Looking at a 30 amp 5er

janegowest wrote:

goducks10 wrote:
I have a 30A 5er. Only time I have any issues with 30A is when the portable heater, coffee pot, hair dryer and micro need to be run at the same time. I can run two at once but not 3. Never really an issue. I only have one AC and being in Oregon I hardly use it. If you're 5th wheel has two ACs it should have 50A service.
One thing I could do but have not done, is to run a separate power cord to the parks power pole and use that for the small elec heater. Then I could pretty much run everything.
I don't really see it as an issue myself. 50A is a bonus but wouldn't be a specific thing I would ever base a decision on when looking. Like others have mentioned, floor plan is key. Power can be worked with. You're stuck with the floor plan. I'm more concerned about the 5th wheels CCC and tank sizes. Those are things that you can't change.

What is CCC? And please tell me more about the CG power pole. Is there one at every site? Is it just a 110 power plug?

Sorry for all the abbreviations. Habit I guess.
CCC is Cargo Carrying Capacity. The RV will have a dry weight and a max loaded weight.
Example. It could have a dry weight of 11,500lbs and a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of 14,000lbs So the CCC would be 3500lbs. That's how much stuff you can carry inside or on the outside of the RV.

As far power poles go. If you're staying where there's electric power available then there will be a post near the rear of the site. It will usually have either a 30A or 50A plug along with a 120V plug like you have in your house.
So my fix for using too much power when only having a 30A RV was to plug into the 30A with the RVs power cord and run a separate 120V extension cord from the 120V plug on the power post to the RV. That way I can run a small electric heater on it's own circuit.