Need suggestions for good reverse lights

I did not read all of the posts, so these may have been mentioned. I have used these in the past.

I feel that many of the lights mentioned are too bright and looking through windows to a mirror is more difficult than just looking through air. Lots of refraction and reflection and too bright makes it even more difficult. Good old incandescent lights are in some ways better.

Mounted lower in many cases is far better than eye level or above eye level.

Of course the same light is available in a LED model.

I do like the fence post LED battery powered solar lights in addition to the aforementioned work light, there are so many designs of fence post lights available. Most fence or wall mounted lights point down, not up or sideways and this is where the light is needed.

Check out www.nilight.com

Inexpensive LED lights. Surface mount or recessed lights tapped into existing backup light circuit.

I'm not familiar with motor homes. Does it have factory BU lights? If so tap into them and mount some good LEDs on the rear bumper.

hornet28 wrote:
Is this a TT or 5th? If TT it's a bit easier. There is a back-up light wire in your 7 pin end connect to that and run the wire along the trailer frame to the rear, zip tying it to other wires there. If you have a metal bumper/hose storage mount lights to that and angle slightly to the outside. You'll never feel you don't have enough light if you use LED floods. Plus you don't have to get out to set something up every time you want to back up

It's a motorhome class C 32 foot Jayco 31FS. For me to back in I reach out the windows and pull the passenger mirror in. Then to make it extra complicated. I need to cut a 40 degree turn then it's straight back to it's shelter. My property is shaped like the Chrysler hood ornament(five sides). I enter at the small side.

Try mounting these, one on each side pointing back, and connecting them to your reverse lights:
http://www.tecniqinc.com/products/area-accent/E60-Flush_Mount_Docking_Light.php
Here's a pic from a member of another forum I belong to who used them as a back-up aid:

Is this a TT or 5th? If TT it's a bit easier. There is a back-up light wire in your 7 pin end connect to that and run the wire along the trailer frame to the rear, zip tying it to other wires there. If you have a metal bumper/hose storage mount lights to that and angle slightly to the outside. You'll never feel you don't have enough light if you use LED floods. Plus you don't have to get out to set something up every time you want to back up

Start collecting your free flashlight coupons from Harbor Freight. Get as many flashlights as you need put them in empty water bottles. Line the route you need to back down. Back down keeping the rig between the lights. If you need more light get two BIG Larry flashlights with the magnet base stick them on the back of the tow Vehicle. when you need to back up.

I bought four of theseOzark Trail portable work lights at Walmart. They are rechargeable by using a phone charger with a USB micro connection and can also be used to recharge a cell phone. They have three settings hi, low and flashing. On the high setting you can't even look at them. I loaned two of them to a neighbor that was painting his living room and dining room. He said they were too bright when he was putting the white on the ceiling. Initially bought them to use when camping or working on the truck. I also thought about using them to help when backing the trailer up. I figured that I could strap two of them to the bumper and maybe even set a couple on the ground pointed in the direction I would be backing up.

Thanks to all for the very good ideas. I have a portable Festool Syslite that would be ideal for one side, so I went ahead and bought a second for the other side today. All I need to do is lay them on each corner of the bumper, and I can aim each one at 30 degrees to the side. Their spendy lights, but once you use one you don't want to pick up a flashlight anymore.

I would advise folks to first find out if they do better with spot lighting or floodlighting when reversing. Like stumbling over a cobblestone street using a laserlike flashlight.

For me lighting up with a spotlight is silly as it would take 5 seconds of full throttle reverse to hit the hotspot, I opt for seeing ditches trees and overhanging branches. Look before you leap :)