Dlwfarms52
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Planning to travel Canada soon , I understand power supply to campsite is farther away in Canada that in the U.S. ,What length of power cord should I have with me
I don't recall them being a lot farther away but I have always carried a 25' extension cord to match the RV cord so I may have used it a time or two.What length of power cord should I have with me
I wouldn't try to generalize like that for an entire country. And your perspective as to close or further away would surely be colored by your USA camping experience, i.e.close-packed sites vs roomier ones.Planning to travel Canada soon , I understand power supply to campsite is farther away in Canada that in the U.S. ,What length of power cord should I have with me
You do realize extending a 10 gauge shore power cable with a 12 gauge extension could be trouble? Even worse if it's a 6 gauge shore power.Similar to above, I have never noticed a difference in the distance from electrical hook ups from Canada or the US and we have RVd coast to coast in both countries. However we too carried a 12 gauge extension cord for those times when we might want to place the MH further to the intended site for a preferable location.
Ed
Probably not as dire as one might think. The voltage drop of 50ft of 12ga at 30A amounts to 75 watts, distributed over that 50 feet. You'd get a few volts drop, I get not ideal or universally acceptable, but it's not like things will immediately start melting. Besides, the only way you'd be able to use a 12ga cord (presumed standard extension cord) would be plugged into a 15/20A outlet. So within rating by default.extending a 10 gauge shore power cable with a 12 gauge extension could be trouble?