toedtoes wrote:
He's got a 37ft trailer so it's likely he has 2 ACs. And we don't know what other draws he needs at night, or what the business may draw from that outlet/circuit at night. So, it's not a given that he will be able to run his AC even if he can get an outlet in a parking lot.
Again, if it's a matter of just moving air, he can make it work in a parking lot. If it's a matter of cooling the trailer down, then there's no guarantee outside of a campground with electric. Having 13 family members cranky from the heat and lack of sleep is not something I would enjoy dealing with, so I'd play it safe with a campground.
That's a big assumption. Just because the OP has a 37ft trailer doesn't mean that it's likely that they have a 2nd AC. When we were looking a few years ago, there were a shocking number of trailers in that range that didn't even have a 2nd AC option available. Even if it's offered to the model, it doesn't mean that the trailer came factory equipped with the option or that a 2nd AC is installed in the location. The used market was also full of single unit, 30 amp trailers.
A single 15k in our 36ft worked just fine initially camping here in Texas heat. We started visiting more exposed desert like environments which necessitated a second AC. The OP is in IN, which is much cooler than it is down here. A single AC might be fine for them.
But even if the trailer had a second AC, they would only need to run one of them overnight anyway. Even on 85° nights, I only run one unit and it cycles on and off while maintaining 72°. Also I doubt the OP has any other great overnight draw needs since they were originally planning on overnighting in the parking lot without a hookup at all.
With a typical draw of 10-15 amps, if they can locate a 20 amp circuit then running a single AC overnight should be a non issue.
