What now? Have my route mapped out...

dcoutts wrote:

BubbaChris wrote:
I'd see if the folks you are renting the RV from have any how-to videos on YouTube that you can review in advance.

I'd consider bringing my own puck-style 30-amp to 15-amp adapter along with a plug-in voltage meter and 3-light circuit tester. That way you can test pedestals before connecting the RV to them.

I'd love to visit the areas you've mapped out via RV, have fun!

Can you elaborate a little on why I'd need each of these?

The RV requires 30-amp. Is the 30-amp to 15-amp in case one of our spots only has 15-amp?

I assume the voltage meter is to make sure I don't fry anything. I assume I test the pedestal with this but how do I know if what it reads is trouble?

And I have no idea why I'd need a 3-light circuit tester :)

I'll start each section with the Amazon code you can search on to find it:

B00192QB3I - Allows you to use both types of testers directly at the pedestal. You turn off the circuit breaker on the pedestal, plug this in with one of the testers, and turn the circuit breaker back on.

B00CDJRLKI - Can be used with the adapter or inside your RV to know you have enough voltage to run everything safely. Depending on who you ask, anything less than 109V runs the risk of damaging things like your air conditioning. If you only buy one item of the 3 I recommended, this is it.

B0012DHVQ0 - Lets you know ground is present and the hot and neutral lines are correctly wired.

Campground pedestals get a lot of wear and tear. If you have your own testing tools, you can identify problems before getting fully setup on a site. And if you're testing directly at the pedestal, the CG management can't say the issue is inside your rental RV.

I'm only on my 2nd year of RVing, about 30 nights worth last year and about 20 nights so far this year. I've only run into one problem site, and it was too-low voltage (about 102V). I knew we could NOT run our air conditioning and we were careful about everything else.