Hi All
I am new to camping and looking for some help. If I attach a blue plug to a household extension lead can I use it for camping?.
Thank you for any help
Can I chip in with the recommendion to avoid any you might find and consider buying from a popular and well known auction site...
There are loads of self made ones that claim to be suitable, but to be honest, they just aren't. Get a proper hook-up from a local dealer, Towsure etc.
Some of the camping shops deal on ebay too so you can pick up a proper one slightly cheaper but I wouldnt expect to pay less than £45 for a proper 1 on there. Mine cost me over £60 when I got it.
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If you intend to plug it into the campsites hookup post then it certainly isn't suitable,you would be relying on the sites Rcd and Mcb for safety protection.
You definitely need a purpose made RCD protected unit. You can tell the difference as soon as you touch them, the orange cable is thicker and heavier than the ones you get on an ordinary domestic extension lead.
As has been said, don't leave it tightly coiled when in use. I leave a small amount of spare next to the hook up bollard and loosely coil the rest next to my unit - so that there is slack in case anyone trips over.
It is not worth the risk of scrimping on this, damp and electricity are very dangerous bed fellows but shopping around can reveal some major differences in price. Check aldi and lidl websites (i think you may be too late for them from there this season though). If you are going to look on ebay there are some genuine campers selling off the real deal, but i would recommend going to a camping supplier first so you can look at them for yourself, then you will know what you are looking for.
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Topic: Using an extension lead for camping
