michelle_east_county
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Power cords used to all be hard-wired into an RV and then coiled back up into whatever housing was created by the RV manufacturer for them. I'm used to these 30-amp cords on the travel trailers my parents had in the '60s and '70s, and Dad's '97 Roadtrek. Since then, I'm seeing expensive boating-industry "shore cords" that plug into a male plug on side of RV and require a lock to prevent theft. Many seem to require an angled adapter (more stuff to buy and pack) on each end so the cord doesn't otherwise stick straight out, blocking passage on the RV end and sometimes not fitting an RV park hookup cover on that end. What's the advantage? What am I missing, here?