Exterior Lighting

xtampa wrote:
Well I finally had enough time on my hands to run an LED light strip on the gutter below my awning. Snuck the wires in the gutter then under the vinyl edge strip down the front edge then into my storage compartment through a drain hole and plugged it into an outlet. Easy peezy. I even had two feet left to run under my door to light my stairs. Looks great and works like a charm. Provides so much light I don't need to use the porch light and gets lots of comments from other campers. Whoohoo!

That's almost the exact same thing we did. My son got me the "Dometic" system of LEDs (light strip) that was 39" long with a controller and a 110VAC adapter. Well, when it came time to install it, I called him and asked if they had extensions for that LED strip. They did and he brought home (3) more. So, I ended up putting 156" of "seriously bright" LED light strip up there, just a hair below the fully rolled up awning. When the awning is rolled up, the light is broadcast out at about a 25-30 degree angle. But, if I open that awning up about a foot, then that light will light up the entire camp area. Those are some seriously bright LEDs.

As stated, they are marketed by Dometic. They are held on with double face tape. The strip is only about 3/8" wide and, they are water proof. I ran the wires right into the side of the coach, behind a window valance, down a beam that encompasses the shoulder harness attachment and, into the console by the passengers right leg. There I hooked it into 12V power and, it was all done. I can dim those too so, it can become a "mood" light too. They're bright enough to read a book at midnight, 20 feet away from the coach. I don't know how much light you need but, the good part about these is, they draw very little juice due to the fact that they are LEDs.
Scott