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Oct 22, 2014

Do You Hang Lights From Your Awning?

Just for fun. Was wondering what you folks do with regards to hanging lights from you awning. I love my lights and as you can see in the pict. below I have a table dimer $10 from the Home Depot for late night ambiance. For supper I turn em up a bit. I really like to roll up the awning at a moment's notice and also each night before bed so lately I haven't been putten em on unless dinner is ready after dark. Anyway just curious what ya all do. Thanks Mike

  • I hang them when I'm sure the weather is good and we aren't leaving the area.
  • We use the large globe lights like you have. Use the Rollumup Velcro hangers. I also rigged a dimmer system. I use 60 watt bulbs but rarely have them turned up beyond 50%. I keep an eye on the weather and break it down if I know we are going to get wind. I can have the lights off in less than 2 minutes.
  • I'm right there with ya. We were at the river in AZ and a massive thunder storm blew in. Ran back to camp and had two people holden the awning while I was ripping down the lights to roll up the awning. Out here however 90% of the time weather isn't an issue but it's good piece of mind to roll it up before bed and when away. I found myself putting up and taking down lights 5 times a trip.
  • No awning lights for me. I want to be able to retract my awning in seconds if the wind blows up or when we leave many times I will retract the awning. DW doesn't like it, but I've told her too bad.
  • 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