I bought a battery powered string of led lights, blue. one of those
hardware store by-the-till impulse buys. Its very discrete and looks
nice strung on edges of shadyboy awning.

Didn't seem to bother the coyotes or other widllife :)

alistair

On 19-May-10, at 3:31 PM, Richard Koerner wrote:

Shoot, guys.....was just trying to have some ground lighting that's
easy to set up, functional, unobtrusive for the most part, no fuel to
carry, no hiss like a Coleman lantern, not blinding, windproof,
weatherproof, no smell, easy on and off, cheap, etc. .  Not intending
to "advertise" or attract attention.  On the ground, maybe even under
the van, not hanging from any awning (don't have anyway).

Besides...it was the girlfriend who really liked it!  And we like
bats and stars and quiet surroundings in the middle of nowhere, too.
Just nice to have some light to not trip over things when shuffling
in and out of the van and around it, and give you a place to walk
back to after doing your "business" over yonder.

Anyway....try it, you might just like it...we do.