Outside Lights - camping tips
Not to argue the use of outside lights when camping (pros and cons, lights on all night, blinding your neighbor at 2:30 am, etc)... But ... But to share a simple money saving tip for those who do u...
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Thunder Mountain wrote:skipnchar wrote:
Just one thing. Hanging lights up in the air ANYWHERE contributes light pollution that EVERYONE has to enjoy. Ground lights have minimal effect on your neighbors. NEITHER will keep wildlife or the boogie man away.
Thank you so much for chiming in. It saved me from the pain of getting flamed. Unnecessary light pollution is one of my pet peeves.
Oh, good. A two-fer. Is this to say that a string of 20 mini-lights along the awning is objectionable? Or that a 500 watt halogen work light placed on the ground is OK? The 'scare' lights on an RV are not 'hung' but are about as objectionable as lighting can get. It just seems that a statement like "Hanging lights up in the air ANYWHERE contributes light pollution ..." does not fairly describe the real issue.
