Just lately, I have been seeing more and more members, on this forum and the facebook page, displaying pictures of their hookup leads coiled around a plastic reel instead of being totally uncoiled. Do people not know the effects of leaving a mains lead coiled up ? At the very least it will get warm and could be a fire risk. It can be connected and any excess laid parallel to the lead to stop that happening. I expect folk to say..I have been doing it for years and nothing has happened, but it's basic physics.

I cut my 25m hook-up lead into 2/3 and 1/3 with male female and connectors, I can have a short, medium or long lead to suit the pitch. Easier to handle when coiling too (I don't use a reel).

Eric

With the purchase of a pair of connectors and a judicious "cut-n-shut", from a 25m cable you could have three separate lengths- say 8m, 17m, and 25m - plenty of choice there.

Dave

all this talk about electrics but no oneknows about leaking taps?????????????????

What has leaking taps to do with the very real danger of coiled ehu leads?

Connectors from B&Q (other suppliers are available) 1x 5mtr and 1x 10mtr length of cable, enough for any eventuality. even a short length of cable with the neutral feed to live for those French sites where the polarity is reversed.

Skoderiba - Carrying 3 separate lengths means carrying more weight than necessary = whereas the methods above of "cut-n-shut" mean you only carry a total of 25m (the original 25m cut into 3 pieces)

Dave

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No need to cut it. We had ours cut into three by a very nice campsite owner and a ride on mower while in Central france last year



It must be something French, they cut mine last year whilst cutting a hedge.
Dave

The extra cables live in the back of the car when not in use, avoids having great lengths of cable lying around. The last site we were on, there was a choice between a pitch with the ehu around 30 mtrs away or another needing only about 4 mtrs. Out with the 5mtr cable.

Am I right in thinking that some sites either don't like or don't allow hook up leads connected to each other?

I use one of these if I need to use a second lead.

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