Battery Backup Light?

[fallsrider]

I recently had to back into a campsite in the dark, by myself. I set my Dewalt flashlight at the back of the site where I wanted the street side rear corner of my trailer to end up, but entering the site from the road, I came within about 6"-8" of scraping a tree and doing serious damage to my awning. That got my attention.

I've been thinking...(I know, a dangerous thing), but I was wondering if there are any lights out there that are battery powered with a magnetic base? I would not use them very often, maybe a few times in the winter, and it would save the hassle of hard wiring in a backup light system. I could just set one or two on the square tube bumper facing backward and see better where I'm backing.

I've done a couple of searches on the internet, but haven't found anything yet. If I found the right lights, they would go on my Christmas list to my DW. 🙂

[fallsrider]

alid wrote:

fallsrider wrote:
This light?

Portable Worklight Flashlight

If so, that certainly has possibilities. And it is cheap already! I could buy 3 of those and just stick them to the bumper. I would probably buy one first and test it in my backyard at night. We have a Harbor Freight only about 20 minutes away.

I have one of those.. although they are nice (I keep one in my truck) I don't think that it throws enough light to use for backing up your trailer.

That was definitely a concern. It would seem to me that I would want some pretty bright light lighting up the whole area behind the trailer. That probably would have saved me from my "almost" bad accident a couple weeks ago. I was in a state park campground, on a loop by myself, and it was DARK. I must have gotten out of the 'burb 7 or 8 times checking to make sure I wasn't hitting anything (and I still amost did). I thought, "there has to be a better way!".

[alid]

fallsrider wrote:
This light?

Portable Worklight Flashlight

If so, that certainly has possibilities. And it is cheap already! I could buy 3 of those and just stick them to the bumper. I would probably buy one first and test it in my backyard at night. We have a Harbor Freight only about 20 minutes away.

I have one of those.. although they are nice (I keep one in my truck) I don't think that it throws enough light to use for backing up your trailer.

[fallsrider]

This light?

Portable Worklight Flashlight

If so, that certainly has possibilities. And it is cheap already! I could buy 3 of those and just stick them to the bumper. I would probably buy one first and test it in my backyard at night. We have a Harbor Freight only about 20 minutes away.

[jfkmk]

HF, Sears, any auto parts store. They all sell battery powered lights with a magnetic base. They won't light up the night, but should be good enough to guide you in.

[ADK_Camper]

JiminDenver wrote:
How bright? The HF puck lights have a magnet.

I have several of these lights. They work very well. Watch your Sunday paper for coupons; Harbor Freight often gives this flashlight away free with any purchase - sometimes even free with NO purchase required!

[JiminDenver]

How bright? The HF puck lights have a magnet.