Rear Hatch-Aux/Camp Light (2 Viewers)

[mpho]

Anyone out there have a good solution for lighting up the tailgate at night? I was thinking of mounting a LED bar on the upper rear hatch to throw down some light on the tailgate for camping.

Any suggestions? Pictures? Thanks

 

[TonyP]

My 200 will have something like this with two rigid diffused SR-Q lights. I had a single Rigid DSS Pro before but it was too narrow of a beam. Diffused is the way to go for camp/scene lighting.

 

[Sandroad]

I’ve been working on that too. You’ll find some more ideas here: Additional Cargo Lighting

@TonyP is right on that flood lighting is the way to go.

 

[JohnVee]

@mpho Are you just wanting to illuminate the tailgate or light up a large area? If the former, I ghetto-rigged some junk I already had laying around onto the bottom of my 80 rear glass. It's the only light on in the pic, so you can see the spread pretty well. I covered the bulbs with tape to soften the brightness. The whole thing removes easily if I only want to use it for specific trips. Also, the charger and light can be recharged while driving the next day. This solution obviously looks more homemade than many 200 owners might want...

1 - Amazon USB rechargeable motion sensor LED light (off/motion/on switch)
1 - Velcro
1 - Small USB charger or any USB power source (maybe the 200 has one in the back?)
1 - USB cable (included w/light)

 

[Mogwai]

$13 each, they rotate, and not ghetto. Have had people ask me if they were stock. 13.5" Swivel Utility LED Light Bar with Rocker Switch - 150 Lumens | Swivel LED Light Bars | Dome, Puck, & Recessed LED Lights | LED Boat Lights and Marine LED Lights | Super Bright LEDs

 

[JohnVee]

^^Now that's sweet. Time for my LX to get some love! Gotta grab something to color match them to the Oak interior color... Thanks for posting that @Mogwai.

 

[steenh]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073ZB6W87/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I put two of these on the rear hatch. Magnetic so can be removed for charging and moved to other areas of the campsite if needed. Recharge via USB, and run for 5 hrs. They are very bright, cheap and have worked great for me.

 

[tbisaacs]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073ZB6W87/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I put two of these on the rear hatch. Magnetic so can be removed for charging and moved to other areas of the campsite if needed. Recharge via USB, and run for 5 hrs. They are very bright, cheap and have worked great for me.

Beat me to it. I did the same thing. Works great.

 

[littlegreenmonster]

View attachment 1623804 View attachment 1623802 View attachment 1623806 $13 each, they rotate, and not ghetto. Have had people ask me if they were stock. 13.5" Swivel Utility LED Light Bar with Rocker Switch - 150 Lumens | Swivel LED Light Bars | Dome, Puck, & Recessed LED Lights | LED Boat Lights and Marine LED Lights | Super Bright LEDs

where did you pull power from for this setup?

 

[RussBow6]

View attachment 1623804 View attachment 1623802 View attachment 1623806 $13 each, they rotate, and not ghetto. Have had people ask me if they were stock. 13.5" Swivel Utility LED Light Bar with Rocker Switch - 150 Lumens | Swivel LED Light Bars | Dome, Puck, & Recessed LED Lights | LED Boat Lights and Marine LED Lights | Super Bright LEDs

where did you pull power from for this setup?

x2 on that question, @Mogwai! that option looks easy and looks great! is that the 'natural 4300k' temp in your photo?

 

[gentimmy]

View attachment 1623804 View attachment 1623802 View attachment 1623806 $13 each, they rotate, and not ghetto. Have had people ask me if they were stock. 13.5" Swivel Utility LED Light Bar with Rocker Switch - 150 Lumens | Swivel LED Light Bars | Dome, Puck, & Recessed LED Lights | LED Boat Lights and Marine LED Lights | Super Bright LEDs

Is that natural or cool white?

 

[DirtNap]

Good tips fellas. I'd look for the warmest cokor temp one you can find...helps to keep the critters away. Doesn't have to be full yella.

 

[SQRRRL]

I used OxyLED. Magnet strip. USB charged. Very inexpensive

 

[RussBow6]

Is that natural or cool white?

the cool and warm are both discontinued looks like so only option is the natural

 

[mcgaskins]

Check out the second post in my build thread for how I installed the National Luna touch light Equipt sells. Really cool light: Builds - mcgaskins' 2016 build thread - Ruby

 

[SQRRRL]

Me? Not warm light color. Bugs not a big deal in Cali.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

My solution:

And gratuitous plug for our rear exit switch/handle kits:

200 Series Rear Exit/Handle Kit - Now Shipping!

 

[weaselox]

Similar to Kurt. I have the National Luna lights on the rear hatch.

Builds - My Backwoods Overland built URJ200 “Jolene”---

Cargo Management:

We went the tried and true route with a set of ARB drawers for the rear cargo area to help organize equipment and set the base for the ARB 63Qt Freezer/Fridge. The two standard height drawers will be enough to manage cargo and provide ease of access for my wife and I. On the right side of the drawers, we added a set of aluminum VersaTie--Track Kit-Surface Mounts from Macs Customer Tie Downs. I like them for their low profile, ease of use and the options they provide for different size pieces of gear.
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[Docboy]

View attachment 1812468 View attachment 1812469 View attachment 1812470 View attachment 1812471 View attachment 1812472 I used OxyLED. Magnet strip. USB charged. Very inexpensive

Nice, can you share a link? If it's easy as a snap on, it looks like a must have!

 

[wesone]

where did you pull power from for this setup?

x3 On that power question!