Low power camp lights

Rick, I am not sure of the brand of housing, i threw away the box, but it is a black pool light at bunnings that takes MR16 lamps.

Obviously they are water proof and very tough. I also added an inline switch and have a small 7AH SLA battery which lasts about 7- 8 hours without over discharging. I also go some spring clamps for $2.50 at Bunnings and drilled a hole to mount the light housings. They clip on to the upright poles I use for the tarp.

2 of these still use a small amount of electricity and you lose the shadows.

I got them direct from that site, in fact if you haggle a little and get a couple the price goes down a lot. I didn't price the others but I'll bet they are very expensive.

The other lighting I have for set up and meals / cooking around the camp fire is a HID conversion on a small Hella flood. I got a 3m pole from 4x4equip and it is mounted on my roof rack. When up it is about 5 m in the air and can make an area of 12m x 12 m (and about 10 m from the vehicle) like daylight. The best things is no mozzies / bugs and the light is up high so no glare. this is also 35w and probably cheaper than the LED's.

Also re mounting, I got spring clamps from bunnings for $2.50 ea and drilled a hole in the handle where the light is attached. The clamp then simply clips on the tent poles for the tarp or for a dedicated one I have if there is no tarp. I also got an inline switch an 7AH SLA batteries.

I have tried the LED worklamp ones but they really aren't much chop and flouros drive me crazy with the bugs.

Pepper, that is what I had before, but it isn't directional so light is wasted in every direction. Also those CFL's are too fragile, I was always breaking the globes. PLUS they are a ....ing bug magnet.

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Yes thats it exactly thankyou

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Thanks Mainey I also have those in my camper pretty good, they have been around for several years. They are about 1 watt. The ones I posted about are 7 W and about 10 times as bright.

Similarly with the flouro. it is like to ones I have had, But again with the more directional light of the LED's they are about 3 times brighter and use 40% less power, the beam is about 60 degrees wide. No Bugs. There are millions of lights out there but very few do for me what the new ones I posted about do. Low power, very bright, very rugged and no bugs.