Surge Protector and Extension Cord
Hello I'm just getting back into rving so have a bit of a fog brain, I used to have a class c, sold it and now I have a 24 foot travel trailer. It seems to me I used to use a 10 gauge 30 amp rated...
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I've now done it both ways. I use to plug in at the power source and then plug in the trailer cord. However, the cord was 35 feet long, so in a way, I had no choice. Then I decided I wanted to hide the surge protector, so I plugged a 25 foot extension cord into the power source, then the surge protector (which I could hide under the camper then), then the 35 foot cord to the trailer.
The first surge protector died. The second surge protector came up missing (no clue?.... really). So the third one was put inside the camper. I cut the 35 foot cord (inside the camper) and attached a plug. Then plugged in the surge protector, and shoved the other plug end from the protector outside the camper electric cord hole. I also attached another cord on the 35 foot cord and now have another extension cord.
The the cord from the power source to the camper varies. I have a total of 135 feet of cord and I use various lengths, depending upon the current location of the power source. It plugs into the protector, that is now actually inside the camper.
Like I said, I've done it both ways, and both ways work. Do what is most convenient for you. But I am now a firm believer in putting the inside the camper where it will never get lost (or stolen).
The first surge protector died. The second surge protector came up missing (no clue?.... really). So the third one was put inside the camper. I cut the 35 foot cord (inside the camper) and attached a plug. Then plugged in the surge protector, and shoved the other plug end from the protector outside the camper electric cord hole. I also attached another cord on the 35 foot cord and now have another extension cord.
The the cord from the power source to the camper varies. I have a total of 135 feet of cord and I use various lengths, depending upon the current location of the power source. It plugs into the protector, that is now actually inside the camper.
Like I said, I've done it both ways, and both ways work. Do what is most convenient for you. But I am now a firm believer in putting the inside the camper where it will never get lost (or stolen).
