No, I won't have it plugged in all the time. The 50 amp plug is on the back of my house and I generally store the fifth wheel back by my shop which is about 250' away. Also when I have the fifth wheel parked up by the house it blocks the driveway that runs to the back of my property, so it can be a little inconvenient. I generally pull the trailer up by the house about a week before a trip to make it easier to load and I'll plug it in when I do that. Or if we have guests staying with us I'll pull it up so they don't have to walk as far to get into the house.