McAz wrote:megaera wrote:Does anyone know... When you go camping and you can get an electric pitch, do you have to bring a special cable to connect to the electricity point or are they usually provided?
When I was camping I always carried the requisite cable, they were never provided - I don't recall the cable costing much. Something like this should do it.
http://www.towsure.com/camping-site-mains-supply-unit-3-outlet
That's probably the sort of thing you're going to need.
Unfortunately, there IS a bit more to it...
There are two different types of IP44 plug in common use.
There's a 32 amp version and a 16 amp version and the 32a plug is physically bigger than the 16a plug so they're not compatible with each other.
You probably want to phone up the camp-site and ask if their leccy points use 32a sockets or 16a sockets.
With that done, you can just buy one of these:-
16a plug:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/240V-16A-3Pin ... 0arRbB1HoA32a plug:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/240V-32A-3Pin ... CteyxpFLgwand stick it on the end of a suitable extension lead, such as this:-
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-WAY-10M-CAB ... Sw-QBXPfpQAlternatively, I suppose you could just buy one of each of those IP44 plugs, along with the extension lead, and then fit the correct one after you arrive.
If you can fit a plug to a cable, you can fit one of those IP44 plugs.
Also, if you don't like eBay, proper shops like Arco sell the plugs.