Electricity in a tent ... safety precautions

[jjb777]

Hi all.
Will be going camping next. We have a large tent.
We have a site with electricity and water.
Electricity is needed due to having to have medical devices hooked up.

I have never used electricity in a tent before. Last year we rented a pop up but this year we are going to try tenting.
I have my 30 amp to 15 amp adapter.
I am trying to take all necessary safety precautions.
Can I get any outdoor extension cord, or are there some safer than other re tent camping?
How about power strips, are there ones specifically for camping outdoors?

Any other advise?

Thanks

J

[sunnymw]

Re: Electricity in a tent ... safety precautions

We have always used your basic neon orange outdoor cord and it's weathered some nasty storms. We unwind the whole thing. Warning label says not to use it while it's wound up, so we unwind the whole thing and try to make sure it isn't overlapping anywhere.

[05Kingquad700]

Re: Electricity in a tent ... safety precautions

I would skip the 16 guage cords. I would spend a little more on a good cord that will last for a while. Just be gentle with it and you may also want to pick up a 3 way, splitter or something to add more than one plug at a time.

[James.]

Re: Electricity in a tent ... safety precautions

I agree with Kingquad and would stay away from the 16 guage cord and of course don't leave any plugs outside where it can get wet. I would imagine that any outlet at a campsite would be GFCI protected but you can get an adapter just in case if you want.

Also, for anyone that doesn't know about this it is the only way I will store my cords. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-eT6v2OBno

[Mike]

Re: Electricity in a tent ... safety precautions

That us neat, James. Thanks

How do you coil the daisy chain for storage?

[James.]

Re: Electricity in a tent ... safety precautions

That us neat, James. Thanks

How do you coil the daisy chain for storage?

I personally don't double up the cord but knot it up from one end to the other. That way I can plug in one end and just run with it and let it unravel as I go. Never gets tangled. For storage I just drop the coil in a pile. I have two. One sits in the bed of my truck and the other on the floor of my garage. They hang well from a hook though.

[05Kingquad700]

Re: Electricity in a tent ... safety precautions

A real electrician would never just let his cord sit on the floor. A professional electrician hangs his up by a hook. Just saying.

[tplife]

Re: Electricity in a tent ... safety precautions

If you're using sleep apnea devices, an AGM is an inexpensive way to go - compared to the "company" dc options with their premium costs. There's no reason for AC and it just limits your options in "the outback". If you can't get the AH required using deep discharge 12V, use cords and circuit breakers specially designed for wet environments.

[James.]

Re: Electricity in a tent ... safety precautions

A real electrician would never just let his cord sit on the floor. A professional electrician hangs his up by a hook. Just saying.

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[Mike]

Re: Electricity in a tent ... safety precautions

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[05Kingquad700]

Re: Electricity in a tent ... safety precautions

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And I thought I would never get a chance to use the secondary smileys

That's awesome. Thanks for the laugh.