Strings of lights

A simple LED rope light laying on the ground around the patio area is enough. We've seen rigs decked out heavily and not just during the holidays...cheerful...maybe but shut them off before bedtime because all night long is just intrusive on the whole park.

We use them on the ground completely around the coach either green or yellow! You can buy them at Lowes or Home Depot regular lights are less expensive than LED lights depending on what you choose to spend!

On the ground doesn't work for us in the winter...they get completely buried, and you wont see them again until spring ;) Also, having the lights up on poles/lantern stands (bought a cheap coleman stand from Amazon for about $10) gives soft light over the whole seating are.
And as mentioned, the $10 remote works really well. We put the fob on our keyring, so when we pull in at night, we just hit the button and we have lights.

Jim

Now days they make LED rope lights.

As for the awning.. There is a company that makes a string of LED rope lights that slides into the vacant slot on the awning roller. You just pull a quick disconnect off the end (If they ever figure out how to eliminat that I mnight buy)

you can also get some fairly soft rubber/plastic devices to hold the string where you just grab an end an YANK and the string comes out and you roll the awning up with the holder inside.

Or you can do what I did

I strung a clothsline about 4 inches "inboard" of the roller and hang the lights from that.. The awning can be rolled up with the lights in place.

only limits are your imagination.

One of the best ways to cheer up a rig is to put the strings of lights up inside. After all...if you are inside a lot of the time at night...why let someone else see them! Enjoy them seasonally indoors and notice the difference!

I don't do awning lights because it would require a stepstool/ladder every time to put them up and then take them down. Awnings on most motorhomes are different than those on the TTs that I see. With a TT awning, before you extend the arms, the awning roller is only about 4-5' off the ground. My awning is never less than about 8' off the ground, so very difficult to reach. I've used stepstools, moved picnic tables, etc., now I use a light pole or some other method.

Jim

I have rope lights on the ground. I unplug at night and if a storm is coming. Don't know how true it is but someone mentioned that since they do not go through the surge protector, could be a problem.