RV Tips and Tricks

I like the cut of your jib sir.

Now you can yell "hard a'lee" when you want him to move over on the sofa.

Wolfe,
 I think most of the manufacturers recommend that you place the protector at the source. The only time I have had to use anything more than my 25', 30 amp cord is if I was asked to turn my rig around so we could all be door-facing-door. While 30 amp cord extensions are ok to use, I would prefer not to use it. You should be fine with just one standard 20-25' cord. 
I wouldn't come w/o an extension cord, or someone in your party have one that you could use if needed, but generally the distribution box that Lockn provides will work with the standard length cord. 30 days!
Peace hippy,
Fish

I found this thread just in the last week and as a first-timer lockn’r, I have appreciated the advice. I bought my Class A rig a year ago and have used it for family vacations. This however will be the first festival trip so I’m trying to account for all the differences. From reading through the thread I came up with a list of questions and also a short list of recommendations as well.

Questions (yes it's a flood, sorry):
I thought I read somewhere that you may be as far as 70’ from the power source. I have my RV power cable which is 20-25 and 25’ extension cord.
1) Is there any reason to invest in another 25’ extension?
2) How serious is the knife thing? This is in reference to kitchen knives being confiscated (which seems wholly ridiculous).
I bought an early entry GA RV pass.
3)a: Did they do the early arrival thing last year? 3)b: If not, is the RV line really that bad on Thursday AM? 3)c: If I’m pushing 8PM on Wednesday are they going to make me sit in line all night?
4)a: Is the grass situation that bad?  4)b: Should I consider bringing a weed whacker?
5) With all the power discussion, is the power situation really that flaky? How do they do it, just one big gas-powered generator for every X RVs?
6) Anyone have any pics of what the RV camp section looked like last year? 

Recommendations:
Cheapest water jug I found:
www.walmart.com/ip/Ozark-Trail-Desert-Patrol-6-Gal-Water-Jug/16537207
This funnel looks great for the gravity fill:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0037UUNFW/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I2QLAHAL8MYB2R&colid=2T18LRSUANFY5
If you REALLY want to spend some money on power regulation:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FCG9E8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001FCG9E8&linkCode=as2&tag=rvgyoucha-20
And why:


Thanks in advance! Looking forward to it!

There were reports of kitchen knives being confiscated the first year. I think they have eased back since then. However there is no guarantee you couldn't get a particularly enthusiastic searcher, so if it is on the forbidden list, either don't bring it or pack it deep.

The entry has changed pretty completely this year, so I don't think anybody can say what Thursday AM line is going to be like. I mean last year entry was generally good, so I am thinking positive things. This year it appears we are all going in together. But with the late start to music, everybody was in with plenty of time to spare last year.

Doubt they would cut you off at exactly 8pm, but again, no guarantees.

Great first post and welcome to the board!

Personally I would have a 50 foot extension along with the standard 25 footer (less connections the better). This should be plenty and should allow you to park head in to your space if you want to park door to door to your neighbor.

Knife search depends on the searcher. If you want to keep them i would bury them.

Yes they did early arrival. I expect the line to not be bad thursday morning but agin each year is different. Last year you could drive straight in at 11 am with no wait.

Grass could be bad, don't know. Weed whacker is not a bad idea JIC.

Power was actually very smooth even though it did go out one time due to bad fuel. Supposedly they used "green" generators running some kind of bio diesel fuel (??) Even though I didn't have a surge protector last year I will have one this year just to be safe.

YMMV...please don't feed the animals

I was looking around youtube and found this method of filling fresh water tank. I think I am going to give it a shot. The pump is 12.99 on amazon and I already have a cordless drill.

Does anybody know a place somewhat local and nearby the festival grounds to fill water holding tanks? Don't want to drive 6 hours hauling all that weight in the travel trailer?

Also what about a dump station after leaving festival grounds?
We would be heading south from there.

Thanks.

Yes. Stony Badger Tavern in Lynchburg. Ask for Burt.
434-384-3004

Here is my solution for sloped RV sites (cross-posted) with custom engineered and fabricated wheel stop. I get about 10 inches of rise with this ramp.

Found this (in Virginia) at my local Dollar Tree:



Hopefully my refill problem is solved for $1.  They also had a solid rubber mallet on a plastic handle (with no metal hooks) there as well, so even if it gets confiscated I'm only out $1.