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27/8/2016 at 3:33pm
Location: Essex coast living on a boat!
Outfit: Vango Stargrove 600xl
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Quote: Originally posted by Mucker1884 on 24/8/2016
Just as an aside, and not exactly off topic (sort of!)...
The last site we went to (my review has been sent but not been published yet) had strict rules about electric heaters... none at all allowed in awnings, and none in an unoccupied tent.
There was mention of them (the site wardens) turning off such findings... can't remember whether the word "confiscate" was used!
I can see their point, to be fair... although we generally tend to leave ours on in the tent, whilst we nip to the showers... only in winter, I may add!
I get why it would not be convenient for the site owner for people to leave a heater on in their tent or awning, but in all our 20+ years of camping I have never known of anyone leaving one on all day, you would have thought that people wouldn't want their heater to burn out, let alone any concerns about it overheating and causing a fire in an expensive tent with all the occupants' belongings inside!
I shall look forward to reading your review, Mucker, and make sure to make a mental note to avoid that site, incredibly over officious and that would put me off completely, no matter how nice the site was in other respects.
We have an awning on our folding camper, and had the heater on low in the awning during the night on a few occasions, when you've paid £28 a night including £4 for electric hook up and are out all day, I hardly think that the site is in a position to dictate exactly how and when electricity is used, b***dy cheek.
Perfectly reasonable to leave a heater on for a few minutes while you nip to the showers in my view, but I don't know anyone who would leave one on all day or for hours at a time when not actually occupying the tent.
I would just LOVE to see a warden try to turn off my heater... I would rather leave a site than be told what to do beyond normal basic consideration and the usual sensible rules. That goes much too far in my view.
Jane.
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27/8/2016 at 4:25pm
Location: Essex coast living on a boat!
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OP, in answer to your query, we use this heater in the awning of our folding camper and have never had any problem with tripping the electrics on the site's supply:
http://www.campingworld.co.uk/en/Kampa-Oscillating-Ceramic-Heater/m-2527.aspx?gcli........
As others have said, it is unlikely that just a heater will trip the electrics, it will be the combination of a lot of appliances drawing power at once, for example, we don't have the heater on when using our multicooker in the awning and a hotplate to boil a pan, and use battery lighting when cooking on electric.
If I use my hairdryer, its usually in the morning when we naturally use less power for lights etc and on a low setting.
Hope this helps,
Jane.
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