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Mains hook-up cable
Posted: July 8th, 2015, 12:17 pm
by Lost in the wilds
To save carrying miles of cable around what’s the ideal length for a mains hook-up cable that will cover all situations?
Chris
Re: Mains hook-up cable
Posted: July 8th, 2015, 12:23 pm
by zildjian
I think ours is about 20' maybe 30' typically enough means you can back onto a pitch, cable then reaches usually under camper and back a further 10'
Try and get one with a frame to wrap it around or they always tangle up and get in the way

Re: Mains hook-up cable
Posted: July 8th, 2015, 1:12 pm
by derestrictor
Somebody gave us a great reel of cable, never seen an extension like it so unwound a forty foot and added
its ehu plugs and that was way to long actual fact
Re: Mains hook-up cable
Posted: July 8th, 2015, 8:22 pm
by keeflester
If you put your genny under the truck a six foot cable will probably suffice.
Re: Mains hook-up cable
Posted: July 8th, 2015, 8:34 pm
by zildjian
Hadn't considered a genny' Chris hadn't mentioned one of those
Re: Mains hook-up cable
Posted: July 8th, 2015, 9:01 pm
by derestrictor
Either way then make up a foot long length for home/emergency use,
13A plug (for home socket) and EHU socket other end (for your lead)
so you can plug it in to chill fridge and charge batteries night before trip
Re: Mains hook-up cable
Posted: July 8th, 2015, 9:36 pm
by keeflester
zildjian wrote:Hadn't considered a genny' Chris hadn't mentioned one of those
I keep forgetting, normal people pay money for lekky, We tightfisted heelanmen make oor ain. Same with campsites, barn farm was oor first. Lol
Re: Mains hook-up cable
Posted: July 8th, 2015, 11:45 pm
by TrueDink
My first camp site too. I think these meets will be the only time I ever do the camp site thing!
Re: Mains hook-up cable
Posted: July 8th, 2015, 11:47 pm
by keeflester
TrueDink wrote:My first camp site too. I think these meets will be the only time I ever do the camp site thing!
So glad I'm not the odd one out.
Re: Mains hook-up cable
Posted: July 9th, 2015, 7:34 am
by rubberrat
I have a bag of cables but only take what I need on a trip.
2 x 25 m cables
A 13a uk plug end
A 13a socket end
Continental plug end
Polarity reverser
Polarity checker
Small 3' extension lead for the outside output socket