I'm thinking of Doing something similar, But ill put mine inside the engine compartment LHS side, it might mean leaving the engine compartment open when using the hook up, ???
Thanks @rob.e. I like where that is but not keen if it’s muddy ground! As my van has no holes in it yet this may be my preferred option. I just need a mat to lie on and not put any more weight on
Cheers @Ermintrude , this one looks easier access but I’m not sure about the electrics so close to my petrol bits. Did it worry you?
I have actually got an extension that plugs into hook up and I put through the window but I thought they had been frowned on for their unsafe nature? (As opposed to the new discovery that my seat belt pings open if I lean forward!) Ps I’m putting brake drum out of my memory, so you can too and @snotty
I'm in the same situation as you. I have the through the window extension -is that any more dangerous than electrics v near to petrol? For the number of times im likely to use electric, I think ill stick with what i have for now and probably still never actually use when camping
when i suggested using that set up in another thread peoplle rightly pointed out it wasn't without risk Off the top of my head if the cable got damaged you weren't protected from the bus becoming a live metal box Others said whilst that was true they would still do it occassionally
The main problem with the leads through the window is the body of the van is not earthed properly. A bit of a read for you http://thelatebay.com/index.php?threads/leisure-electrics-230v.5526/
@matty thanks for the response. Your guide is very good and I appreciate you expertise and input Could one of the sockets of the (through the window type) extension be used as an earth? EG a permananet wire from a very good van earth into a normal houshold plug. The normal household plug (only wired up as an earth, nothing connected to the other pins) would then plug into one of the spare sockets in the through the window type extension. Would this work as an earth and make the through the window type cable safer? Please don't laugh at my lack of electrical knowledge, physics is the only subject I failed at school! If I needed electric more often then I would consider a proper permanent set up - but in 20 years of ownership i've only used electric hook up a handful of times (through the window)
TMI! @Merlin Cat , re the hook up through the window thingy, we did that for many years, at home and abroad, no issues. We fitted a permanent hook up point simply cos we reckoned it looks tidier. Kept hook up cable in a shopping bag and that doubled up as our kneeler-onner when plugging in, thus avoiding the dreaded wet knee syndrome
This is on my to do list as well, I'm thinking an RCD twin socket, fed directly from a 13A fused spur, as I can't face being ripped off for a bit of orange cable with a couple of plastic sockets......