How Many Galley Lights do you use?

[Arne]

I don't have any.. I do have a head lamp I can use if I want to.. most camping is done in the long days of spring,summer,fall...

If I really needed one, I could just use a lamp and plug it into the 115v outlet in the galley. same outlet I use for electric fry pan and george forman grill.

And one thing I might try is one of those battery powered closet lights, which requires no wiring... I just don't need a light that often.

[Pdbeta]

We use Wallyworld & Costco bought AA battery operated "puck lights" and immatation flourescent led lights.
Also the yellow "smile" lights found in Wally's electrical dept are super when used in the galley at night as they do not attract flying bugs! The yellow guys are a buck each. The others are a few bucks per unit andthrow a lotta light. There not hard wired, and you can use rechargeable AA batts.
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[synaps3]

I haven't ordered yet, but I'll probably have 3 of these in the cabin of my TTT: http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/ ... W30SMD.htm

[Nosty]

I may be wrong, but I'd be a little leery of using flourescents. Just by their nature, they can easily fall out during travel and break, leaving those fine glass shards and toxic powder all over an area where you'll probably be preparing food. I'm sure a lot of people have used them sucessfully, but I'd consider the pot holes and rough roads and the way flourescent tubes mount into the fixtures. Just my opinion.

[Siouxgirl2]

Wow!! My internet was down all night and I came back today to some great information from rope lights to exit signs!! I am now spinning with new ideas and rethinking whether I should use florescent lights. Back to contemplating. Thanks everyone.

Loyal

[planovet]

I may be wrong, but I'd be a little leery of using florescents. Just by their nature, they can easily fall out during travel and break, leaving those fine glass shards and toxic powder all over an area where you'll probably be preparing food. I'm sure a lot of people have used them successfully, but I'd consider the pot holes and rough roads and the way fluorescent tubes mount into the fixtures. Just my opinion.

Well, the light I used (and linked to above) is sold for RVs. It also has a plastic cover that prevents a bulb from falling if it did fall out of the fixture. I've been over some pretty bumpy roads and it has performed well. I guess it just depends on what you want and like.

[synaps3]

Well, the light I used (and linked to above) is sold for RVs. It also has a plastic cover that prevents a bulb from falling if it did fall out of the fixture. I've been over some pretty bumpy roads and it has performed well. I guess it just depends on what you want and like.

With a proper fixture like that, you're fine using fluorescents.

I'd be careful with bare fixtures though, where you can see the bulb. Most fluorescents contain mercury in the bulbs -- which itches and burns like crazy if they pop anywhere near you.

[Aaron Coffee]

If florescent bulbs break the glass shards will cut right through you, at least thats what my fifth grade teacher used to tell us when we would play ball in the classroom when it was to cold to go outside for recess.

[planovet]

If florescent bulbs break the glass shards will cut right through you, at least thats what my fifth grade teacher used to tell us when we would play ball in the classroom when it was to cold to go outside for recess.

That and if you cross your eyes they will stay that way

[Siouxgirl2]

Actually, the florescent I was considering is also an RV florescent with a cover but you guys have lots of great options. I was also considering LED dome lights but I've also seen a few pretty interesting ideas here so I'm thinking it through. I like the idea of having more then one to combat the shadows and for different intensities.

[doug hodder]

I've used the Arcon Euro light in all my builds. It's an incandescent but has 2 lamps in it. They also make a single lamped one. It has a slider switch so you can operate 1 or both lamps for different lamp intensities. Puts out a lot of light. Only 1.5" high. Doug

[jdarkoregon]

I'm with Doug, I have the same light. Often I only use one of the two possible lights because two seems way to bright. Besides, I could afford them

John

[Jst83]

I used track lighting inside and in the galley, you can cut the tracks as short or long as you want them. I've got a 3' section in the galley with 3 lights on it. You can change light styles anytime you want. They were to bright and someone from our group suggested a dimmer switch and that works great, as little or as much light as I need.

[bobhenry]

How about a redneck table lamp or two for extra task lighting

[afreegreek]

If florescent bulbs break the glass shards will cut right through you, at least thats what my fifth grade teacher used to tell us when we would play ball in the classroom when it was to cold to go outside for recess.

that reminds me of when I was a kid. I thought sweeping my bed was a good idea so off I went. standing on the bed, I was sweeping like a little demon then hit the glass dome light with the broom handle and broke it. a few minutes later I spotted some blood drops on my bed as I was trying to cleanup the broken glass and noticed it was coming from my arm. I looked closer and saw a little bump where the blood was coming from so I grabbed it and pulled. out came a 2-1/2 inch shard of glass the shape of an elephant tusk. the thing imbedded itself all that way into my flesh and it was so sharp I didn't even feel it going in.. every time I work with glass that image pops into my head like it happened yesterday.