What to buy for a first time RV?
My family is new to this forum and to this lifestyle. We just purchased our first travel trailer (2018 Forest River Cherokee 294BH) and will take delivery in March (too cold in the Midwest right no...
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If taking a telly?
Slide toppers: no
Vent covers: yes
Hard wired surge protection: Maybe? (but definitely an in-line one)
If you get an in-line Surge Protector, you may be able to install it inside the camper and just have it's plug accessible to the outside. It depends upon accessibility from the inside of the camper.
I got lucky with my camper. After 1 protector died, and the second one got stolen, I decided to install another in-line, inside the camper. I cut the 35 foot cord, added a female plug on the, now short, cord inside the camper, and then simply plugged in the protector. Stuck the mail end outside the hole on the camper, and then use an RV extension cord from the protector to shore power. If the protector ever fails, or shuts down, It's just a matter of reaching inside the cabinet, and unplugging it, and plugging directly into shore power, or just unplug and plug in a new protector. No more wiring to deal with.
The ability to do this depends upon where and how the access is to the wire that actually goes outside the camper hole.
Slide toppers: no
Vent covers: yes
Hard wired surge protection: Maybe? (but definitely an in-line one)
If you get an in-line Surge Protector, you may be able to install it inside the camper and just have it's plug accessible to the outside. It depends upon accessibility from the inside of the camper.
I got lucky with my camper. After 1 protector died, and the second one got stolen, I decided to install another in-line, inside the camper. I cut the 35 foot cord, added a female plug on the, now short, cord inside the camper, and then simply plugged in the protector. Stuck the mail end outside the hole on the camper, and then use an RV extension cord from the protector to shore power. If the protector ever fails, or shuts down, It's just a matter of reaching inside the cabinet, and unplugging it, and plugging directly into shore power, or just unplug and plug in a new protector. No more wiring to deal with.
The ability to do this depends upon where and how the access is to the wire that actually goes outside the camper hole.
