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RV electricity: Do coiled extension cords heat up from inductive heating?

Mike Sokol -
By Mike Sokol Dear Mike, Our all-electric coach has a 36-foot-long 50-amp cable wound up on a motorized cable reel. Is it necessary to completely...

Fact or Fiction? Never plug in with a 20-amp extension cord

Dave Helgeson -
RV blogs, social media groups and YouTube videos have exploded over the past couple of years. Some provide great information, others questionable information and...

RV Daily Tips. Monday, September 12, 2022

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Issue 1946 Welcome to RV Travel’s Daily Tips Newsletter, where you’ll find helpful RV-related tips from the pros, travel advice, product reviews and more. Thanks...

Do you carry a 30-amp or 50-amp extension cord in your RV?

RV Travel -
Did you hear about the guy who got arrested for eating batteries? He'll be charged by morning. OK, all jokes aside, we'd like to know:...

How to coil and store an extension cord

Chuck Woodbury -
How many times have you struggled with untangling an extension cord? Most of us had that experience at one time (or many times), and...

RV Daily Tips. Monday, January 4, 2021

Newsletter Editor -
Issue 1506 Welcome to another edition of RV Travel’s Daily Tips newsletter. Here you’ll find helpful RV-related and living tips from the pros, travel advice,...

RVelectricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Don’t let your connections corrode

Mike Sokol -
By Mike Sokol Welcome to my J.A.M. (Just Ask Mike) Session, a weekly column where I answer your basic electrical questions. If you're a newbie...

What you need to know about RV electrical cords

Chuck Woodbury -
There are times when our RV's built-in electrical cords will not stretch far enough to reach a power pedestal or other power source. And...

Heavy duty extension cord might save your day

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury I'm headed out to the Oregon Coast later this month, November, and it will be, I'm sure, cold and damp (as usual)....

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Driving over wires is a bad idea

Mike Sokol -
By Mike Sokol Welcome to my J.A.M. (Just Ask Mike) Session, a weekly column where I answer your basic electrical questions. If you're a newbie...