need yard/stable lighting but have no electric

[Tyllwyn]

Im just about to take on a jard. We have no electric and wont be for a few months. Has anyone any ideas on how to get a GOOD light. We do have a generator but its sooooooooo noisey. Dont want to spend fortunes either!!!

 

[Enfys]

Hi,

Solar powered batteries?

Batteries?

Put up with the noisy generator?

 

[BigRed]

Can't you buy a lead light that clips onto a car battery. Obviously you will need to keep the battery charged.

 

[Darkly_Dreaming_Dex]

Big 12v leisure battery x 2 (£60 each), a battery charger at home(£25) and an inverter from somewhere like Maplin(£50 ish). This gave us good light and i could use mains power for clipping- the vet even managed to use his xray! plus it ran the electric fence but it needed charging daily for that hence 2 batteries so i had one to use and one on charge. Worked a treat and even a numptie like me could set it up

 

[Honey08]

We have a light for a caravan awning (is that how its spelt?) that clips onto a car battery. Floods our 12x12 hayshed with light, and lasted all winter last year..

 

[Tyllwyn]

thank you for your help, i see you can get little solar panels to keep car batts charged too

 

[Tyllwyn]

fantastic i shall have a look into these tomorrow thanks again for your help i shall let you all know how i get on

 

[crazycoloured]

you can buy plastic lightbulbs with a switch from any hardware store they are powered by aa batteries and give off good light..

 

[cumbriamax]

http://www.naturallyhorses.org.uk/FieldAndStableTips.htm#StableLighting

if you go on this website tey give really god advice abou rigging up lighting from car/lisur battery!hope this helps.

good luck with your new yard.

 

[irish_only]

Hey Tyllwyn, we have a Genny, nice big one and it's quiet too, but we've ended up most of the time using head torches as we haven't really got the lights in all the right places and you always end up with dark shadows. Try it, they're really good and CHEAP.