As some of you know from the pictures I've posted in the past, I end up cooking outside at nighttime quite a bit. Especially now with the time change. I'm not a fan of darkness at 5:00 PM.
Bottom line, you need to be able to see what you're doing to grill effectively. The 100 Watt clamp work light clipped to the back vestibule's eavestrough pointing into the back yard made cooking outside possible, but it wasn't nice for hanging out and didn't do much beyond the first bit of the back yard, and was kind of tacky. This is what I wanted to do back in the summer but I had to wait until now for Christmas lights to become available.
Everything's in disarray back there with the fall cleanup going on but you can see the two performers as the last of the evening sun goes.
The pictures don't do it justice, but after dark, the soft golden glow is quite beautiful but not overpowering, and bright enough to cook by comfortably. I really don't think anything comes close to matching the way low wattage clear incandescent bulbs look.
So far, it's worked out quite well and I've barbecued a couple of times far more easily than before when I had to clamp a flashlight between my teeth and/or clip work lights onto the eavestrough. I just thought I'd throw this out there in case anybody else is dealing with dire outdoor lighting since Christmas lights are only available this time of year and doing this kind of project in spring or summer isn't possible unless you stock up now.
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