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Old 08-05-2011, 08:32 PM   #1
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Bright white light

Does anyone know why 5th wheels have those big bright white lights on the outside wall? I hate it when someone camped around me has one of those things on.
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Does anyone know why 5th wheels have those big bright white lights on the outside wall? I hate it when someone camped around me has one of those things on.
They don't call 'em scare lights for nothin'.
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Old 08-06-2011, 12:38 AM   #3
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Toyhaulers have them to help set up camp, work on bikes at night, etc. Most folks with toyhaulers don't camp in developed campgrounds, but out in the desert, etc.
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Old 08-06-2011, 12:41 AM   #4
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We have four of them, two come standard and we ordered 2 extra. Very seldom use them.
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They can be turned off at night if wanted----our friends call them security lights
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I have 4 docking lights that came standard,I guess they would annoy my neighbors if left on.
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I have one on the rear left quarter of my Bounder. It has come in handy a time or two when hooking up utilities after dark. But there have been several times recently where neighbors leave theirs on all night. It was very annoying and I was planning to mention it to them but fortunately they left the next day. Another fiver near us left his running lites on all nite. I thought it was an accident but he turned them off during the day and back on each nite.
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They don't call 'em scare lights for nothin'.
Yep. They're called 'scare lights'. Very bright.
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They are for city folks that a afraid of the dark. I wish they would add an extra fee for city folks to camp.....

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We had a huge RV parked next to us at Wal-Mart that had all 4 spotlights on all night and running the generator also. Don't see the need as the parking lot was already lite.
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ncbounder I have a light on the left rear also but it is like my porcg light, amber and I don't leave it on.
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They are for city folks that a afraid of the dark. I wish they would add an extra fee for city folks to camp.....

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You hit the nail on the head . I am always surprised at how many people are afraid of stuff at night. Must be a terrible way to live.
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