LED LIghts

[WildBill33]

hey all,

I was just shopping around and i came by a string of 30 LED lights that are made for the inside of a portable ice house. My question is has anyone ever used these, and do they emit enough light to light up the whole portable?

WildBill

[not_nuf_time]

It was inevitable, the LED light posting. I tried Gander string of lights and trashed them after they started burning out after 2-3 times out. I went to a truck stop and got the LED(round) light--get the white not amber, buy the pigtail connector that plugs right in to it, and about 8ft of wire put alligator clips on and hook up to an old vexilar battery. Takes about ten minutes per light. I put 2 in my Yukon and plenty of light. batteries last very long with this set up to.

[MASON38]

I use the round 15 LED lights too, actually a buddy of mine who trucks turned me on to them. The ones I have are hinged, so they can either point straight down over me, when fish are light shy, the light can be adjusted to pt toward the rear of the shack. More than enough light for moving around, and easy to adjust if I need more light to get the forceps to pull a jig out. I wired in an easy to use switch as well for just shutting off system whenever I want

good luck

[Zzapp]

I recently saw a 12v fluorescent tube approx 6-8" long, less then 1/4" diameter, around $10. It was plenty bright , but was a glass tube. Got me thinking: 1/2" ID vinyl tubing/plastic pipe and a couple globs of silicon caulk to center it in the tube??? Might still be too fragile for permamnent installation in a portable, but should work great in/under a permanent/wheeler.

[Rick]

Be sure to check out the homepage at HotSpotOutdoors.com.

There are some links and pictures of some lighting Paul Waldowski found and has been using and installing in a number of portables. I'm expanding on that and will be installing in our Drop-down.

[ice_it_06]

The same outlet referenced in Rick's post carries a 12V LED trouble light my son got that is great !! Ideal for portables, just hook up to a 12V 7 amp battery and hang it anywhere you need it. $50

(84) led

20 ft cord with cig/plug

20" long X 3" with a indestructable tube and large hook on end.

He has 12V female outlets in his house he plugged this thing in to. His 8 X 10 house was lit up well with it hanging @ center ceiling.

With the 20' cord you can centralise intensive light anywhere you need it. The portability makes it multi purpose and will draw next to nothing for power.

I'll be getting one real soon myself !!