 What's up everyone Kyle from driving and vibing here you're watching road gear reviews today We're going to be talking about a piece of electrical equipment that will help protect your RV. So stay tuned Welcome back to the channel everybody if this is your first time here at road gear reviews Please remember to hit that subscribe button because we put out videos every week Reviewing the best gear that we find for life on the road today is no exception We're going to be talking about this surge guard 30 amp surge protector and the model number is 34830 So before we get into details about this Let me first tell you that we have been traveling full time on the road for two and a half years without one of these Which is pretty foolish in a lot of people's eyes And you know it's one of those items that we just been putting off buying because It's not fun to purchase something like this because essentially if this thing is doing its job All you will notice is nothing So nothing will happen But the downside is if you don't have one of these Some things that you might notice is damaging of electrical equipment inside of your rig or even worse whenever The plug i've seen melt in situations seen pictures online of that happening in some cases fire starting So there are so many potential scenarios that could happen that would really be problematic By not having one of these. I wish we would have gotten one sooner. Honestly So let's talk about some of the things that this surge guard model provides First and foremost what I really enjoy about it is this led screen So that screen always lets me know what the um voltage and amp draw is at the current time So it also has some pretty simple lights here that you can get the sense of if it's working or not or what needs to be done First is the power on and that is just letting you know if it's functioning And second is this surge button and no protection when lit So if this is lit, you're not getting surge protection. Those are just some very simple, uh design in Um led features that let you know the unit's working and what load is on it right now As far as what this unit protects against it's going to do, uh power surges Open grounds open neutrals low and high voltage overheating plug reverse polarity and a miswired pedestal So like I said, we've been traveling Full time for two and a half years And the thing about it is We're hooking up to different power sources all the time So sometimes we'll be at campgrounds Sometimes we'll be at just city parks and sometimes we will even be What they call mooch docking or driveway surfing and just getting power from someone someone's house So our rig has seen all sorts of power And there have been times inside of our rig where we've noticed that something's been funky with the power We obviously couldn't diagnose it, but it didn't feel good that either It wasn't getting enough voltage which could be causing damage inside of our rig So it was about time. We got one of these Another thing with the surge guard is that it's super easy to install All you have to do is plug it into the 30 amp outlet Like so it's right here And then also it has a easy uh pull tab to make it easy to remove And then we just plug our 30 amp plug into the bottom of this and voila it's working Actually, that's not true It uh ran for about a minute before the protection took place so it could really gauge the electricity But after that 60 seconds, uh It was working great and we feel good and safe about the electrical going into our rig now So there are lots of models out there. They don't all protect against the same things This unit is a little pricier. I think it's $225 on amazon But with that you're going to get the upgraded led screen You're going to get some added protection I think like the polarity protection and some other things like that So we felt good about this unit just because it's covered a whole range of electrical issues They also make a 50 amp version of this. I will link all that stuff below But let me know what you guys use for electrical protection for your rig Because there are lots of options out there and we are always looking for the best gear for the road That is the surge guard a 30 amp model and right here You can see the model number 34830 all that linked in the description. We've been very happy with it so far It's been one of those things that we should have gotten a long time ago Probably when we hit the road, but we're glad we have it now Let us know if you like this video any comments you have about this and if there are any products that you'd like to see Us review in the future But until next time guys check back next week for new videos for new gear and we will see y'all next time later on You