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Kathy Tewart

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We have 2 phones, a watch and a set of hearing aids that need charging. I would like to cut down on so many wires hanging, we charge at night usually.  I tried a device ordered on Amazon that has 6 charging ports but it was junk.  Does anyone have a good solution? Thanks in advance.

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I like this one.  It plugs in at the USB port on the nightstand between the beds.   So no cords hanging down.  The "Amazon Basics" brand stuff has always worked well for us.

GJ

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Highly recommend the Anker brand of USB chargers. We have several of their multi-point chargers and they have been flawless for about 5 years now.

Anker battery packs were what my (now former) airline provided to all of the pilots for use with our flight deck iPads. Don’t know if that’s a solid referral, but it should be. 

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We use this “cube” and like it so much we purchased a second one. We have it mounted at the rear of our night stand with a small piece of clear Velcro. 

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We just use the plug at the top left hand side of ceiling. And neatly hide the charger cord behind self adhesive cable race way.

 

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31 minutes ago, Patriot said:

We use this “cube”

Same one, set up the same way in our trailer. (BTW, newer model years don't have any USB or power ports on the nightstand.)

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Elimination of the power and data charge points from the nightstand IMHO was a very sad bean counter decision.  We use ours a LOT.  My condolences  to the owners suffering without the night stand utility ports and having to hang cords not only in the kitchen and dinning area, but now also the rear of the trailer. 

Frankly I would prefer all the high power points to be moved to lower locations where code would allow.  Up high under the upper cabinets is much less useful most of the time for us.

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14 minutes ago, Geronimo John said:

Why not just plug it into one of the duplex outlets flanking the night stand?  It would avoid the visible cord from above?

GJ

There are no outlets flanking the night stand, hence the mod. On the newer model Olivers the number of outlets has been reduced. And a few inches of cord visible at that location is really not a distraction at all. At least for us! 😊

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22 minutes ago, Patriot said:

And a few inches of cord visible at that location is really not a distraction at all. At least for us! 😊

I am firmly in the camp that says exposed utilities that can be fully hidden show a lack of planning by the engineer or contractor.  So, on this one issue we diverge.  

That said, I have t agree that the hide job was well done!  

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27 minutes ago, Caddymv said:

If youhave to drop down from above that is a nice clean look. Thanks for the idea

 

@Caddymvyou bet! Necessity was the mother of invention on this mod. 

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I realize this is overkill but I already had this for use outdoors and away from the trailer. I place it on the nightstand, floor or counter and you can charhe 3 each of usb and 110ac gizmos. 
 

i agree that having a couple usb ports on each side of the nightstand was/would be a great feature to have. 
 

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I'm not 100% sure where all the USB plugs are located in the Camper but one of my first projects when we get it will be to change out or add 12v and 115v USB plugs where needed. It's almost to the point with electronic devices to have these as standard items. 

 

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We have the standard floor plan so no nightstand.  We use one of these and plug it into the cigarette lighter port above the stove.  It has a Type C 30 watt fast charging port, two USB ports, plus you don't lose your cigarette lighter port so in theory you can charge 4 items at the same time.  It has a continuous readout of battery voltage as well. 

I typically charge my dog tracking collar, phone (fast charge) and Garmin InReach through it at the same time.  It has worked just fine so far.

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@Chukarhunter, thanks! That could really clean up some clutter in my truck.

 

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2 hours ago, Chukarhunter said:

We have the standard floor plan so no nightstand.  We use one of these and plug it into the cigarette lighter port above the stove.  It has a Type C 30 watt fast charging port, two USB ports, plus you don't lose your cigarette lighter port so in theory you can charge 4 items at the same time.  It has a continuous readout of battery voltage as well. 

I typically charge my dog tracking collar, phone (fast charge) and Garmin InReach through it at the same time.  It has worked just fine so far.

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A nice option for that port above the stove. I like the read out as well. 
 

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7 hours ago, Patriot said:

We use this “cube” and like it so much we purchased a second one. We have it mounted at the rear of our night stand with a small piece of clear Velcro. 

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We just use the plug at the top left hand side of ceiling. And neatly hide the charger cord behind self adhesive cable race way.

 

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I like this idea, thank you

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7 hours ago, Geronimo John said:

I like this one.  It plugs in at the USB port on the nightstand between the beds.   So no cords hanging down.  The "Amazon Basics" brand stuff has always worked well for us.

GJ

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Thank you for the info!  Our Ollie is a 2022 - wish we had those usb on the nightstand

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5 hours ago, Ollie-Haus said:

I'm not 100% sure where all the USB plugs are located in the Camper but one of my first projects when we get it will be to change out or add 12v and 115v USB plugs where needed. It's almost to the point with electronic devices to have these as standard items. 

 

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Thanks we need the PD port for our phones and watch

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I bought something similar to the Anker but a little bigger. It also has a magnetic charger on top. I ran the power cable along the side of the rear window frame like in the picture posted by Patriot. I also bought some short 1ft usb charging cables as well. 

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11 hours ago, Geronimo John said:

Elimination of the power and data charge points from the nightstand IMHO was a very sad bean counter decision.

We have a 120v duplex outlet, a cigarette lighter outlet and a USB port on both sides of our nightstand.  I have kicked and broken a couple of USB connectors while sleeping, so we only use the ones on Krunch’s side.  As some of you know, she’s short enough that her feet can’t reach them while sleeping.😉

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16 hours ago, Mountainman198 said:

 

I realize this is overkill but I already had this for use outdoors and away from the trailer. I place it on the nightstand, floor or counter and you can charhe 3 each of usb and 110ac gizmos. 
 

 

That is what I do also. I use Goal Zero’s version. Works well and it is nice to move it around where you need it. I have used it in several hotels or guest rooms also, when there are no close outlets. We also put it in our rooftop tent when we are sleeping up there. 
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21 hours ago, Patriot said:

We use this “cube” and like it so much we purchased a second one.

@Patriot great solution, we love ANKER products and we didn’t realize that the outlets were all on the ceiling in the newer models.  Most of my opinions on that have already been expressed here so I won’t re-hash them.

This one is more expensive but I really like that it indicates your grounding status. Very nice install - thanks for the share.

You cannot see it in the first pic but it does have AC outlets on the back of the device.

Cheers,

Brian

 

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