Electric Vehicles (EVs) have been a major focus for park owners over the past year as the automotive industry ramps up the production of vehicles that can travel hundreds of miles without the need for gas.
Along with this have been discussions on how the industry needs to prepare as more campers may be hitting the roads with an EV towing an RV. Some RV manufacturers are also working on their own all-electric motorhomes as well.
This means that a camper may be pulling up to a campsite with multiple vehicles looking to access electricity and in turn, it may lead to issues as they try to do too much and overwork your electrical grid.
Most park owners realize you don’t want both the 50-amp and 30-amp outlets being used at the same time, but how do you stop your campers from doing just that?
Dave Fulton believes he has a solution to that problem with his new RV PowerGate. It features a box with a swiveling outlet blocker that prevents RVers from using both of the outlets at the same time.
The son-in-law of Al Johnson, former chairman of the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC), Fulton said he had heard of issues related to overloading pedestals and wanted to come up with a solution.
He noted that he has had numerous conversations with park owners and operators that have bemoaned the issues they have been having with campers plugging in too much at once and were excited that he might have a product to solve that issue.
The box is made of industrial-strength plastic, which prevents electrical shock during installation, with pricing sitting at around $20-$25 each. Fulton has worked with several pedestal suppliers to ensure his product can fit most pedestals.
“The installation takes around five minutes,” he highlighted.
Right now, Fulton noted that there is a month or two lead time at the moment, but that it should move down as he ramps up production.
“I really think this product will take off,” he noted.
To learn more, head to www.rvpowergate.com
