Armoured extension cord

mr_andyj wrote:
I would do the 2x4 method.

While 2x4s could protect the cable, they become a speed bump and a tripping hazard in the driveway unless you ease the edges with a miter basically turning them into a triangle. That needs done on both sides.

Price lumber right now plus add in labor into making a wooden cover and then having someone trip over it and the cost will be far higher than buying a premade setup or properly burying conduit and wire.

Not to mention 2x4s sticking up in a driveway can cause issues with lawn mowers and tractors as they do not have that much clearance under them.

Honestly, instead of cobbling a bunch of temporary makeshift covers, find an alternative route.

I love my setup, it was well worth the aggravation and work to put in a nice permanent solution. If the OP plans to stay at their place and wants to have power to their RV permanent solution in the long run will make the most sense. They won't have to pick it up, move it, reinforce it, fix it and no tripping hazard.

Here is a few pix of my setup..



I repurposed a power pole that was in place that the previous owner had bought for a mobile home they had added to the property.

We got rid of the mobile home and the pole was disconnected, when we bought our first TT we ran extension cords from the back porch to the TT, 100ft of extension cord. That outlet also was GFCI protected and sometimes would false trip after a good heavy rain (trailer tongue makes a good earth ground when surrounded with water).

We had to have water well work done and I took the opportunity to run conduit from the house to the well head on the other side of the trailer. So, it made sense to run additional conduit to the power pole at the same time.



Ran 3/4" PVC conduit and 10 gauge wire from house to pole, about 50ft from front of house where main breaker panel is to the power pole.

Ran conduit up the pole to a old meter socket box (gutted the meter socket box and put small two breaker sub panel in there with a 30A and 20A breaker). 30A for RV socket and 20A for GFCI 20A outlet and I ran a wire up the pole to a dusk to dawn light.

Put the outlets in a 4x4 outdoor electrical box with a nice weather proof in use cover.



Now I can plug in my TT and have 20A power out in my yard, I make use of the 20A outlet for trimming the hedges along my road frontage..

Well worth the work to be able to pull the TT right in and plug right into shore power when I get home instead of stretching 100ft of extension cord..