Campsite experiences: is 14-50 or TT-30 more common?

[Uncle Paul]

Was camping last week, and brought my X along as a support vehicle.

Plugged the 24' Motorhome into a 30 amp circuit and Tesla into the adjacent household type 120v outlet.

Everything worked great. RV was able to run AC and Tesla got 3-4 MPH from the standard outlet.

Got enough juice to keep the Tesla charged and still able to take 4 people around to neighboring cities and hot spots.

Worked better than expected.

 

[wws]

Generally any RV campground that has 14-50 also has TT-30 available - often on the same pedestal. But there are also campgrounds that have TT-30 and no 14-50. And some that have a limited number of 14-50s, plus additional TT-30s for overflow or those that don't need a 14-50. So the answer to the OP is TT-30.

Tesla should consider making a TT-30 UMC adapter. I bet it'd be fairly popular. But the TT-30 UMC adapter from evseadapters works great. They offer versions for both the Gen 1 and Gen 2 UMCs.

 

[wws]

Was camping last week, and brought my X along as a support vehicle.

Plugged the 24' Motorhome into a 30 amp circuit and Tesla into the adjacent household type 120v outlet.

Everything worked great. RV was able to run AC and Tesla got 3-4 MPH from the standard outlet.

Got enough juice to keep the Tesla charged and still able to take 4 people around to neighboring cities and hot spots.

Worked better than expected.

If you look closely, often the "household 120V outlets" are 5-20s. So if you carry the 5-20 adapter, you can get a couple more mph of charging than with the 5-15 adapter.

 

[jerry33]

Because the only campground/RV park that matters is the one you're going to be using, try RV Parking for information on the ones that you use. My understanding is that varies by location and randomness. I know one where the 14-50 is about 10X of TT-30. There's another one I know of that's just the opposite. Both have a large number of spots (over 50).

 

[gfunkdave]

Can I ask a dumb question? Having only used an RV campground when I was traveling in an RV (as a kid, no less), are people staying at these campgrounds with their Teslas and an RV? Or are you staying at a nearby hotel or something and the campground owner is letting you plug in there?

 

[captanzuelo]

Can I ask a dumb question? Having only used an RV campground when I was traveling in an RV (as a kid, no less), are people staying at these campgrounds with their Teslas and an RV? Or are you staying at a nearby hotel or something and the campground owner is letting you plug in there?

I paid the $30 fee for a spot and slept in my Tesla. It was great. Didn’t even have to walk the wife to the bathroom at 2am, just hopped in the front and drove her there

 

[jerry33]

Can I ask a dumb question? Having only used an RV campground when I was traveling in an RV (as a kid, no less), are people staying at these campgrounds with their Teslas and an RV? Or are you staying at a nearby hotel or something and the campground owner is letting you plug in there?

For the past seven plus years, I've just been staying the Tesla. The benefit is that you charge while you sleep rather than having to make a special stop to charge. It's really just the same as a destination charger at a hotel (but less expensive). Some people carry tents to sleep in but the Tesla is more comfortable since Camp Mode gives you climate control.

 

[Rocky_H]

Can I ask a dumb question? Having only used an RV campground when I was traveling in an RV (as a kid, no less), are people staying at these campgrounds with their Teslas and an RV? Or are you staying at a nearby hotel or something and the campground owner is letting you plug in there?

I would think usually not with an RV. But you left out the most common answer, which is just car camping. The Model S is great for that, with the huge space in the back if you flip down the seats, so bringing sleeping bags or an air mattress is perfect. I've done that. Also, depending on the place's policies or attitude if they will allow it, sometimes it's just having the car plugged in and setting up a tent next to it.

 

[wws]

Can I ask a dumb question? Having only used an RV campground when I was traveling in an RV (as a kid, no less), are people staying at these campgrounds with their Teslas and an RV? Or are you staying at a nearby hotel or something and the campground owner is letting you plug in there?

I've done both overnight camping in "Hotel Elon", and also stopping for an hour or two to charge while eating at a co-located restaurant.

When overnight camping, I've brought a blanket, air mattress, and pillow. Then fold down the rear seats and put the car in "camp mode". I plugged the car into the 14-50. Then used my 25' TT-30 extension cord to power/charge a laptop. (Used an off-the-shelf TT-30P -> 5-15R adapter for the laptop. While I could have used one of my 120V inverters plugged into the cars 12V outlet, they have fans and are noisy...) Of course this was driving solo. I'm an old Boy Scout so car camping doesn't bother me. If I was travelling with my wife, things would have been different...

 

[mark95476]

Thanks! I need to buy one of these.

This is the one required for TT-30 sites.

TT-30 Adapter for Tesla Model S/X/3/Y Gen 2 – EVSE Adapters

 

[mark95476]

What's the backstory on this? I've found your posts informative and very helpful.

Uh oh. @qdeathstar is throwing a tantrum and just looked up the last several of my comments across multiple threads and marked them all with disagrees.