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Old 03-13-2014, 07:25 AM   #21
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I've got an Escape 5er on order. I think I'm going to have to talk to Rob to make me one of these. I've been lusting for this mod since he first posted it: http://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/f...tml#post325237

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So, Donna, is this a subtle hint?

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Old 03-15-2014, 08:21 AM   #22
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I bought two red LED light strips that have peel and stick bottoms off of Amazon. They can but cut every 3 LEDs to fit where you like. If you are a good and with a soldering iron you can reuse the left over pieces elsewhere. Cost was about $15 a strip. I put these on tp of the valence on either side of my cabover.

I also positioned a marine a Navigators light between my galley and dinette. It has a curly cord that allows me to move it to a second mounting plate, which was included, that I place over the dinette. It has an on/off switch and a polarizing filter to reduce the light like a dimmer.

Both of these are great when I want to be in stealth mode. I am day/night pleated shaded I pull down to night mode--which covers three of my windows near these lights. I fold up my pajama cabinet doors which block about 40% of the cab over windows. Some light bleeds through but I'm not a glaring beacon. I camper this way at a solar energy installers conference last month in a a Holiday in parking lot and no one said anything. I walked my dogs every few hours and parked close but a bit out of the away from the entrance.

I also replaced all my interior lights with LEDs. Four pairs on the ceiling with bright white temperature LEDs, the two cabover reading lights and stove light with warmer LEDs. The bathroom has a bluish tint set of four LEDs that I can tolerate.

Last I installed two 30 milliampere marine night-lights. One is by the door and can be reached easily before entering and the other shines down my hallway. Both of these are disappointing in that they are two bright. I plan to put a red tint film over them to make them dimmer.

You would think all these lights would be enough! I want two more. I want one more strip of red LEDs over the dinette valance and a single small led over my thermometer so I can monitor my basement temperature at a glance.
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Old 03-15-2014, 08:24 AM   #23
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Excuse the typos. I am on a phone with a tiny keyboard. When I reread it I cringe over the errors.
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Old 03-15-2014, 10:45 AM   #24
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when possible post some pic's of your less, night sailor.
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Old 03-15-2014, 11:03 AM   #25
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I'm going crazy trying to find pictures of trailer interiors with their lights on. I would love to see examples of what people have done for lighting, so if you have any pictures, please post! LED lighting schemes are a bonus Thanks!
Hi Ming,
A few pix of what I put in; each location has both 12v and 120v options. I used energy saving fluorescent fixtures I found at HDepot.

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Old 03-15-2014, 01:19 PM   #26
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when possible post some pic's of your less, night sailor.

I'll take some tomorrow. It's my birthday and I've got a date tonight with a sailorette!!!
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Old 03-15-2014, 11:23 PM   #27
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Old 03-15-2014, 11:27 PM   #28
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There are a few interior pictures of my camper. Shows the indirect red LEDs, the floor lights--one on the step up to the bed and the other by the door. Plus one with the bright lights on.

As a bonus you get to see my new four month old puppy and her mom.

I particularly like the floor light near the door as I can easily reach in and twist the switch to provide enough light to climb the stairs safely.
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Old 03-16-2014, 05:56 AM   #29
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Conrad, nice installation. (And cute dogs!)
Would you mind posting product info on the dual mount navigator's light, please?
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Old 03-16-2014, 06:23 AM   #30
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Here is the Nav light. I bought it several years ago, intended for my boat. When I decided I water a stealth mode light I installed it on the bulkhead between the galley facing the dinette. It can pivot towards the galley sink or moved to a second mount above the dinette. This app crashes on me so I'll upload that second, not do good picture separately.
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Thank you, Conrad. nifty idea. I'll look around and see if I can find one like it. We, too, are sailors.
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I think there are better and cheaper versions out now of the Nav light.
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Old 03-16-2014, 09:11 AM   #34
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Francene,

I like your cabinet lights. I put in two sub panels and since I seem to be working the there often, lights would be handy and easy to wire. I have been using 1 Amp fuses which are a bit delicate.

Nothing to do with lighting. This is a marine fan I installed to help circulate the heat. I have a number of these on my boat. Cost is $99. They have three fan speeds and a built in timer for 2,4,6, or 8 hours. Handy on hot nights that turn cool.


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Francene,

I like your cabinet lights. I put in two sub panels and since I seem to be working the there often, lights would be handy and easy to wire. I have been using 1 Amp fuses which are a bit delicate.

Nothing to do with lighting. This is a marine fan I installed to help circulate the heat. I have a number of these on my boat. Cost is $99. They have three fan speeds and a built in timer for 2,4,6, or 8 hours. Handy on hot nights that turn cool.


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Thanks, Night Sailor. The GE fluorescents I installed are typically used for under cabinets, but they are very low profile (flat) so they keep out of the way anywhere.

I like your fan idea; we have no AC onboard, and a 12v fan would be good to get air moving while sleeping, if necessary. I'll be camping in the Pacific Northwest, so just a little bit of cooling would be adequate. Usually we are wanting to run a heater, to dry out rain-soaked clothes and boots!:

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Ming, here's a shot inside my Burro. You can pretty much see all my lighting here. It's all LED: the disco strip down the middle (I have that on a dimmer switch that you can see above the front dinette & window), the over-dinette double light, the single light over the bed, and the under-cabinet light over the kitchen.
I like the disco strip. Nicely done. Very cozy looking.
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Navigators light on bright and lowest setting.

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