Back when my family used to camp together we'd hitch a modest sized pop-up to the back of the family minivan & head on out. We traditionally spent the three day weekends of Memorial Day & Fourth of July camping locally, as in, within an hour's drive of home. Otherwise, we'd typically be gone for at least a week.I can't recall if it was the first year that we had the camper, or if Dad waited another year. I do remember they (Amazon link) were a gift from Mom at Christmas, which was similar in size to a gift I'd considered I might receive, & I thought the packaging was intended for me. Instead I was left to watch Dad literally sing, "party lights, party lights..." with the biggest grin on his face; he was delighted.
Ours were rather colorful, yet basic. The actual globe was basic & they were one color, yet there were four or five colors in the pattern, & the next globe down would be another of the five colors until the pattern repeated itself. Very similar to these (this is an Amazon link as well as the image link in the top left corner). The biggest difference between ours & these is that ours needed to be plugged in; they needed electricity to run. And we didn't have LED light bulbs. This solar powered system & LED lighting were too far into the future at this time.
Dad took pride in these light fixtures &, as Mom & us kids would finalize the inside-the-camper set-up, Dad would make sure everything outside, including these lights, were as they needed to be - especially before sundown - when their illumination would assist us in getting to & from the bathroom, van, & camper.
Oh, & I did get that gift I'd hoped for that same Christmas Dad opened these party lights. I just had to wait another ten to fifteen minutes to find the package & open it. For an adolescent preteen, it might as well have been an eternity. 😂
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