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i know this has been asked before so forgive me for repeating it.

i am thinking of buying a electric hook up cable for the tent,but what i want to know is will any household appliance work with it,or do you have to get special ones for camping. as i have seen electrical appliances for sale in camping shops

I theory all will work BUT where are you going?? Some sites only offer limited amps so eg a domestic kettle would blow the trips.  Now watch somebody give a technical answer!! 

as above we use normal appliances and only use 1 heat using appliance at once. i keep my fridge plugged in at all times but when im using george foreman i dont use the kettle. i did trip electrics once when we first started camping as it was a low wattage site, but had no problems since. sites tend to be 10 or 16 amps. they usually state when booking

Quote: Originally posted by clanjones on 10/9/2008

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all appliances will work on a hook up

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Sorry but this is incorrect, and is the reason why so many campers trip the site electrics to the annoyance of neighbouring campers.

Depending on the individual site the hook-up may be rated at 6 amps, 10 amps or 16 amps, and it is important that your total load at any time should not exceed that rating.

You can use domestic appliances on hook up, and I bet that most of us do given the cost of low wattage camping equipment. You must always find out what your supply is rated at (6, 10 or 16 amps) then check the wattage of your equipment (this will be on a plate on the bottom. Once you have this information you can use the guide on this attachment to get a rough idea of how much poweryou are pulling. If you always stay on the side of caution and only use one high wattage piece of equipment at a time you should be ok. 

http://www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/Documents/Electricity%20for%20campers%20and%20caravanners.pdf

Mike