double run times with more power? Also are they tough and will hold up to bashing and take a few puddles splashes here and there?
What ares soem good chargers and li-po packs that wont kill my bank account?

Look into intelect at RCmart, dude I am planning on getting some, can't tell but they look in stock and free light kit, they are good for 1000 charges each and 4600 milla amp hours (MaH) I want to get them when I get some cash. http://www.rcmart.com/catalog/rc-bat...l?cPath=52_351
Here is my charger
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXXG87&P=7

Love it and works with my batterys.

And, can I be your son? I need a new off-road =)