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Open Roads Forum  >  General RVing Issues  > Campground Lamp Posts This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next catlady • View posts birmingham,al New Member Joined: 04/02/2003 View Profile Offline Posted: 05/05/03 11:36am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator We were camping this weekend and several sites had electric lamp posts constructed out of PVC pipe in front of their RV's - really cute. Does anyone know how to construct the posts and where do you get the lanterns? Patch • View posts Northern Illinois Senior Member Joined: 07/25/2002 View Profile Offline Posted: 05/05/03 12:55pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator We saw one last month made from 1x4's ... square. Very cool. Also very simple. The guy said he just nailed the 1/4's to make a square tube, and attatched a top piece, slightly larger than the 'post', and a bottom piece. With a spike protruding to push into the ground. The lamp part can be just about anything from Lowes ... either 12v or 120v if you really get fancy. My wife wants one big time ... so I guess I will see how easy it is ... His had a little arm with a name plate dangling from it. Gave his site a very homey look. John Northern IL tedroc • View posts Jacksonville,FL Full Member Joined: 07/09/2002 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 05/06/03 05:08am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Keep us informed howyour project goes, may need to come up with one,also. Ted & Joyce, USAF, Retired- Class C, Winn, GOD Bless America Jacksonville,Fl pawneedan • View posts Oklahoma Senior Member Joined: 06/20/2001 View Profile Offline Posted: 05/06/03 06:54am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator It sounds really neat, Wish you had taken pictures. Maybe one of those solar powered lights would work. I may try building one. Thanks for the idea. Pawnee Dan Sometimes I just sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits............ MoRambler • View posts Springfield, Missouri Senior Member Joined: 07/16/2002 View Profile Offline Posted: 05/06/03 02:59pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Since we live in Missouri, you can't push anything into the ground, too many rocks. So I made bases out of 2x10 lumber, and mounted solar patio lights in them. Drilled holes with a hole saw that was just the size of the post the patio light was mounted on. We carry them on the dash of the mh while travelling down the road, so they get the full solar charge until we set them out. One of these lights could be mounted on a PVC pipe as well with the same effect. I may try it, the post and name plate sounds kind of neat. We bought our patio lights at Home Depot. They came in a set of 8, so I divided them with the other rv'ers in my office. We all have patio lights now. Larry & Ann w/Lucy the cocker '00 Mountain Aire 350 Cummins/Spartan Toad: '05 Jeep Liberty Ltd. mchammer • View posts Bartow,Florida Senior Member Joined: 12/23/2001 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 05/06/03 04:39pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I made a camp light out of 70 watt high pressure sodium street lamp from Lowes. Built a bracket that fits in a 10' length of 1" conduit. Drive a 3/4" stake in the ground and viola, enough light to light up the whole area, and uses only 70 watts. Marvin Hammer 2003 Dolphin LX 6356 Saturn toad RobMay44 • View posts New Member Joined: 03/22/2003 View Profile Offline Posted: 05/06/03 05:11pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Sounds pretty cool. Anyone have a picture of one or more types? Rob Calgary • View posts Calgary, AB. Canada Senior Member Joined: 03/14/2002 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 05/06/03 05:59pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I hope the following link will open - found some interesting solar garden lights that might just do the trick for RVing. http://www.canadiantire.ca/assortments/b........7&bmUID=1052265432864&assortment=primary *This Message was edited on 06-May-03 06:00 PM by Calgary* Glenn & Judy • View posts Newark, Ohio, USA New Member Joined: 03/01/2003 View Profile Offline Posted: 05/07/03 04:33am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I have made two different versions of the lamp posts, one with an American flag with a 40w light and name plate, and the other only the postlight with name plate. If interested "e" mail me and I will send pictures. gwill598@earthlink.net 2002 36S Bounder Workhorse 2000 Chevy 1500 4X4 Z71 Toad GHBiker • View posts Upton, Kentucky Senior Member Joined: 12/21/2002 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 05/07/03 09:58am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator "and viola, enough light to light up the whole area, and uses only 70 watts." This concerns me. When we go to camp, lights are one of the things we want to get away from. In the evening if we feel the need for additional lite, other than the campfire, we use a kerosene lantern as opposed to a Coleman lantern. I feel this may be a trend that will have disagreeable consequences if it becomes that every other site decides to "light up the whole area". 2000 Allegro Bay Pusher-35' 260 hp, 6.5kw genset, 1 slide 1999 Silverado, 4X4, 5.3L, 3.73, ext cab, long bed 1993 FLHTC show bike, way too much to list This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next Open Roads Forum  >  General RVing Issues  > Campground Lamp Posts

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