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Extension cords

My husband and I will be traveling to Italy with Rick Steves tours in late august. We both use cpaps. Considering we both will need outlets for our cpaps ( which are dual voltage compatible so no need for converter) and iPhone chargers, I wondered if we should bring an extension cord - thinking some of the hotel rooms may not have many outlets. And if we should bring one, should we buy one that already has the EU plug, or bring one from home and just use an adapter on the cord?

First time traveling to Europe and trying to get ahead of the game. Thanks in advance for any help.

Posted by
17531 posts

Yes. Buy one for sure. They are life savers because sometimes the closest available outlet is far from the bed, maybe on the opposite wall and the one near the bed is hard to reach behind the bed board.

I would also buy several small adapters because I lose at least one every year.
This is the extension cord I have, it’s 5ft long, but you can search on Amazon whatever you want there are plenty of types, also longer than 5ft if you want.
.. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09BZ972Y4?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Below are other travel multi adapters my wife and I use.
This is for multiple countries. It works for UK, Europe, Australia, and Argentina (my wife has siblings in 3 continents so we have to be prepared).
EPICKA Universal Travel Adapter,... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K66SY7M?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

This one is nice (Europe only)
https://a.co/d/08njvXRi

I also have a bunch of very small adapters like this one (Europe)
https://a.co/d/0a996Q3I

Posted by
2933 posts

hey hey J&T
roberto always has excellent ideas since he's from the florence area and our italian go to guy.
get two for both you and husband, and make sure the length is long. i have 2 5" long cords to be on safe side that helps where plug is on the wall. it's great to be prepared
have a great time and enjoy
aloha

Posted by
3521 posts

I always pack an extension cord. Amazon has a good selection. My lime green extension cord has long been discontinued. Look for an elongated cord with both plugs slots and USB ports; it will fit between the suitcase rails. If you buy a cord with a US 2 prong plug it will fit into standard plug adapters. Choose a 5ft + long plug-in cord because sometimes the wall socket is behind furniture.

Slightly off topic suggestion, take a small power block and charging cord for your phone to carry during the day. You don’t want a dead phone battery. Anker and Mophie are good brands but the more power, the more weight. I have a couple Aqua Vault credit card size chargers that are extremely light and each will charge my phone about 1/3, enough to get me by.

Which tour are you taking? You will have a great time!

Posted by
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Hi J&T,

I just bought this unit on Amazon yesterday for $9.99. It has an italian plug-in and then multiplies for 8 US outlets. It also has usb-a and usb-c ports for phone/tablets. My wife and I have been to Italy many times and, yes, usable outlets can be limited and not always in convenient locations. I also use a cpap and realize the importance of an outlet or outlets close to the bed. In addition, I bring a few single adapters ( some 2 prong and some 3 prong italian plug-ins ). It never hurts to have options when you are almost 6,000 miles from home.

Italy Travel Plug Adapter, Olcorife US to Italy Type L Plug Adapter, International Power Strip with 8 Outlets and 4 USB(1 USB-C), 5 FT Cord for Italy Chile Ethiopia Libya https://a.co/d/0f9GCJ7Z

Feel free to message if you have any questions.

Safe and happy travels,

Mark

Posted by
18605 posts

If you are interested in using a multiple input travel adapter like the one Roberto links to, Epicka has a new smaller, lighter one that I just started using:

Epicka Air