Hello everyone. My wife and I just joined the camper world and so far so good. My question is what size extension cord do I need to plug in my camper at home. The camper is a 50 amp and I have about 40-45 ft to reach my outlet on the house. Thanks in advance and I'm sorry for asking something I'm sure has been beat to death already. I'm just scarred to death I'm gonna fry something.

What do you expect to have running in the camper while it is parked at home?? Just to keep the batteries charged, or do you expect to run the AC, microwave and two tvs plus all the lights??

And what kind ofoutlet do you expect to have it plugged into??

In my humble opinion (IMHO) do as I did. Have and electrician install an outlet so you can run everything, including the AC. An extension chord will probably run lights only and maybe the refrigerator. Our electrician only charged $300 to do it up right.

Johno02 wrote:And what kind ofoutlet do you expect to have it plugged into??Exactly!!Need to know what you are going to plug it into. 50amp, 30amp, 20amp, 15amp????FWIW, you can get adapters to use your 50amp cord to any of the outlets mentioned above. The gasser will adjust to whatever you use, but be aware that you need a certain amount of amperage to operate certain items or multiple items. The lower the amperage, the less that can be operated. If you just want to keep the batteries charged, 15amps is just fine. If you want to use AC units, 30amps or more is needed. So...Let us know what you're going to be plugged into and what items on the mh will be operated by that connection.Ron

At home unless your trying to run AC9 and other stuff a basic 20A outlet is more than enough. With that a heavy duty 20A extension cord is fine. This will allow the batteries to keep charged and run the refer to pre cool before a trip. If your trying to connect to a 50A dryer outlet,, be awaremthey are not the same as a 50A RV outlet, and connecting to one can create all sorts of problems and expense replacing all the burned out components.

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