Camping and Charging with eBike - Electric Hook Ups

[wiggydiggy]

Got first pitch of the year booked for June and realised an electric hookup may be useful. The site says that "Electricity hook ups are 10-16 amp depending on chosen park and pitch type and have the standard round commando socket. Tent customers will require a mobile mains power unit that is compatible with our touring hook-ups."

Is this the sort of thing that they mean?

Maypole Mobile Mains Power Unit & USB Cable
Mobile Mains Kit with USB (15m)

 

[Ridgeback Roller]

Yes, that's the only safe way to use an electrical hook up in a tent or trailer tent.

 

[wiggydiggy]

Cheers. Just need to decide if we need to charge them or not, might be fine on a single charge for the trip

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Borrow a socket from a hooked up Camper van or whatever.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Does give you the ability to have other mains electrical things

like fans and lights - and maybe cooking things or whatever!

 

[fossyant]

If you are going for hookup, use it as you pay a fair bit for it.

We do both. I now have an Anker Solix for off grid - generally run the fridge off it during the day whilst the battery is topped up with solar.

We're at Bala in a tent for 5 nights and have gone with hookup - so fan heater (if it gets cold), and electric kettle and hot plate for cooking. You generally keep consumption under about 2kw to be safe from tripping, which your bike chargers will be well under.

 

[wiggydiggy]

Just been having a chat to camping partner, we'll plan our week first and then decide to get one or not. It'd be around an extra £100 just for the cable and the weeks electric so a big difference if we don't use it.

Does give you the ability to have other mains electrical things

like fans and lights - and maybe cooking things or whatever!

True, but all my current camping kit is off the grid so gas, battery, solar etc. It might be a black hole of spending if I decide to go electric lol. I will say the idea of a fridge and electric stove sounds good especially as the new tent is quite large and designed for living like that. It is more money though.

If you are going for hookup, use it as you pay a fair bit for it.

We do both. I now have an Anker Solix for off grid - generally run the fridge off it during the day whilst the battery is topped up with solar.

We're at Bala in a tent for 5 nights and have gone with hookup - so fan heater (if it gets cold), and electric kettle and hot plate for cooking. You generally keep consumption under about 2kw to be safe from tripping, which your bike chargers will be well under.

Those look interesting, I imagine you can take it pre-charged as well. If we just wanted to charge cycling batteries, no other kit, I reckon investing in something like that would be best.

 

[fossyant]

Those look interesting, I imagine you can take it pre-charged as well. If we just wanted to charge cycling batteries, no other kit, I reckon investing in something like that would be best.

Mine was about £600 including the solar panel, so a bit spendy. It would certainly charge the batteries. Worse case, you could ask the Campsite if you could charge your batteries in 'the office' for a small fee ?

 

[Vantage]

My dear old dad and I made our own campsite charge cables. I had one socket whereas dad went uber posh with 2 on his.
If you know what you're doing it can save weight not having to drag around needless extra cable and sockets etc.
I imagine some campsites would be wary of charging an ebike battery in their offices thanks to them catching fire and so on.

 

[wiggydiggy]

Mine was about £600 including the solar panel, so a bit spendy. It would certainly charge the batteries. Worse case, you could ask the Campsite if you could charge your batteries in 'the office' for a small fee ?

I've left them a message asking about an upgrade, I'll have a chat when they call.

I did think the £600 bottom of the range one would be fine as well.

My dear old dad and I made our own campsite charge cables. I had one socket whereas dad went uber posh with 2 on his.
If you know what you're doing it can save weight not having to drag around needless extra cable and sockets etc.
I imagine some campsites would be wary of charging an ebike battery in their offices thanks to them catching fire and so on.

I've made extension cables before, I can't imagine this would be much different, my soldering iron is long gone now though!

The risk factor your probably right about, ill have to see what they say.