From: theise@panix.com
On Wed, 29 Oct 2025 10:55:26 -0500,
sticks wrote:
> On 10/29/2025 9:43 AM, Ted Heise wrote:
> > On Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:39:59 -0500,
> > sticks wrote:
> >> I agree there are people who think their fancy lighting is
> >> as you say cool. I too have those blue lights on my
> >> awning, not as bright as the ones in the picture, but I
> >> only use them occasionally when I need to see something
> >> clearer, and turn them off as fast as I can.
> >
> > The awning on our Lance 1475 has LEDs along the edge, I think
> > they're basically white. We haven't had the awning out much,
> > so they don't get used a whole lot. I'll turn them or the
> > LEDs on the front of the trailer (or the light above the door)
> > if the wife has gone to the bath house--so she can see where
> > we are coming back. Other than that, I don't turm them on
> > much. Kinda feels like showing off to just leave them on.
>
> My awning lights work either extended or retracted.
Ours are along the outer edge, and end up under many layers of
awning when it gets rolled up. The dealer warned us not to turn
it on when rolled up, stating it would burn them out. Doesn't
sound like good design, if true.
> ...There is also a white light you can turn on outside
> the door, but that is also too damn bright for my tastes.
Ours has both a white and a yellow mode--think the yellow may be
to reduce bug attraction.
> What I usually do is just leave the blackout shades up on the
> awning side of the RV while I'm out. That gives me enough
> light to see just enough to not run into things. Once I pull
> them down, it gets very dark.
Huh, they must work really well. Our trailer is not that dark
inside with everything closed. It has covers that can be snapped
onto the underside of the vents, but I've never bothered with them.
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Ted Heise Gretna, NE, USA
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