The leading 30A RV surge protector — the one with the most reviews and the #1 ranking — had a well-documented failure mode: below 40°F, it threw error codes and refused to pass power. In New England, the Pacific Northwest, the Rockies — anywhere RVers camp in the shoulder seasons — it simply stopped working.
The premium product, priced at $144, had accumulated over 150 reviews documenting water entering the housing, condensation damage, and units destroyed after a single rain event. Buyers paying top dollar for peace of mind and getting the opposite.
And across both products, when something went wrong: a red light. No fault code. No diagnosis. Just a red light and the question: Is it the pedestal? My RV? The device itself?