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    Posted: 26 Nov 2009 at 12:04am
Don't be surprised if you can't run the AC.  That is a long distance.

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Posts: 663 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Nov 2009 at 9:48pm
Thanks for the responses.  We ended up buying 2 30 amp RV cords, which will give us 90'.  I'm assuming we should be ok with running everything with the 3 connected together.  We wouldn't be using the mico with AC.  But on those hot days (the few we get in WI..LOL) we could keep the pod cool while working in there, or if we have overnight guests.

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Posts: 767 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Nov 2009 at 12:39pm
Wow... I guess that things are different all over.  In Ontario provincial parks, the power posts are shared between sites and I typically need 50-70' of power cord (sometimes longer, even when strategically parked).  I have just over 110' of power cord for the r-pod and occasionally need it all...

As a side note for Ontario residents, Campkins in Whitby sells 50' 30amp extension cords for about $70.
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Posts: 9062 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Nov 2009 at 7:46am
Terry is correct.  12 gauge will be fine for charging the battery and running the lights when you are packing for a trip.  Voltage drop increases over distance and with higher loads, which is why you don't want to use the A/C or microwave.
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Posts: 1950 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Nov 2009 at 2:49am
If you don't use the AC or the microwave you should be okay.  You will have a power loss going that far but I don't know how much.  This is just what I THINK.  I really don't know.

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Posts: 663 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Nov 2009 at 12:21am
Is there a problem using a 12 gage extension cord in conjunction with the 30 amp cord that comes with the Pod?  I'm assuming that running the AC would be out, but running any of the other appliances should be ok.  We need more then 60' of cord while park at home. 

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