Robert McGee
TVWBB Gold Member
Back in August I asked for suggestions as to how to light the grills and smokers to use after dark. There were several suggestions made. I thought that maybe there would be some interest in my "Final Solution". The led lights on my ball cap's bill turned out to be no more than a help light - not really good enough for serious use. However, at my local Lowe's Home Improvement I found a REAL answer. It is simply a work light on a tripod:
http://www.lowes.com/pd_458095-4929...ht&pl=1¤tURL=?Ntt=work+light&facetInfo=
The price is quite reasonable and it has five hundred watts of power - this is plenty. However, if you belong to the "bigger is better" group, for $10.00 more (over the basic $24.98) they have a dual head 1000 watts of power (this one ought to be hot enough to grill on all by itself).
Here is the light in use (photo taken only by light from worklight):
As you can see, there is PLENTY of light to judge doneness - in this case, it's "Salmon on a plank":
After these pictures were taken, I raised the light (on it's tripod) for better overall light. One of the things I particularly like about this lamp is you can easily move it around on the patio for better light on the grill, or just move it over for better light on the smoker. Take it from me, this outfit REALLY works!
Keep on smokin',
Dale53
http://www.lowes.com/pd_458095-4929...ht&pl=1¤tURL=?Ntt=work+light&facetInfo=
The price is quite reasonable and it has five hundred watts of power - this is plenty. However, if you belong to the "bigger is better" group, for $10.00 more (over the basic $24.98) they have a dual head 1000 watts of power (this one ought to be hot enough to grill on all by itself).
Here is the light in use (photo taken only by light from worklight):
As you can see, there is PLENTY of light to judge doneness - in this case, it's "Salmon on a plank":
After these pictures were taken, I raised the light (on it's tripod) for better overall light. One of the things I particularly like about this lamp is you can easily move it around on the patio for better light on the grill, or just move it over for better light on the smoker. Take it from me, this outfit REALLY works!
Keep on smokin',
Dale53