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mnguy152

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I run Otters and the rod holders in them are very nice and adjustable. The new Sportsmans Caddy is the best "Mod" I have done to my Otters. Worth every cent. I also got the lights Harvey Lee speaks of and Im very happy with them. The added length on the ends makes it easy to get to a battery.

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Lights and Reflectix are the two I've done to my one man recently.

Reflectix: Found at most home improvement stores. Put between the tent and poles of you porty. It will keep the heat in a little better and reduce condensation drip. Also, it reflects light, which is nice.

Lights: You can find these online (including here) or at any home improvement store that sells xmas lights. Many sell small strings of LED xmas lights which can be adapted for use in a porty. These can be strung up to the poles using zip-ties or if you want a more concentrated source, tape them together and hang them off a pole.

NOTE: If they are powered by a total of 4.5-6V with multiple batteries, you need to buy two and hook them up in series to a single 12V battery such as a flasher battery. Include all resistors that might be in the battery packaging in your wiring.

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If you ziptie these string lites in your portable do you leave them in there without worrying about them getting broke? I've been looking at the ones that harvey lee has got.

I've got a Eskimo Grand Caravan so how many sets would I need to light it up enough to be able to see easily?

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Well, I found a Christmas white Rope light it looked like the small 3ft rope lights of clams only it is longer. I modified the plug in so I could hook it to a small battery, and zip tied the rope light in my shanty. It's nice and gives off plenty of light. Plus it only cost me $12 vs the $34 clam wanted for the small 3ft rope light. Overall I'm happy with it, and the leds are in the rope so I don't have to worry about breaking them.

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If you ziptie these string lites in your portable do you leave them in there without worrying about them getting broke? I've been looking at the ones that harvey lee has got.

I've got a Eskimo Grand Caravan so how many sets would I need to light it up enough to be able to see easily?

Yes you can. I used velcro tape.

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I put my rope style lights in alluminum c channel.Then zip tie to the top poles. Works great and keeps them all pointed down. Then used the shrink connectors and some electric tape at the begining of the wires to protect them. I bought lights from the Hong kong site last year. Super bright but really small wires.

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Lights and Reflectix are the two I've done to my one man recently.

Reflectix: Found at most home improvement stores. Put between the tent and poles of you porty. It will keep the heat in a little better and reduce condensation drip. Also, it reflects light, which is nice.

Lights: You can find these online (including here) or at any home improvement store that sells xmas lights. Many sell small strings of LED xmas lights which can be adapted for use in a porty. These can be strung up to the poles using zip-ties or if you want a more concentrated source, tape them together and hang them off a pole.

NOTE: If they are powered by a total of 4.5-6V with multiple batteries, you need to buy two and hook them up in series to a single 12V battery such as a flasher battery. Include all resistors that might be in the battery packaging in your wiring.

I have the clam string and then i also bought a 6' rope light from cabelas. i wired them together and plug them into a vexilar battery. Problem is they drain one of those batteries in about 2 hrs... any ideas on how i should tie them into the battery... 2 hours seems short for led lights???

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