GETTING POWER TO TRAILER

[rhartman911]

Hello my wife and I will be staying in are 26' 5th wheel until we get are manufactured house put in aorox 4 Mo. The closet I can get to the power is 40' so my question is what setup should I go with its winter time so I don't think will be using the air con will probably use a small oil type heater that plugs in to heat the place to cut down on the propane cost
1.) I was thinking of using a 10/2 extension cord type wire its weather and chemical resistant/30amp 110 breaker
2.) Or should I run 10/2 outside/direct buried wire /30amp 110 breaker
Both ways will cost about the same and it will only be temporary any advise would be helpful

[wa8yxm]

Is the 5er a 30 or 50 amp?

You have around 20 feet of usable power cord on the thing so a SINGLE 25 foot extension cord of the proper size is about all you need.. ONE extension cord should not cause you a problem, have done it many times.

One recommendation is to make the joint between the two cords weather resistant. One way to do this is to get a plastic "Tool box" (Small one) notch it so the cord can enter at one end just under the lid, and then set it atop a concrete block (you need 6 or 😎 Then pile 2 blocks either side of it, and one more on top of it (or pile 3 across on top) to hold it there.. OFF the ground, OUT of water and shielded from the rain. This is how I do it save for the concrete, I use whatever is lying about or a block of wood to keep the box off the ground.. Or I hang the joint by bungee cord from something handy depending on the site.

As I said I have done this many times both on 30 and 50 amp sites.

[rhartman911]

Thank you everyone

[Old-Biscuit]

Temporary.......

30A RV extension cord

[JamesBr]

I would just pick up a proper 50' 30A RV extension cord and run it through the grass. At the track I spend a lot of my time at this is common that power is at the end of the paddock row. In all my years I have not seen cords melted or other issues. At the same place I have to run 2 30' 50A extensions ontop of the the main cord to reach power. I have never had voltage or connection heat issues either even in mid summer with no shade on the camper.

But I would say that for longer term, ontop of running the 30A for the trailer, I would get a 75' heavy gauge extension cord and plug into a seperate 20A breaker. This would give you extra power if needed for items like heat tape for water hoses, general outside lighting, etc to avoid drawing too much off the RV and popping a breaker.

[Tin_Pusher]

Standard RV Extension cord. Wal-Mart

[enblethen]

I would get a standard thirty amp 3 wire RV extension cord. The cord bodies will handle the load. Should not have any problems running the AC.
Do not use a two wire extension cord!
Do not use two wire direct buried. It must be three wire 10/2 with ground!

[newman_fulltime]

I would you the direct bury that way you can use it once house is in to keep the trailer plugged in