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I have just purchased (through eBay, so I don't have it yet) the Little People Sarah Lynn and her camping adventure. It comes with a little two seater car. I would like to replace it with a Little People van or other vehicle that can hold more people (so she can take a whole family on her camping adventures).
Are there any other Little People vehicles (ideally a car, van, truck, etc) that have a hitch for towing?
Thanks!
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I think I saw one of those on a site called tradingpost. You can check i out there. I hope you'll find what you're looking for.
I think I saw one of those on a site called tradingpost. You can check i out there. I hope you'll find what you're looking for.
Electric Tent Hook up advice please?
I am going camping with my family in the next few weeks and we would like to have electric for our tent I have checked the campsite we are staying at and they provide electric hook up for tents it says its it has 10 amp hook ups?
I was looking on ebay and i am unsure of what cable to buy as there seems to be different types
should it be one like this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Camping-HOOK-UP-Yellow-Cable-Electric-Lead-Caravan-Tent-/180533535970?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Cables_Hookups&hash=item2a08a324e2
I did see a different one but cant rem the link but it looked like a yellow box with plug sockets enclosed does that mean for a tent the sockets need to be covered? if i brought the ebay one would it be compatible with a campsite hook up unit? sorry i have no idea as i have only recently got took up camping any advice would be greatly appreciated
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You need to have electrical sockets protected from damp and damage whether at camp or in your back yard or garden. It's just the same.
Yellow cables are easier to see and are therefore safer to use on camp sites. You can use black ones, blue ones, all sorts. Some very heavy duty cables are in bright blue.
The end that plugs into the campsite socket is just a standard fitting three pin plug but one designed for outdoor use.
You can buy them in B&Q and other DIY stores and wire one onto a long cable or buy a lead already made up.
The link didn't work for me, but here is one which might be the same one...I just did an eBay search for a similar item.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Trailer-tent-camping-electric-hook-up-cable-lead-Yellow-/270608690187?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Cables_Hookups&hash=item3f0188ec0b . . . . .
It'll be fine for camp if ten metres, around 32 feet, is long enough for you.
The price is OK but the postage makes it expensive. You can get one in DIY or electrical shops for less than £20.
Just ask for a lead with a waterproof plug and socket on it.
You can take an extension lead from home if you have one and use a wooden or plastic box or a plastic bag to keep the sockets covered and dry if they are going to be outside.
Some people tie a plastic bag round the campsite hook-up socket, which is normally on a short post sticking out of the ground. Or put a plastic bucket over it to keep the rain off. Doesn't need it because the thing is made for outdoors anyway.
Sandwich boxes are handy for keeping sockets dry. Just put a couple of wide slots in for the cables to go through and the the socket fits nicely inside. If you use a four or six way socket from home just get a long food container to put it in and put slots in for the cables so you can fit the lid on. It's safer in case you get a bit of leakage in the tent but in dry weather you'll be OK without the box. Just be careful where you put the sockets so they are safe and the cables can go in a safe route to them.
Keep cables neat round the tent so you don't trip on them and use mats over the cables if you have some in places like doorways to keep them safer.
10 amp hookup just means you can use up to 10 amps total on one cable so you need a cable and sockets rated at 10 amps or more.
In the tent or trailer you can use items that together don't come to more than 10 amps.
In UK that gives you 2300 watts of power available.Multiply amps by volts to get watts
It used to be 240v in UK but now it's officially 230v, not that it makes any difference to most stuff anyway.
That gives you say a 1000 watt electric fire, two 500 watt cooking appliances like grills, and 200 watt TV and 100 watts of light.
Any combination that adds up to no more than 2300 watts is OK.
In USA on 120V ten amps gives you a total power available of 1200 watts.
Have a good time. It's OK on camp sites...nice life.
Just seen where you are from another Q. Looking to see if a UK answer was really needed although it said UK on the eBAy link, just making sure.
I'm from near Dunstable,haha. I was at Willen Lake a few days ago.
In MK you've got B&Q, Comet, Waites, Homebase, Aldi. plenty of places to get a waterproof extension lead.
You can get a 10-amp or a 13-amp lead. Doesn't matter at all, so long as you don't use more than 10 amps when it's plugged into the camp site socket.
If you buy one with a waterproof plug and just one waterproof socket the other end it's more useful and you can take a 4-way or 6-way adapter from home to plug into it. That's what we do. The same lead does for my mower at home too and other outdoor jobs.
Have a great time.
You need to have electrical sockets protected from damp and damage whether at camp or in your back yard or garden. It's just the same.
Yellow cables are easier to see and are therefore safer to use on camp sites. You can use black ones, blue ones, all sorts. Some very heavy duty cables are in bright blue.
The end that plugs into the campsite socket is just a standard fitting three pin plug but one designed for outdoor use.
You can buy them in B&Q and other DIY stores and wire one onto a long cable or buy a lead already made up.
The link didn't work for me, but here is one which might be the same one...I just did an eBay search for a similar item.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Trailer-tent-camping-electric-hook-up-cable-lead-Yellow-/270608690187?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Cables_Hookups&hash=item3f0188ec0b . . . . .
It'll be fine for camp if ten metres, around 32 feet, is long enough for you.
The price is OK but the postage makes it expensive. You can get one in DIY or electrical shops for less than £20.
Just ask for a lead with a waterproof plug and socket on it.
You can take an extension lead from home if you have one and use a wooden or plastic box or a plastic bag to keep the sockets covered and dry if they are going to be outside.
Some people tie a plastic bag round the campsite hook-up socket, which is normally on a short post sticking out of the ground. Or put a plastic bucket over it to keep the rain off. Doesn't need it because the thing is made for outdoors anyway.
Sandwich boxes are handy for keeping sockets dry. Just put a couple of wide slots in for the cables to go through and the the socket fits nicely inside. If you use a four or six way socket from home just get a long food container to put it in and put slots in for the cables so you can fit the lid on. It's safer in case you get a bit of leakage in the tent but in dry weather you'll be OK without the box. Just be careful where you put the sockets so they are safe and the cables can go in a safe route to them.
Keep cables neat round the tent so you don't trip on them and use mats over the cables if you have some in places like doorways to keep them safer.
10 amp hookup just means you can use up to 10 amps total on one cable so you need a cable and sockets rated at 10 amps or more.
In the tent or trailer you can use items that together don't come to more than 10 amps.
In UK that gives you 2300 watts of power available.Multiply amps by volts to get watts
It used to be 240v in UK but now it's officially 230v, not that it makes any difference to most stuff anyway.
That gives you say a 1000 watt electric fire, two 500 watt cooking appliances like grills, and 200 watt TV and 100 watts of light.
Any combination that adds up to no more than 2300 watts is OK.
In USA on 120V ten amps gives you a total power available of 1200 watts.
Have a good time. It's OK on camp sites...nice life.
Just seen where you are from another Q. Looking to see if a UK answer was really needed although it said UK on the eBAy link, just making sure.
I'm from near Dunstable,haha. I was at Willen Lake a few days ago.
In MK you've got B&Q, Comet, Waites, Homebase, Aldi. plenty of places to get a waterproof extension lead.
You can get a 10-amp or a 13-amp lead. Doesn't matter at all, so long as you don't use more than 10 amps when it's plugged into the camp site socket.
If you buy one with a waterproof plug and just one waterproof socket the other end it's more useful and you can take a 4-way or 6-way adapter from home to plug into it. That's what we do. The same lead does for my mower at home too and other outdoor jobs.
Have a great time.
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