Recent content by Fargo

I was kind of wondering about this.

Well... its kinda like this. I have a tire carrier with the light mast in the picture below. Not my Jeep but its the same tire carrier. Since I have the place for a light it seemed like I should just find the best way to utilize that light mast. Here is another picture of the tire carrier...

Here's a couple of interesting pictures I found online that really show the difference between how light is used at camp. I'd far rather hang out with the guys in the 2nd photo who only have a camp fire than the two tents with full LED lighting all around. The extra light would be nice while...

Don't get me wrong. I'm not knocking RVs. We still use a tent, but there are certainly times I wouldn't mind having a hard sided camper. I think I would sleep better on those rainy nights in a hard sided camper than I do in a tent. I'm usually awake half the night on the lookout for water...

We'll I'm fully convinced or should I say re-assured I would never use a bright set of LEDs at camp. Particularily since I come more from a minimalist backpacking perspective and background. Its easy to get caught up in the RV mentality and wanting all the lights and modern convenience of home...

Its in these types of situations where I always preferred to walk in the dark. It always seemed like I could see better without the flashlight. It seems counter intuitive, but it seems like as soon as I turn on the flashlight, I can only see what is being directly lit by the flashlight. I...

I had no idea new vehicles came with so many lights.

Yeah, I don't want to be the that guy. I've seen similar campsites and that always bothers me. When I first posted this thread, I was kind of expecting to get replies that this is what you guys are all doing and that I should get all the light I can on my light mast. I'll say that I have been...

Nice. I didn't realize you could do that with the SPod. I thought they were just a fancy switch bank. That gets outside of my price range, but knowing your typically at 40% tells me a small light at 100% is probably sufficient to provide additional backup lighting. Good idea. I thought...

Great responses from everyone. Not the responses I was expecting. I was fully expecting to hear everyone had a light on every corner of their roof rack and rock lights under every wheel. It makes me wonder who is driving those equipted vehicles with all of those lights on them. I guess I...

Thanks guys, great responses. Jim, I think, thats a good way to say it. "as dim as possible; as bright as necessary." I think thats the balance I'm looking for. SDDiver5 also makes a great point. I'll most likely have all the lights off once I'm settled into camp. Just a campfire and...

Is there such a thing as too much light at camp? Can too much light destroy the ambiance of a camp site? I have a Jeep Wrangler with the AEV tire carrier that has a light mast on the back. I'm looking into getting a light or set of lights to put on the light mast to function as a reverse...

No luck with anything discounted. I wanted it quickly for my wifes birthday though, so I didn't spend too much time looking. I picked mine up at trailrecon, but check out the link above since he is an approved vendor.

Looks like direct from tembo tusk or I found them at Trail Recon too. That's where I first saw them. I'm surprised they aren't sold at Quadratech and every offroad parts supplier.

Thanks guys. I'll check out Southwest Disk. I've never seen one in person. They just look like an easy to maintain cooking tool for the trail. I knew they were cast iron cooking surface, but I didn't know how heavy they were.