February 6th, 2006

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Suggestions for Temporary Outdoor Lighting

This Friday night, between Moose Camp and the Saturday sessions, we’re having an impromptu BBQ in Stanley Park. I know, a bit crazy, but we’ll see who turns up.

We’re planning on having it at a covered picnic area at or near Second Beach. Boris seems to know what and where this is–I can’t picture it (if anybody has or finds a photo, that’d be great).

We’ve got most aspects taken care of, with the exception of lighting. There’s likely to be little or no natural light, so we need to rig up a cheap, removable lighting solution. Ideally, this would be something like two floodlights connected to a couple car batteries, or something equally low-tech. Any suggestions?

Oh, and tiki torches are out. It’s a public park, people.

Comments: 9 Responses so far

Ianiv
February 6th, 2006
3:42 pm

You are reserving the picnic area right? Just checking :)

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Jen
February 6th, 2006
3:45 pm

Battery Operated camping lanterns?

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Darren James Harkness
February 6th, 2006
3:45 pm

Not sure where you’ll find them this time of year, but I saw some solar-powered garden lights at Home Depot a couple of months ago.

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Darren
February 6th, 2006
4:17 pm

Ianiv: Apparently you can’t reserve these areas in the off-season, or so Boris tells me.

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Rach
February 6th, 2006
5:30 pm

You can get two halogen lights complete with stand at Home depot for $50.00 but as for the power supply, I’m not sure.

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Alastair Bird
February 6th, 2006
10:45 pm

How about those Propane lights that we all used to use as kids when we were camping? They throw an amazing amount of light for their size, and they don’t cost that much. Probably better from a wet-battery-electrical-short-zap point of view as well.

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Lisa
February 7th, 2006
5:03 pm

Follow the coastline from English bay toward Stanley Park and you’ll hit Second Beach. Or, here’s a map from some other event:

http://uoa.ca/map_stanley.jpg

There’s a park there with a pool and swingsets too.

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William Tomkinson
February 7th, 2006
11:24 pm

I suggest for lighting:

A a power inverter (burnaby company Xantrex owns the North American Market, or did, They make the ones at Can Tyre). This would be hooked up by extension cords to lights of your choice. Once one was pooched, take it to a running car and replace it with another.

Second choice is a few hurricane lanterns. These can be bought for dirt cheap at army and navy or perhaps in china town. Fill with kerosene or lamp oil and trim them wicks!

Third option, go to United Rentals or Cat the Rental store and rent a whisper quiet Honda generator (or similar). Light em up baby!

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honda generator parts
January 16th, 2007
12:10 am

just parrallel hook a couple of honda generators together and connect to the extention cord

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