Power Conditioner vs Surge Protector?

smkettner wrote:
lightning? Best to just unplug when you hear thunder. An extra battery or two should get you through until the weather quiets down.

We normally camp on electric sites, usually only dry camp without power when there's either no electric site available or we have managed to get one but for one reason or another the power isn't suitable or even quits, sometimes for hours or even a day or two. This seems to happen to us several times each season so last year I finally installed a 1000 watt PSW inverter so we at least have some limited access to 120 vac shore power when our campsite can't provide it. This year I plan to replace my aging G27 battery with a pair of G31 batteries that will significantly improve our ability to sustain ourselves without shore power for much longer periods of time. In the meantime, while we are without campsite power, my Progressive EMS-HW30C continues to monitor the line and will only restore power to the trailer once it's satisfied that all is well with that incoming power. And like most, if lighting is expected I'll unplug entirely and use my battery / inverter source instead to keep us going until the weather passes.