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05-03-2016, 12:29 PM
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Commercial Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21 - "Felicity"
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Cable for cable service....how long?
In case we ever camp somewhere with cable service, how long of a cable should I buy to hook up? Is the connection somewhere near the water faucet at the campgrounds?
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05-03-2016, 12:30 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 11,023
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Charlie, I've only stayed in a half-dozen parks where cable is available. In all cases, the connection was right by the electric power box. A ten foot cable would be more than enough. YMMV
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Ten Forward
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05-03-2016, 12:31 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
Posts: 10,222
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Ours is 25'. Usually long enough.
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05-03-2016, 12:39 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Tampa Bay Area, Florida
Trailer: 2015 Escape 5.0TA (Little Elsie) Extensively Personalized
Posts: 2,960
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I have two, one is 10', the other is 15'. Can be joined if necessary.
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05-03-2016, 12:46 PM
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Commercial Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21 - "Felicity"
Posts: 2,945
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Quote:
Originally Posted by C&G in FL
I have two, one is 10', the other is 15'. Can be joined if necessary.
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That was kinda my thought. Easier to pack in a gallon zip baggie (my standard method for things with wires/plugs so they don't get all tangled.)
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05-03-2016, 02:09 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
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True, but every time you add a coupler to coax you add a possible point of failure or signal distortion. One works for us.
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05-03-2016, 05:02 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Tampa Bay Area, Florida
Trailer: 2015 Escape 5.0TA (Little Elsie) Extensively Personalized
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rbryan4
True, but every time you add a coupler to coax you add a possible point of failure or signal distortion. One works for us.
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That is true, but I have never had a coupler fail when I joined both cables together, and as far as distortion is concerned, it has never been noticible and, if it were, I can honestly say I am not expecting a home theater experience on a 19-inch TV in the trailer. But then again, I'm not the TV watcher in our empty nester family. I have things I would rather do even when it is raining. I sort of "coexist" with the TV......
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05-03-2016, 06:51 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
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I hear that Carl. I don't watch much TV when camping either.
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05-04-2016, 07:18 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Hellertown, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Scamp 16, TV Rav4 V6
Posts: 100
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Don`t forget, you need one from the tv to the cable hook up, 1st time out I said to self, "don`t forget cable for tv." Crabbed one 25` only and had no cable for inside. Carl
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05-04-2016, 08:51 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Lansing, Michigan
Trailer: 2017 Escape 21, 2016 GMC Canyon Duramax
Posts: 587
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Anybody know the distance from the back bumper to the cable connection on the side of the coach? I will be attaching a telescoping antenna to the bumper and running the coax to the exterior connection.
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05-04-2016, 08:52 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Lansing, Michigan
Trailer: 2017 Escape 21, 2016 GMC Canyon Duramax
Posts: 587
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Oops
Oops, that was for a 21.
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05-04-2016, 10:02 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Fremont, California
Trailer: 2016 21. '15 Ford Explorer V-6
Posts: 1,558
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stephen99
Anybody know the distance from the back bumper to the cable connection on the side of the coach? I will be attaching a telescoping antenna to the bumper and running the coax to the exterior connection.
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Stephen, Just measured it on a 21: 9'8", or 116" from the back of the bumper to the coax connection.
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05-04-2016, 10:36 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 11,023
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stephen99
Anybody know the distance from the back bumper to the cable connection on the side of the coach? I will be attaching a telescoping antenna to the bumper and running the coax to the exterior connection.
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What model of trailer?
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Donna D.
Ten Forward
2014 Escape 5.0TA
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05-04-2016, 10:57 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Lansing, Michigan
Trailer: 2017 Escape 21, 2016 GMC Canyon Duramax
Posts: 587
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Clark
Stephen, Just measured it on a 21: 9'8", or 116" from the back of the bumper to the coax connection.
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Thanks, looks like a 20 footer will work. 25 to be on the safe side.
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05-04-2016, 10:58 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Lansing, Michigan
Trailer: 2017 Escape 21, 2016 GMC Canyon Duramax
Posts: 587
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Donna D.
What model of trailer?
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It was for a 21, Donna. I missed that little detail in the original post. Thanks.
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