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Topic: Night visibility while driving  (Read 1385 times)

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Califbill

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Coming back from Christmas in Los Angeles Monday.  Was following a pickup with a I think Pro Angler camo green in the bed.  Stuck out with out much visibility.  Thought it would be good to build a set of lights to hang on the back of the yak and plug in to the trailer connector receptacle.   Just a red LED clearance light on an attachable bracket would work.


Tez

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Sounds like a good idea, should be easy to do.  Post up a pic if you put something together


Rick

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Did they hang a flag? If the load extends four feet from the rear of the vehicle, you're legally required to have a red/florescent orange flag (or two if the load is wider than 24"), or two red lights for driving at night.


Otis

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You could use an inexpensive, clip-on, battery powered, red LED light that bicyclists use at night. They have a lot of different attachment options.




ThreemoneyJ

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If you use a Hobie mounting bracket as a base you can clip it into the rear hbar or a PA or outback. You can mount lights or reflectors to it and it is easy to remove and install. A little bit of wiring and you can plug it into your trailer wiring harness, or if you want to use battery operated that is easy too.
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Califbill

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My yaks fit in the backseat.  Hobie i11s .   Don’t know how far out the back the yak stuck, but struck me as a good idea to have lights, and would be easy.   Dark and rainy.


 

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