[Dixielandjazz] RV Parking at Sacramento

[Don]

Hi Jim,

We have been taking our RV to Cal Expo for many years now.  This works 
out great for us, but since there are MANY rigs there, and it's not a 
dedicated RV park, they string temporary power cables all over the 
RVparking area.  They have always told us, via the handouts when we get 
there, that the power is insufficient for air conditioners, particularly 
if everyone ran theirs at once.  So I guess the bottom line is don't 
expect to run your AC.  We have a small rig, 23' Toyota chassis, which 
does have a moderate sized AC, but we have been hot and cold over the 
years.  If it's hot we spend a lot of time in the hotel venues.  
However, this year, unless there is a major change in the next 3 weeks, 
it's not so apt to be really hot.  In fact it may still be raining.  One 
year it rained like hell the whole weekend.  There are other RV parks in 
and around Sacramento, but not served by shuttle busses.

Don Robertson
Napa, CA

Jim O'Briant wrote:

>Have any of you ever used the RV Parking area at the CalExpo grounds for the
>Sacramento Jazz Jubilee?
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>When we made reservations in early January, we were told that there we would
>be in one of 100 sites that have both water and either 30 amp or 50 amp
>electric hookups. But today we got a form letter saying that to have
>electricity, we needed 150 feed of 14 gauge electric cord and a 15-amp plug.
>With the possibility of high temperatures, we're really not interested in
>going if we can't be comfortable, and 15 amps won't run one RV air
>conditioner, much less both of them.
>
>Can anyone shed more light on the exact situation regarding RV hookups --
>that is, electrical amperage and water supply?
>
>(If conditions turn out to be not as promised to me on the phone in January,
>there may be a couple of four-day passes for sale!)
>
>Jim O'Briant
>Gilroy, CA
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