Edison String Lights For Your Backyard Patio
I recently purchased this
brand and type from Amazon and in the process, learned a fair amount about the
topic. I have seen them all my life, but
didn’t realize how many variations there were, or how to purchase a quality
set that will last. Here is the link:
The brand is AMLIGHT …
Here are some of the features
1.
the lights are 2
feet apart, many brands have lights 4 feet apart (too far for my taste)
2.
the bulbs are
visible filament Edison types, nice low light
soft glow, and they shipped 18 bulbs for the 12 slots, so you have spares. But they last many years I think.
3.
these are commercial
strength strings with high quality, waterproof, sockets for the lights
4.
they can be
strung end-to-end, up to 10 strings (it says one place, another place it says 2
strings? I think 10 is more correct).
5.
each bulb has a
ring above which can be used to hook it to a gazebo roof or something, or, to
string a strong cable wire through to hold the lights up for long distances –
they sell the cables on Amazon. The
cables are not visible in magazine photos, but probably many of the nice
strings you see are really supported by the nearly invisible cables.
6.
there are less
expensive strings around, but are “home” quality not commercial, and are basically
not as nice looking or nearly as long lasting, I chose the good stuff.
I am very pleased with my
first string, and have ordered two more strings to make the entire deck even
more pleasant at night. Fortunately I
already had another lighting system in place from 10 years back (the old rope
light idea) so I had a very handy water proof receptacle in place, so install
was super easy.
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