[Daphne]

Wow! That video is fantastic!!! Really amazing work Fraidy! Everything looks awesome, the snakes on the wall and that big light on the ceiling really set it off.

 

[Fraidy]

Wow! That video is fantastic!!! Really amazing work Fraidy! Everything looks awesome, the snakes on the wall and that big light on the ceiling really set it off.

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Thank you, Daphne! It was challenging to think of what to use since the usual bats, spiders and candles, etc. didn't seem to work.😸🐍🖤💖

 

[hhh]

I got a low-voltage flame bulb to try in my landscape lighting, and it's not great. very repetitive, and more blinky than flame-like. the regular high voltage ones are much better. There's no reason to think all of them are like that though, as I learned here that you can take apart the high-voltage bulbs and run them on 3v

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the landscape lighting ones from amazon don't list what current they need, but it's probably quite low. Most landscape lighting transformers are heavy duty to power a bunch of incandescent bulbs, and you could likely get away with a much cheaper basic 12v transformer and much lighter gauge wire for those.

 

[xredge]

They are low. I was looking for something to give some pop and light up tombstones in the back of the graveyard. Those back stones in my display sort of disappear in the grand scheme of things, and I wanted to add some depth and dimension to things that the eye isn't immediately drawn to.

If you did decide on these as a solution to replace real tiki torches, I'd suggest replacing the stem with steel conduit, and just paint it. I'd imagine PVC would bend too much, but steel conduit should definitely work well, and I'm sure you can find the right size to replace the existing pole. Just run your wire up the conduit, connect to the wire that comes out of the torch, and bingo. Just a thought.

Good point I've done things like that with a different style Tiki torch with faces for camping constructed a base and center pole so had them portable. I've already realized these would work good fo rth garden area if raised was hoping for the Cmaping Hallowen outing but realize probably to much work. Solar just don't work the best where I camp and mostly where these will go.

I have 4 of these displayed in my yard year round... They just add more ambiance to my Halloween decor. I need to clean the solar tops of them occasionally so they collect better sun.

Where I have a couple of fancy solar light boxes (easiest way to describe them) and starting doing this for the end of the the driveway wher I get some sun, I've put clear packaging tape over the solar part so they don't get hazy and quit working, just have to peal the tape off and replace on occasion when needed. The marker lights at end of driveway and a few other locations I woul dhav eto replace every year as they got so bad.

 

[HauntedPirates]

I usually get this type:

They come with a AA 800 or 1200 mA battery. I change those out for the 2400 mA Everready. During the summer they go all night. During October they get dimmer everynight because there isn't enough sun to keep them fully charged. So, I have back up AA wall chargers (8 x 4) and change them out every 3 to 4 days.
The 96 LED torches have to be placed in direct sun to fully charge so I haven't bought too many of those. (You can't easily change the battery.)

 

[Jenn&MattFromPA]

I think it was around last summer (2020) that I first saw a couple of houses with these solar lights and pointed them out to my husband as something I thought was cool. I briefly looked at flaming solar lights online and became a little overwhelmed at all the different varieties, so I put a decision off. Last September, my husband bought an 8 pack of these solar flames as a surprise for my birthday, along with two flickering flame bulbs to go into our lamp post near our driveway and our light on the house at our front door. I'm not sure what brand the screw-in bulbs are, but these are the models of solar stakes we have -

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They have been up for almost 10 months in our front yard now, and I love them! I'm especially glad that all the front lighting (with the exception of a motion detector on the garage) now match because of the flickering orange glow. We have gotten a lot of compliments, and they survive wind, snow, rain, my two kids under 10 and a lawn guy who isn't the most careful. In fact, I would LOVE to have more, not just for Halloween, but to outline the entire flower bed around the side of the house. Since we have put them up, three other houses on our street have bought them (the copiers, LOL).

In addition, just for the Father's Day that just passed, I bought a set of these table solar lights - they look like flickering tree stumps on fire, in sets of two - for both my dad & my husband. My dad expressed his admiration for our fire solar lights and I thought he'd like these, and he does. Ours will mostly be on our back patio but I'm sure the table top lights will make an appearance in our Halloween display as well! They are not especially tall, but they do stand out on a table, and they would be neat in a variety of Halloween setups.

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[djjerme]

Amazon is doing a deal on these ones right now:

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[Industen]

I have 16 of them. They last all night long. I use them in the backyard in the summer and in the front on Halloween. They are great. Mine came with stakes, an elbow for fence mounting and a small table stand.

 

[Hearthfire]

Are these solar? I keep reading about wiring. I use solar lights for almost every holiday and love it. A neighbor has used those solar torches and I think they look amazing. Not to light up anything else but to look like flaming torches. Just buy a couple and play around. You can never go wrong that way

 

[Industen]

Are these solar? I keep reading about wiring. I use solar lights for almost every holiday and love it. A neighbor has used those solar torches and I think they look amazing. Not to light up anything else but to look like flaming torches. Just buy a couple and play around. You can never go wrong that way

Mine are solar

 

[Hearthfire]

I have become addicted to solar lights. They are so easy and beautiful

 

[pumpkinheadedskeleton]

I avoid solar lighting. They usually aren't bright enough for me and I want to be in control of my display. My timer turns everything on and off with no lingering lights.