I take the electric kettle (fab for hot water bottles last thing at night), chargers, and a plugin night light. Neither of those linked to are safe to use from a hookup point to a caravan, trailer, or especially a tent. Their design alone assures that splashes from within the tent are much more unlikely to slip inside the sockets and the RCD is in all the recommended items in the piece. This will keep it away from water should you get waterlogged (it can happen without warning sometimes!

What if I have a Crusader V762 Mains Supply Unit with 3 Sockets 15 meter Cable of 10 A but the camp is supplying 16A.

There are lots of campsites and caravan sites that have pitches with safety tested electric power points. Useful for the kettle (quicker than the gas stove in the mornings for a cuppa and also for hot water for washing up), charging phones/iPads and also for a heater at the start/end of the season.

Electrical hook-up points are always rated in amperes, yet appliances’ electrical demands are normally expressed in watts. If none of these cause problems, the fault must lie with any appliances that were plugged in at the time of the electrical trip, so avoid using them until they have been professionally checked.I think you may be getting a little confused it’s the The Hookup post you plug into that will have a maximum rating ie usually 16amps in the UK but some are less. Skip and Jump is where all these worlds collide and where like-minded folk can come to say hi and hang out. But, if that's not enough, I've rounded up 20 ways you can exercise and get fit without spending a penny, both outdoors and at home. Essentially, it consists of a hook-up post (or socket) by the on-site pitch, a socket in the side of your ’van, and a [tl:gallery index=1 size=215×129]lead to join them together. The 15m cable with 240v site mains plug make it easy to connect directly to your site’s electrical post.

For instance, a faulty appliance or chafed wires in your motorhome’s loom may allow some electricity to leak to earth.Ours was on 'off' and we have never had the charger switch off when the temp down there got hot because of the fridge working hard. Most points are just a case of pushing the cable into the point but sometimes you have to twist it to lock it in place. I've changed my mind though, and come around to the point of view that just wanging a 16A plug on the end of an extension lead might be a tiny bit sketchy and the RCD is a good idea.

My name is Matt and welcome to Skip and Jump, I’m a pro-photographer with a passion for the outdoors, living easier, tech and travel. It can be a little confusing knowing which cables are safe and affordable (there’s a few dodgy ones out there!I had stressed the importance not to assume the minimum EHU supply is 10A as there are still some sites with only 6A about. The only thing we tend to run is the camping heater ( I did a totally cut down list of the all those out there and picked my 4 favs here), USB chargers for power packs and a camping coolbox. however, when the weather is hot as I may not be able to put the air con on at night with just 6A supply! We usually go away in our Cali at least once a month but because of illness it sat on the driveway for 2 months. We used ours for the fridge and chargers, hair drier, straighteners, Electric pump for the air bed, etc.