[Dave W]

Ours is a 50 amp 5er. Our summer site is 30 amps or 3600 watts of energy. We have two a/c units plus all of the usual appliances. We never trip the rigs breakers nor the pedestal since we have educated ourselves on the shortcomings of using that 3600 watts which on 90+ days means a singl a/c. When we travel, depending on the length of stay or the weather if we need 3600 watts (30 amps) or 12,000 watts (50 amps). We use a full length 30 amp cord from the 5er attached to a Marinco twist on adapter at the unit instead of dragging that heavy cord our. You say why store all those wires? No problem since the two 30 amp cord lengths nestles inside of the two 50 amp cord lengthss on the floor of the basement - and that basement is far from full at the best (worst?) of travel times..


Unfortunately, the way that I use power is not for everyone in that some folks feel that since they have it (it being anything that uses electricity) they should be able to run everything at the same time, hence the statement above about some folks having "no clue". A dealer or salesman wont tell you that. He makes a general assumption that you have some basic level of knowledge. Additionally, he may not know it either since he sold dishwashers an TVs last week. Before a newbie goes out and spend a bunch of bucks, it's his resposibility to at least have a grasp of some RVing rig ownership basics -- but as we all know, that doen't happen. Just spend some time in front of the tube and watch 'Going RV' and you will shudder at some of their captives and their knowledge or lack thereof.