Who's done Area Lighting with a Rack, RTT, & Awning Set Up?? Pics or Ideas please!

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I have a 21 Gladiator Mojave with RCI Rack, Tonneau Adapters, 23 Zero RTT, 23 Zero 270 Deg Awning and looking to do some Area Lighting for Base Camp. I have the Baja Desings Rock Lights (4 pack), a Pair of S2's and a Pair of S1's all in Amber. From Looking at the rack with all the aforementioned gear already rigged, there's not a lot of real estate for mounting these.

I'm curious what brackets, adapters, fabrication, or general "clever-ness" you guys have with locations for mounting.

Initial thoughts were for the S1's (small cubes) to be under-mounted and rear facing for backing up, and creating a very broad pattern to ensure I'm not running over or off stuff in the backcountry at night. I'll also have these on a Garmin Powerswitch and program that for multiple functions, dimming, etc. (Think Chase Lights - Strobe, Dimmed for Area Lighting, full bright for parking/maneuvering, etc).

The Rock lights would be for underneath the Rack to illuminate the bed (1 - pair on the crossbars), and then a 2nd pair for area lighting the driver/passenger sides. (Need location or mounting ideas here)

The S2's I was debating mounting up front on the Mopar Pillar Mounts next to my Rigid's for ditch lights and area lighting (also tied into Garmin Switch for multifunctional options).

Lastly, I'm thinking of doing a secondary Marine (waterproof) switch panel mounted in the bed area for manual lighting needs (without having to utilize the garmin power switch app) if I'm stationary and just want or need some lighting for base camp, cooking, etc.

Pics and Ideas or input on lighting, brackets, switches, etc are all welcome. I'm sure you guys have been creative with solutions! Thanks in advance!!


here's a couple pics of the rig for ideas:

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Christensen?
The trigger looks like a savage… ? whatcha got there….

Area lighting- I don’t have a good close photo…. But JWSpeaker TS1000’s flood diffused
They have a 5 watt “low” and a 25 watt high… they are awesome for wheeling in the canyons…. But the low is nice area lighting for camp.
They are very low profile. JWSpeaker super under rated their light output…

(photo- zoom in between the rack and the hard top…)

 

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Christensen?
The trigger looks like a savage… ? whatcha got there….

Area lighting- I don’t have a good close photo…. But JWSpeaker TS1000’s flood diffused
They have a 5 watt “low” and a 25 watt high… they are awesome for wheeling in the canyons…. But the low is nice area lighting for camp.
They are very low profile. JWSpeaker super under rated their light output…

(photo- zoom in between the rack and the hard top…)

Rich! that's a pretty keen eye mate. It's indeed a Savage 110 Ultralight in 7.62/.308 I custom built for Backcountry Elk. It's crazy accurate out to 1100 yrds with factory Hornady ELD-X. Sub 7 lbs as shown. Bare rifle is around 5.8 lbs if I recall.

As for lighting that looks like a solid set up. I'm running the Garmin PowerSwitch and already have a bunch of Baja Designs stuff from other projects (sxs, trucks, etc) so I'm trying a mock up today. I'll update with some pics as it comes together. Thanks for sharing and DM if you have any questions regarding the long range or other variants of lead throwers. I'm deep down that rabbit hole :D

 

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So here's Phase one of the Mock Up utilizing the Baja Designs S1's & S2's. I'll run 2 of the Rock Lights underneath the RTT for bed illumination, then 2 mounted to the sides of the Mopar Pillar Brackets up front for general basecamp / area lighting to the sides of the Jeep.

Had the shop build a cool switch panel out of a marine grade switch plate inside a pelican style box. All lights are wired through my Garmin Switch Panel for remote access through the app or in cab through the touchscreen and app. The Panel in the Orange Box will be redundant switching controlling all lights from the back of the bed for additional convenience. Definitely expandable too as I'll likely be adding to this setup once I do the 2nd battery and solar set up.

Stay tuned for more pics after installation this week!

 

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She’s Done! About to roll out locally for a quick dry run & field test. Here’s a couple quick pics from the garage before I leave. I’ll try to get some pictures of it all lit up tonight after dark.

Compents Utilized:
1-pair Baja Designs S1 Cubes Amber
1-pair BD S2’S Amber
1-set (4) BD Rock Lights Amber
1- Apache 2800 Case (already had mounted)
1- Marine Multi Switch Plate
1- Garmin PowerSwitch (already had)

Fused Wiring, Loomed, & Sealed performed by my local shop Hammer Performance in El Paso.

 

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Field tested and ready to roll! S1’s are surprisingly bright. Perfect for back up lighting & long throw. S2’S have a wide spread at the right intensity. Rock Lights were sufficient for lower lighting tasks, bed lighting, & ambient side lighting for working around the vehicle.

Highly recommend the Garmin PowerSwitch & App!

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