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Hey all

Probably a very silly question but can I use my electric hook up in france?

Thank you

am currently in france and everything works on hook up. just remember to get an adaptor to the 2 pin plug. stayed at a site that used this so glad i had one

cheers

ian

Yes.

Will either be a "blue plug" or the standard French plug, depending on campsite. Adaptors are available from one to the other, most DIY shops have them (in France, not UK).

oh god, I'm SUCH an idiot...I can't believe this only just occurred to me:

...When I get to the campsite, HOW do I hook it up? I know I need a converter (thank you ) but do I need a cable as well? This is one of the things I should have thought about asking when I bought the van. I've had no call to use the hook up yet so I just didn't think. Silly me!

Yes, you need a cable, buy a decently long one, at least 10 metres.

Went I'm June and got one of these adapter kits of eBay http://bit.ly/Ooh3V8" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It contained the adapters plus a reverse polarity checker and switcher for when the positive and negative are the other way round.

There's lots of discussion about reverse polarity out there and I genuinely don't know if it's required but we decided not to take any chances, two sites we went on had the polarity reversed.

Hope you have a great trip!

Thanks guys! I'm buying an adapter tomorrow and picking a cable up from the garage I got my van from as we head out tomorrow so *fingers crossed* we're all set

If you can.....get a 25 meter one.......many off the sites will have long distances between hook up points.....10m is often too short.

keith wrote:If you can.....get a 25 meter one.......many off the sites will have long distances between hook up points.....10m is often too short.

Thank you I could only manage to get a 10m one in the end (and then didn't even need it...it's always the way. The things I stress about the most are often the least of my worries) but now I don't NEED one imminently I am going to look for a cheap extension (or snag another free one!)...I assume you can link them up?

onegirlandacampervan wrote:

keith wrote:If you can.....get a 25 meter one.......many off the sites will have long distances between hook up points.....10m is often too short.

Thank you I could only manage to get a 10m one in the end (and then didn't even need it...it's always the way. The things I stress about the most are often the least of my worries) but now I don't NEED one imminently I am going to look for a cheap extension (or snag another free one!)...I assume you can link them up?

I would think you could link them .......glad you enjoyed your trip.

We are off for a Spanish / french road trip very soon.......

How exciting hope it all goes well!

Enjoy but don't do what we did. Boil the kettle on the gas for ten days and then remember we were paying for hook up...and we had a lecky kettle in the van

hi anyone got any number for breakdown in Europe, had ima (sure term) when we went to Spain last year but wont cover us this year, some only cover upto a age limit, 15 yrs, my camper is 24,, never had any when we went to Amsterdam twice,

worth investing in a polarity tester if you intend to do a lot of camping in france, not very expensive on ebay, just plug it into a socket when hooked and check the 3 lights with the table on it. I have found where they use 2 pin sockets the live and neutral are reversed as a rule, at least the majority of campsites I have stayed on are always the wrong way around and so carry a 2 pin to 3 pin adapter with the wiring reversed to compensate.

gimpey wrote:hi anyone got any number for breakdown in Europe, had ima (sure term) when we went to Spain last year but wont cover us this year, some only cover upto a age limit, 15 yrs, my camper is 24,, never had any when we went to Amsterdam twice,

Do a search, covered MANY times. The only one I know that really works is Flux Rescue, We were recovered from near Brussels 6 years ago. For £85 you get £2,500 worth of recovery, you have to be insured with Flux and take out the breakdown cover when you renew the insurance.

Ian