Campground Power

Connecting Alice to campground power always seemed simple. We turned the pedestal breaker off, connected our 30-amp power cord, and flipped the breaker back on. If the electricity worked, we assumed everything was fine. A campground pedestal can look normal while still having unsafe voltage or a wiring problem. After adding a smart RV surge…

Protecting our RV’s electrical system wasn’t something I thought much about when we first started traveling. Like many RV owners, I simply plugged into the campground pedestal, turned on the power, and assumed everything was fine. Fortunately, we never had a problem. Over the years, though, I began hearing more stories about damaged air conditioners,…