Electricity while camping

boo81

Hi

Please explain to me how electricity works at a campsite, ive seen the campsites say you can get a supply but is it in a building normally, do you get a trailing lead to your tent. Im completely clueless!!!

richardw

Each pitch has a socket on a post, there aren't long cables from a central building.

coffeebean

You need an EHU - electric hook-up unit. One end plugs into an electricity supply provided by the camp-site which is on a post on your pitch, but only if you have booked an electric pitch. The other end has 1, 2, or 3 3-pin sockets on it into which you plug your appliances. Campsite supplies are usually less ampage than at home so you can usually only plug in one thing at a time and try to keep appliances under 1000watts.
These units can be purchased at Camping shops, and are quite expensive, but you must have a proper one which has a RCD on it.

Have a look here https://www.ukcampsite.co.uk and put EHU into the search facility and it will give you all the information you need.

Eagle_1

You book an electric hook up pitch and have a lead which just plugs into the electric socket. The leads arent that expensive, just be careful how many things you use at the same time. You wouldnt be able to run say a heater and a kettle at the same time cos it would probs cut off. You pay extra for electric hook up pitch of about £3 per night (ish)

When we go camping we take a blow heater (for the night), my micro, kettle, toaster, little fridge ive even been known to take hair straightners :rotfl: :rotfl:

edit to add : forgot , we also take the portable telly :rotfl: :rotfl:

Dylanwing

TS_ALY - Totally agree - There is nothing that a proper camper needs electricity for. A few years ago, one woman hoovered her tent each night! These people should be put straight into Room 101!

themaccas

Hi we use electricity in our tent. We bought an outdoor electrical lead like this one
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/15-Mtr-Trailer-Tent-Camping-Electrical-Hook-Up-Cable_W0QQitemZ150122972954QQihZ005QQcategoryZ90870QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

We use ours for our kettle, a lamp, radio and a portable dvd player, we also charge our ipods and mobile phones. This year we are taking a mini fridge. I think it's an essential piece of kit!

inmypocketnottheirs

Eagle_1 wrote: »

You pay extra for electric hook up pitch of about £3 per night (ish):

Although I stand to be corrected (and if I am wrong there certainly will be someone along very soon to correct me!), I don't think sites can advertise a separate charge for electricity. It is generally included in the pitch fee. Something to do with legislation regarding the reselling of electricity.

Eagle_1

inmypocketnottheirs wrote: »

It is generally included in the pitch fee. Something to do with legislation regarding the reselling of electricity.

Dunno

all I know is that when ive stayed on a couple of parks it costs us about £3 extra per night to have electricity, hence why i said £3 ish

inmypocketnottheirs

ts_aly2000 wrote: »

A fridge!!!!????

You like warm beer>

Eagle_1

ts_aly2000 wrote: »

A fridge!!!!????

lol, that tickled me :rotfl:

Thing is though campings not what it used to be like. Camping in my eyes is a cheap holiday but I like to have some of my home comforts.

I like to camp at sites which have things to do, im not a camper who likes to be stuck in the middle of nowhere with nothing to do. You'd find me at places which have things to do, or be in an area where theres always something happening.

So in conclusion campings great fun as long as you take everything, including the kitchen sink :rotfl: :rotfl:


we actually take a sink.....well we would cos we have a trailer tent which has a cooker and little sink

poe.tuesday

themaccas wrote: »

Hi we use electricity in our tent. We bought an outdoor electrical lead like this one
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/15-Mtr-Trailer-Tent-Camping-Electrical-Hook-Up-Cable_W0QQitemZ150122972954QQihZ005QQcategoryZ90870QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

We use ours for our kettle, a lamp, radio and a portable dvd player, we also charge our ipods and mobile phones. This year we are taking a mini fridge. I think it's an essential piece of kit!

so true, camping doesn't have to mean that you rough it these days, some of you who think that having electical hook ups is going to far I dread to think what you would say if you saw what else I took camping with me