Bulbs & Fittings Ideas

I bought these lights for our motorhome awning. We sometimes get back to the motorhome after dark and it’s difficult to cook on the barbecue grill. I put 60 watt bulbs in each light and there is more than enough light. In fact, I am going to change some of the lights to 40 watt because you can see our motorhome from way down the road due to the lights being so bright. The lights seem to be very sturdy plastic, the cord is very long and stretchy. Amazon had a great price. They definitely light up our camp site. And they look great. During the holidays, I’m going toput different color lights in them also to decorate. Highly recommend them. We had tried so many other less expensive light strings but they never provided enough light. This string does the trick!

These lights are very good quality – and could handle the wattage of full bulbs if you need to. But – what I recommend is using the colored fluorescent bulbs. I tailgate and I bought these lights to use with two specific colors of 13 watt fluorescent bulbs. Here’s what I think:

1) The hooks work great for me. I actually run a rope across my electric awning and use these across the entire 20 feet. I have to hook one to each side to get the stretch with the coiled cable.

2) Fluorescent light bulbs fit great and if you pick colored ones, you can set this up for any mood you’d like. You can also pick team colors and really support tailgating without spending extra money for “branded” bulbs.

3) Putting 13 watt bulbs in will save you tons of money over 6×60 watt bulbs. They may be a little more expensive at first, but over the long run the savings will pay off

4) The housing is high quality, and while the price is steep, its worth it.

I recommend buying these lights, and getting a nice cheap duffle bag to store them in.

The lights work great. They are made very sturdy and have plenty of cord between the lights and also at the plug in end. The plastic bulbs are made of thick plastic not the thin stuff. I have two suggestions: one you may consider using the smallest wattage bulbs we did (20 watts each) and you can still see us throughout the whole campground and my other recommendation is to use 2 straps one on each side of the bulb to hang them otherwise they hang cockeyed.
Happy camping.