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Subject Topic: C&CC Electicity in Tents Advice Post Reply Post New Topic
15/7/2008 at 12:54pm
 Location: Scotland
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I found this on the C&CC site .. they have just realeased advice

http://www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/Category.asp?cat=491

http://www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/Documents/Data%20Sheets/Using_Electricity_in_your_tent.pdf

 

 

 



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15/7/2008 at 8:07pm
 Location: Surrey
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Got a Bear Lake.........

C & C C.. Your tent certainly suffer with condesation........W-R-O-N-G.......

C & C C in my view do not like TENTS

Spent all my youth holidaying in (VANS) talk about condesation.....

Yes always use RCDs, keep plugs/sockets off the floor, and very important use the correct fuse for the appliance  (which 90% of us don't).. BE SAFE.....



15/7/2008 at 8:26pm
 Location: Somerset
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IP44 is only splashproof so what's the problem with standard multiway adaptors off the floor and inside plastic bags ?

There are also plenty of authorities who suggest you shouldn't even use multiway adaptors in the home. I have over 12 in my living room.

Personally I plan to have the toaster and kettle permanently plugged in via wireless adaptors.
(and the main lights).

And all my electrics will be in the spare bedroom.


15/7/2008 at 9:19pm
 Location: London
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Actually the Association of Lightweight Campers (the small tent section of the C&CC) have been pushing for the club to take such a stand.  They ALL camp in tents and are perfectly aware of the problems with condensation.

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15/7/2008 at 10:23pm
 Location: The Glorious East
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I think these recommendations look perfectly sensible and, one would hope, are most people's idea of common sense.  I'm not a great fan of the C&CC because they are so obviously anti-tent, but I don't think this advice is necessarily part of a tent witch hunt, just some good basic outdoor electrics for beginners.  I would never mess with electricity and still see my EHU as something to be handled with caution and respect, not taken for granted.


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16/7/2008 at 9:48pm
 Location: south yorkshire
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the only thing i leave plugged in whilst the tent is unoccupied is the electric cool box, and thats only 240v up to the transformer, which i ensure is off the ground.

the rest seems good advice though

stu

 



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17/7/2008 at 11:19am
 Location: Yorkshire
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This post has got me thinking.  We EHU'd for the first time this May and I just couldn't find a way to get the unit off the floor.  The tent also leaked slightly after 2 days of heavy, continuous rain (unheard of when camping!)  We used our EHU to power the fridge, plus a small light and a fan heater at night.  Also for charging up walkie talkies/mob phones.  I was concerned about the water risk wrt the EHU.  So, the idea I've had is to store/transport all the EHU/leccy stuff in a lidded plastic box.  When setting up, I'm going to keep the EHU unit in the box with the lid on and feed the cables through a couple of channels I've cut in the box.  So, hopefully, the lid will keep drips off from the top and the box will stop water should we get flooded.  The risk now is that the unit could overheat (being stuck in a box), so I may drill several holes around the sides higher up for ventillation.  Am I just replacing one hazard with another or is this a good idea?!?


17/7/2008 at 4:46pm
 Location: West Berkshire
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Just lay the unit on a little table or something to get it off the ground or clip it on to the tent poles if you have a frame tent - that is what we used to do when we tent camped.


17/7/2008 at 4:48pm
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sounds a good idea to me,

the ehu unit does'nt use any power, so it should'nt generate any heat, or very little

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17/7/2008 at 5:44pm
 Location: barnsley
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we fasten our hook up unit to the table leg and tie it with ties at the top of the table so it doesnt slip down and is off the floor. weve never had any problems with this in 6 years of EHU use.



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17/7/2008 at 6:17pm
 Location: The Love Shack
 Outfit:  BearLake 6 and a hot water bottle.
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We have a SIG so just lay the EHU on the floor and have a 4 gang socket running off that on to the top of the Kitchen unit where we plug in the kettle and  toaster.If you don't have a SIG clip it to the leg of the kitchen unit(ours has 2 pole clips on the back and also a loop to hang it up with.

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17/7/2008 at 6:46pm
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18/7/2008 at 8:28pm
 Location: Morecambe
 Outfit: Outwell Indiana 8
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It has RCD for safety and covered sockets. It also clips onto poles.It is a lot cheaper than Argos.

 

 




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