Hot skin issue please help

It's amazing the number of posts on these boards about tripping GFIs that are solved by plugging into a non GFI plug. Wrong answer.

And that's why you need a good safety ground on your RV. A tripping GFCI is a warning that something is leaking electrically inside your RV. Not dangerous just yet, but it could turn very bad in a heartbeat. There are very few GFCI random trips that can't be explained by a Hot-to-Chassis leakage of some appliance or Surge Strip (yes, they leak about 3 mA to ground). If you have a solid ground connected to your RV it will drain any voltage away before it becomes dangerous. But if you don't have a solid ground, then an RV hot-skin condition can exist with any appliance leakage to its chassis.

Under no circumstance should you ever measure more than a volt or two between the earth ground and your RV chassis. If you do, then you don't have a low-impedance connection back to the ground bonding point in the incoming power service panel. Seems like a simple concept, but often missed by both DIY and professional electricians.

And no, putting your jacks down on the dirt is definitely NOT a safety ground.

Mike Sokol