RE: Tacky Light Etiquette

[GeneF]

 YellowXterra
JEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZZ  Why s everyone picking on me? []
 
 All I did was say why I don t care for tacky lights.
 
 Bairbait - Great idea on the new store item.  I am sure Dave is running to order them right now.  They should be a hot seller. []
 
 I ll also ask Marcy about the mirror next time we are in the chatroom.

[Michicampers]

 GeneF
Hey Gene, I m with you. Guess I ll have to order the PUT eye covers too [8D].

[garym053]

 cartooncaracter
Right on, Forestcreature!! However, I must admit I did just order a set of Moose tacky lights from the camp store! One long weekend a year we camp with Sis & BIL and Bro & SIL, in a NH State CG that has electricity, and I want to drive them crazy with my tacky lights!
 Like Genef they will probably end up in next years Fun Auction at our church!

[SheBantam]

 YellowXterra
I would like to keep my lights on all night because then I can find the trailer when I have to do the mid night run to the out house, but I understand that they may bother someone. If my timer is set too late, please tell me. I will not get mad or insulted.
 We have slept next to the Coke Machine. It was not the noise, it was the light that was the most annoying.
 My timer does not go until until dark, I keep it in a black bag (to fool the electric eye) and turn on earlier, but set it so it goes off 10ish.
 I found my other one that has a remote...I think that I will put that one in the camper for this season.
 

[RamblingWreck]

 YellowXterra
Man we don t even have a popup yet but all this talk about tacky lights got me so excited I just had to try and order a set online.  Found some really gaudy ones - alternating pink flamingos with green palm trees.  Should really set the mood when playing my Jimmy Buffet CDs.
 
 Forgot the cotton picking password we selected for the online merchant with the lights.  Due the internet worm attack I can t get to my ISP provider to check my e-mail to get my password.
 
 Tomorrow I ll be stone sobber and the mood will have pure evaded me.  Just one thing to do, order some Boat Drinks and start all over again.
 
 Rambling Wreck (frustrated parrot head with a severe case of cabin fever)

[Horscampr]

 YellowXterra
I have to admit that I enjoy seeing the tacky lights when walking through a campground.  I enjoy late night strolls (usually between 9 & 10pm) and I like seeing all the different kinds of lights that people have at their campsites.  To me, its a lot like what it feels like driving around in a festive neighborhood during Christmas time......it just gives you a nostalgic feeling.
 
 At the same time, I do a agree that its courteous to turn them off after " quiet time"  or whenever you go to bed (whichever comes first).  
 
 If you need to have them on for a child s night light or a beacon to find your campsite after late night bathroom trips....thats fine, but then I would make sure that the lights you choose give of a soft, gentle glow rather than a bright, glaring one.  This situation is understandable too, so in this case, I would pick the tacky accordingly.
 
 I have had camping neighbors who have left them on all night and if the lights are a soft glowing kind, they usually don t bother me, but on the other hand if they were bright and obnoxious, I can see how anyone might get irritated at this.
 
 I, myself, don t have any tacky lights although I would like to get some little horsey ones at some point[]. Unfortunatley, they re just not in my budget right now, so I ll have to keep on enjoying the ones at the other campsites[]

[topcat7736]

 YellowXterra
Never purchased any tacky lights.  I did, however, purchase some PARTY LIGHTS! I like to string them around the awning & fire them up along with the dozen 500-watt halogen worklights I use to expose bears in the woods around us at night. (You can NEVER have enough light!)
 
 Take those tacky, party or whatever lights and just hook them to your battery when dry camping. They ll still work! They re light bulbs and don t care whether it s AC or DC voltage they re drawing! They ll pull whatever current they need to function, so also carry a second battery to drive all your " needed"  appliances in the popup. [][][]

[tlhdoc]

 YellowXterra
Gene I am with you.  I worked 10pm to 6am for 8 1/2 years.  I can not sleep if there is light.  At home I had the windows covered with aluminum foil.  I do keep a sleep mask or two in the PU.
 
 Paula the 5th wheel across the road from us at Eagles Peak had a light shining into our PU all night.

[don]

 topcat7736

ORIGINAL:  topcat7736
 Never purchased any tacky lights.  I did, however, purchase some PARTY LIGHTS! I like to string them around the awning & fire them up along with the dozen 500-watt halogen worklights I use to expose bears in the woods around us at night. (You can NEVER have enough light!)
 

 ROFLMAO OMG that was a good laugh!
 I think you re the reason this thread was started[]

[never2poopd2pop]

 YellowXterra
Tacky Light Etiquette - Isn t that an oxymoron?