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polar76
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Explorer
Campers, Please turn off your outside lights when you go to bed as a courtesy to other campers who would like to sleep with the windows open.
1997 32' Country Coach Allure
2014 Jeep Sahara

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Expyinflight
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Explorer
donn0128 wrote:
OH NOOOOO! Thats just too much common sense for the forums.


x 2. But...they are afraid of the dark!!!!
2017 Winnebago Spirit 25b

SoundGuy
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Explorer
jplante4 wrote:
The latest trend is the plug that keeps your running lights on all night. I'm not sure I understand why you would want to do that.


gbopp wrote:
At least they don't hook the running lights up to a flasher....


I do ...



Allows me to turn my running lights on at dusk and leave 'em flashing all night long 'til sunrise. :W
2012 Silverado 1500 Crew Cab
2014 Coachmen Freedom Express 192RBS
2003 Fleetwood Yuma * 2008 K-Z Spree 240BH-LX
2007 TrailCruiser C21RBH * 2000 Fleetwood Santa Fe
1998 Jayco 10UD * 1969 Coleman CT380

ricks99
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Explorer
DutchmenSport wrote:

If you are the owner of the camper that has these blue lights, your blue lights do not impress me. Instead, they irritate me and wish you would turn them off when you go inside!

I am OK having lights on from my neighbors when everyone is still outside after dark, kids are playing, and things going on. But gosh dang-it, when you go inside, turn the things off!


What did they say when you asked them to turn off the light?

We encountered a similar situation... I asked the owner of a fiver who had more lights than JFK airport, if he would turn off all his outside lights when he turned in for the night. He said "no problem."

Problem fixed.
2008 Dodge Ram 1500 (aka Rusty)
2017 Kodiak 172e Hybrid (aka Roxy)

DutchmenSport
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We were at Quakertown State Recreation Area (Indiana), near Liberty, Indiana. We arrived on a Thursday evening and we were practically, the only camper there. It was so dark at night, you couldn't even see your hand in front of your face. It was marvelous! Friday night the week-enders started coming in and then this happened (photos below). We were parked clear on the other side of the campground and had no neighbors. These lights were so bright, I could easily read a newspaper by this light at my camper.

Next day I made an attempt to look at the camper with the blue lights. Looked like they put aftermarket blue lights across the nose cap of their camper. Yea, from where they sit under the awning, they'd never see the light. But good-grief for the rest of the campground. It was absolute awful. And they left the dang things on all night.

Eventually that white (gosh-dang awful horrible unbelievable, brightest thing I'd ever seen in ANY campground) light was finally turned off. But that blue one.... bright as a search light on the top of a light house, never went off.

Yea, I was horribly disappointed, especially after the marvelous dark the night before:





If you are the owner of the camper that has these blue lights, your blue lights do not impress me. Instead, they irritate me and wish you would turn them off when you go inside!

I am OK having lights on from my neighbors when everyone is still outside after dark, kids are playing, and things going on. But gosh dang-it, when you go inside, turn the things off!

gbopp
Explorer
Explorer
jplante4 wrote:
The latest trend is the plug that keeps your running lights on all night. I'm not sure I understand why you would want to do that.

At least they don't hook the running lights up to a flasher....

jplante4
Explorer II
Explorer II
The latest trend is the plug that keeps your running lights on all night. I'm not sure I understand why you would want to do that.
Jerry & Jeanne
1996 Safari Sahara 3530 - 'White Tiger'
CAT 3126/Allison 6 speed/Magnum Chassis
2014 Equinox AWD / Blue Ox

SoundGuy
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Explorer
Nah, can't turn off the lights, gotta keep an eye on my open frame genset as it screams merrily away while I sit inside my camper with the A/C running full tilt. Hey, if I can't see it or hear it from inside my camper it's all good. :W
2012 Silverado 1500 Crew Cab
2014 Coachmen Freedom Express 192RBS
2003 Fleetwood Yuma * 2008 K-Z Spree 240BH-LX
2007 TrailCruiser C21RBH * 2000 Fleetwood Santa Fe
1998 Jayco 10UD * 1969 Coleman CT380

2gypsies1
Explorer III
Explorer III
jplante4 wrote:
Not again.:S


Well.... they didn't listen the first time.... or the second, etc. ๐Ÿ™‚
Full-Timed for 16 Years
.... Back in S&B Again
Traveled 8 yr in a 40' 2004 Newmar Dutch Star Motorhome
& 8 yr in a 33' Travel Supreme 5th Wheel

jplante4
Explorer II
Explorer II
Not again.:S
Jerry & Jeanne
1996 Safari Sahara 3530 - 'White Tiger'
CAT 3126/Allison 6 speed/Magnum Chassis
2014 Equinox AWD / Blue Ox

Boon_Docker
Explorer III
Explorer III
Or the boogeyman might sneak into the campsite.

K_Charles
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Explorer
If you turn off the light a squirrel may poop on the picnic table.

donn0128
Explorer II
Explorer II
OH NOOOOO! Thats just too much common sense for the forums.