Nokero lights are pretty cool too.
Iām loving the cairn xl from Lander. As recommended by someone else on the forum.
I stuck a magnet mount on the lamp and some metal plates that I glued in a few spots in the camper. Super easy to just move the lantern from spot to spot in the camper or outside.
Is it flashy or super cool? No, but a lot cheaper than many other options
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@Camper1088 yeah to be honest i usually use my head lamp and only occasionally use a mpowerd solar lamp, i find they are useful and easy to throw on the windshield to chargeā¦
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Iām also ok with a headlamp and little magnetic rechargeable, but I clicked through to that website and got an add for 40% off for black friday. If you needed an extra kick.
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I just bought a 3 pack of the luminoodle click and have one in camper and one on the back panel. Cheap and work great
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Danny, I installed the Matt Gecko kit on my own. Iām not fast, so I dedicated a Saturday to it. I have not noticed any issues with wiring it to my battery, but I think it is a good idea to have some sort of fuse blockā¦I just went with the inline fuse Matt supplied. No dimmer for meāeither theyāre on or Iām going to sleep. For me, I will work on my home electrical, but I always hire a plumber.
Installed Mattās lighting package as well. Initially I installed as he described, pretty easy, just take your time and donāt over think it. We novices are too concerned with blowing up our rig when we add a new floor matt! (I know I do anyway).
I later modified the top install by soldering his two leads together up front and only run a single cable back to a touch dimmer. I went with the touch dimmer b/c I like the blue ring of light for nighttime access.
On the bottom is was a stock install with the exception of the dimmer I installed. I used the rotary dimmer as I wanted something a bit beefier for when I have gloves on hunting.
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Looks sweet! Iām using mine less in the winter. Might update this in the spring.
Happy New Year!
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Used cable ties, commercial cable wrap mesh heat shrink cable wrap, iadhesive zip ties - all available at a commercial electric distributor and probably most hardware stores. There are probably more elegant solutions, but this is working and wearing great so farā¦
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Awesome thank you that helps on the adhesive zip tie base, thatās pretty clean actually and good to know.
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We ended up doing a set of three of these in the truck bed - easy to charge every one in a while with USB, and the remote and a red option is nice.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B083LJM55C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Then we did one of these with a magnet mounting option in the top of the tent, and it holds well to the frame in the GFC truck bed when the top is closed:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VBHN8M6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
We decided that running power for lights didnāt balance with our desires to keep the Gladiator and GFC simple, after having a campervan that was home like, this truck was never going to compete, so why try 
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Love this. Iām also looking to connect LED strips directly to a fuse block like you did. Most of the LED strips I see online have a AC wall plug or a 12v cigarette lighter adapter. Did you just snip that off and wire it directly to your fuse block? Or but lights that were meant to be direct-wired? And do you have a link?
Hey all,
I am going to order Matt Geckoās LED kit for my Tundra. Seems simple and a product that a lot of people are stoked on. Its not super critical but does anyone have any experience adding a dimmer switch to Mattās light system? Iām sure thereās a youtube video out there explaining it somewhere but figured Iād start with the forum first.
Thanks in advance!
Can you show a more detailed photo(s) on how you ran the wiring for the external Scene Light you have mounted on the extrusion? Thanks, any suggestions on doing a similar external light?
Where did you get that cargo net? Thanks
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@reesespieces It was just some net I found on Amazon. I have since upgraded to a custom fit VRNCLR Sewn Storage bedding storage since I was unhappy with how much the Amazon net sagged.
I purchased these dimmable, rechargable motion sensing lights on amazon. They are super cheap and work great. I saw them recommended by multiple users on this thread. They come in a 2 pack, I bought 4 and I put one on each panel and have a spare, see pics. They work well for me but they are another thing to charge. I travel with a Jackery 500 thatās constantly charging off the Tacoma bed outlet, so not an issue.
For the upstairs camper I purchased these waterproof, USB powered LED lights that came with 3M tape backing. They fit perfectly in the recessed track inside the camper (shown here). I hooked them up to this USB dimmer, which Iād also highly recommend. I power them with a small USB battery stick.
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I recently installed these black diamond remoji lights with the magspots from @jedgar. I really like the lights and so far they have been holding on well to the mag spots. I thought that maybe the magnets wouldnāt be strong enough but I have been doing some off-roading and so far they have not fell off.
http://jedf.us/#!/GFC-MagSpots/p/292809060/category=113909263
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I definitely wouldnāt encourage folks to leave the lights on when driving, but I often left mine on and they stayed put shockingly well.