European Hook Up

[Bowton Lad]

I am currently on holiday in France & I have stayed at three municipal sites in Normandy. The sites at Arromanches & Falaise just needed a blue plug but the site at Honfleur needed a two pin adaptor.

[pocolow]

I am currently on holiday in France & I have stayed at three municipal sites in Normandy. The sites at Arromanches & Falaise just needed a blue plug but the site at Honfleur needed a two pin adaptor.

Thanks for that, have now got a two pin adapter, enjoy France , don't forget to bring some wine home.

Mark

[bencass]

Thanks for all your advice - CLEAR AS MUD - Ha

We are also on our first trip through France in August in our Van, just wondering about the ferry -

I have a Transporter that has been lowered so under the 6ft - so what to I class it as for the ferry ?

Cheers

Ben

[Cruz]

Mark the posh campsites are almost always 16amp (blue 3 pin) as we use here in the UK, aires and camping municipal almost always use the 2 pin and double earth domestic style, these are not weather-proof though.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/caravan-ADAPTOR-H ... 20b1d1a0d6

Can you get waterproof ones?

Also is this the correct polarity checker?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UK-Mains-Plug ... 1c1d376947" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I have been thinking about the cross polarity issue and wondered if this would cover all the bases.

I get the lead in the link above

and I get one of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Reverse-Polar ... 3a6f6acb91" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

That way if I somehow stumble upon a site that has the blue plug or the french 2 pin plug with crossed polarity I will be covered

Does that make sense?

[Ian Hulley]

Makes sense but I've never seen a 16 amp (blue round type) be the wrong way round ... even in Italy

The polarity tester is similar to ours ... it'll be fine.

Ian

[Cruz]

Better the devil you know?