Do You Hang Lights From Your Awning?

Aluminum Siding wrote:

dodge guy wrote:

Old-Biscuit wrote:
When we hit the road GF was so excited about getting awning lights so we shopped around until she find just the right ones to go with our motif/lifestyle/adventure.

I spent couple hours hanging the lights, running wiring getting it just right......looked gooooooood!
Then storm blew in, wind picked up and I ripped the lights down just in time to get awning retracted and saved for damage.

That was the end of awning lights!!!!!!!!!

Put a 'blue blub' in porch light and called it gooooooood after that :B

X2! after a few times of rushing to get the lights down when a storm rolls in and one time when one blew up in the middle of he night (3 a.m. trying to get lights down and awning in in heavy wind!), I do not hang lights anymore. I am considering the stick on LED light strip that attaches to the bottom of the gutter/awning track. thinking of the one that you can change the colors on.

I do have rope lights under the camper attached to the frame. gives off a nice glow without seeing the actual rope lights and they are on a timer. We never have a problem seeing the stars either!

I like the idea of that. How did you attach them to the frame. Do they stay on permanently when you drive etc.

I drilled small 1/8 inch holes at the edge of the frame and used zip ties to hold the rope light to the frame. they run around the trailer from the left front to the left rear ending at the sewer connection. it is just enough light to give a nice soft glow. very easy to do!