charging an EV at a campground

Reisender wrote:

Bobbo wrote:

toedtoes wrote:
And, as most EVs are only capable of pulling small trailers, you aren't likely to see one campsite pulling power to charge the EV plus run 2+ ACs, 2 televisions, a microwave, coffee maker, hair dryer, electric fireplace heater, electric blanket, etc.

Don't forget that you can have a 45 foot diesel pusher with 3 ACs and a clothes dryer towing an EV that needs charging.

We used to do that. We rarely charged at a campsite though. Usually at charging facilities when we were out and about. In a pinch we charged overnight with our level charger. 1.4 kw draw. Meh.

In the big scheme of things, if someone has the 45ft diesel pusher with 3 ACs and a clothes dryer without the EV, then they are likely already pulling a huge load on the campground's infrastructure,


Rather than banning EVs from charging on site, maybe a campground is better off limiting the total power pull per campsite per day. Then the customer can choose whether to charge their EV or run 3 ACs or do 10 loads of laundry and it won't affect anyone else in the campground. Because it sounds like the main complaint is that a single campsite is pulling more power than the rest - and that shouldn't be just about EV owners, but anyone using "excessive" power.