Gel vrs sealed maintenance free battery?
So I need (want, as I think rec/regulator issues has damaged it) a new battery for my Africa Twin (RD07a 2000).. The standard battery is a YTX14-BS, these are sealed maintenance free units, and there is a 1001 options as to what company makes them.
BUT I always hear amazing things about the new gel batteries. So far I can only find two brands (Sprint and DynaVolt gel nano) neither of which i have heard of (this in itself does not mean much as I could only name about 3 brands of bike battery anyway).
Sorry enough rambling
CONTEXT: We are going on a ~two year trip, in Africa and Central / South America so I would like to fit and forget
 My questions are:
Does any one use Gel battery?
Are they worth it?
Can anyone suggest a gel battery for my bike?

Cheers
Xander
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