Grill Lighting

[gt6267a]

Grilling at night was driving me crazy. Loose a hand to the flashlight, ask a guest to hold the flashlight (unreliable and mostly unavailable during Covid), or get all squinty. My first thought was to replace the outside lightening but that didn't really get the job done. By combining scrap wood, camera gear, and a holder from Maglite; this setup gets the job done.

Glued a nut into scrap wood mounting block:

wood-nut.jpg

Quick release adapter from old photo equipment and mounting plate:

tripod-adapter.jpg

mounting-plate.jpg

W / Maglite clip style holder:

mounted.jpg

A little bright for my phone pics but perfect lighting in person:

full-setup.jpg

[SlowPokePete]

That looks like it works well.

A camping style headlamp works fine, too.

SPP

[gt6267a]

That looks like it works well.

A camping style headlamp works fine, too.

SPP

Camping headlamp, tried it. Worked ok but found it frustrating when moving around the grill and then to the table and back to the grill etc.

Other methods:

Tried a clip-on grill light attached to the lid. It worked ok but the lens melted after a high heat searing session.

Tried father-in-law holding the flashlight. Every time he talks, he puts the flashlight down. He simply can't talk and shine a light at the same time.

For work, I frequently mount my iphone in a joby tripod for video. Using the phone light worked pretty well. Concerned about melting the phone and lack of access to the device, this inspired the d cell maglite wonder setup.

[Too Tall]

So Vsalon-worthy.

[rwsaunders]

Dad hat gift from my Mother a few years back...indispensable for grilling in the evening and making an evening run to the woodpile.

[marley]

Small mag lite with some duck tape on the end - hold it in your mouth like a civilized early 90s back packer.

[Bobonli]

Haha. I was expecting either this

KliegLight.jpg

or a thread about how to light the grill when the auto-ignition fails. You can get a pretty inexpensive light panel for video work if you need more light. I use the headlamp but it can mess with one's depth perception and field of view. Also my neighbors think I'm prowling around!

[gt6267a]

You can get a pretty inexpensive light panel for video work if you need more light.

When the wooden block setup fails, and it will fail, this is a great idea. I assumed those light panes were well beyond grill lighting finances, but just searched and found some for $30-40 on Amazon. As long as they are bright, even if a video / photog type might not love the light, it might be great for me! Good one!

[9tubes]

After seeing your deck setup, I thought of a planter hanger they call a shepard's hook. Add a battery-powered led light or a lantern:

Screen Shot 2021-01-31 at 6.38.38 PM.jpg

[j44ke]

Don't screw around. Maxima job-site string lights. Lace a cable up over your patio and clip them on.

[Too Tall]

Small mag lite with some duck tape on the end - hold it in your mouth like a civilized early 90s back packer.

At least I'm not alone. I go Commando, no tape.

[marley]

At least I'm not alone. I go Commando, no tape.

Only you and Paul Revere can get away with no tape