Traveler Liftgate lighting

[Logan]

This came up in another thread, but wanted to post it here, just for visibility.

I'd love a light (or two) tucked into the edge of the liftgate, for use to illuminate the area both under the liftgate, and the surrounding area while the liftgate is open. Nothing crazy, just some small lights, tucked under the edge of the liftgate, putting out ~50-200- 500 lumens or so of very floody output. Bonus points for adjustable brightness.

Basically, the mental image I've got is an armytec headlamp or fews worth of output, stuck on the edge, illuminating more of the area while you're loading up camp, than you would usually get with the cargo light alone.

So, I've taken the time to prototype this mental image. Enjoy.

Separately, I've mentioned multiple times, something like perimeter lighting for the "I just rolled into camp well after dark and now have to unload all this gear without tripping all over", or the "the sun doesn't come up for another few hours because its the dark of winter, but its time to get going", but this seemed like a different use case.

Also, seriously, being able to adjust lighting of the vehicle while in camping mode, would be great too. How many times have you opened up a vehicle door while camping and have been blinded by the light? Maybe thats just a me problem though :/.

Cheers!

 

[J Alynn]

This came up in another thread, but wanted to post it here, just for visibility.

I'd love a light (or two) tucked into the edge of the liftgate, for use to illuminate the area both under the liftgate, and the surrounding area while the liftgate is open. Nothing crazy, just some small lights, tucked under the edge of the liftgate, putting out ~50-200- 500 lumens or so of very floody output. Bonus points for adjustable brightness.

Basically, the mental image I've got is an armytec headlamp or fews worth of output, stuck on the edge, illuminating more of the area while you're loading up camp, than you would usually get with the cargo light alone.

So, I've taken the time to prototype this mental image. Enjoy.

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Separately, I've mentioned multiple times, something like perimeter lighting for the "I just rolled into camp well after dark and now have to unload all this gear without tripping all over", or the "the sun doesn't come up for another few hours because its the dark of winter, but its time to get going", but this seemed like a different use case.

Also, seriously, being able to adjust lighting of the vehicle while in camping mode, would be great too. How many times have you opened up a vehicle door while camping and have been blinded by the light? Maybe thats just a me problem though :/.

Cheers!

I’ve had similar thoughts but I was more of a perimeter LED “rope” light. Then was thinking maybe it is color changing for dark sky initiatives or even color changing like jukebox if at the beach or have kids and you want some entertainment. Or favorite team’s color during an evening tailgate

 

[ScoutbyScoutwest]

Definitely hoping for down facing area lighting under the rear lift gate please. I would like to see this under the frunk hood too. Maybe even slightly adjustable to focus on a specific area you need more light, kind of like an airplane seat reading light.

 

[cyure]

Definitely hoping for down facing area lighting under the rear lift gate please. I would like to see this under the frunk hood too. Maybe even slightly adjustable to focus on a specific area you need more light, kind of like an airplane seat reading light.

Interesting idea.

 

[LastDayScout]

This came up in another thread, but wanted to post it here, just for visibility.

I'd love a light (or two) tucked into the edge of the liftgate, for use to illuminate the area both under the liftgate, and the surrounding area while the liftgate is open. Nothing crazy, just some small lights, tucked under the edge of the liftgate, putting out ~50-200- 500 lumens or so of very floody output. Bonus points for adjustable brightness.

Basically, the mental image I've got is an armytec headlamp or fews worth of output, stuck on the edge, illuminating more of the area while you're loading up camp, than you would usually get with the cargo light alone.

So, I've taken the time to prototype this mental image. Enjoy.

View attachment 13605


Separately, I've mentioned multiple times, something like perimeter lighting for the "I just rolled into camp well after dark and now have to unload all this gear without tripping all over", or the "the sun doesn't come up for another few hours because its the dark of winter, but its time to get going", but this seemed like a different use case.

Also, seriously, being able to adjust lighting of the vehicle while in camping mode, would be great too. How many times have you opened up a vehicle door while camping and have been blinded by the light? Maybe thats just a me problem though :/.

Cheers!

I absolutely agree and love this idea. More is better as long as you can dim and turn off as well.

 

[speedrye]

I’ve had similar thoughts but I was more of a perimeter LED “rope” light. Then was thinking maybe it is color changing for dark sky initiatives or even color changing like jukebox if at the beach or have kids and you want some entertainment. Or favorite team’s color during an evening tailgate

I'd love a legit amber LED color since it's outside of the spectrum of bugs' eyes. Great for camping so you're not attracting the wrong crowd. I recessed some amber flood-pattern LEDs under the aluminum railing around my rear deck, and the light is soft so you can see where you're going, attracts zero bugs, but doesn't detract from the views of the sky.

 

[LastDayScout]

I'd love a legit amber LED color since it's outside of the spectrum of bugs' eyes. Great for camping so you're not attracting the wrong crowd. I recessed some amber flood-pattern LEDs under the aluminum railing around my rear deck, and the light is soft so you can see where you're going, attracts zero bugs, but doesn't detract from the views of the sky.

Also a great idea!