Battery fairy lights

[strolling wanderer]

If you have a Wilkinsons they sometimes stock them in their garden / outdoor section and sell at a reasonable price.

[Bexxxxx]

I was thinking of getting some solar powered ones to brighten up our awning. Anyone got any tips for how I can attach them on the inside of the awning? We don't have any exposed poles on the inside....

[smog]

I cant imagine what Rabid and Greenfairys tent would look like if they were running their lights from a car battery

Edited June 10, 2010 by smog

[Madyokel]

Bought some from ebay last year.. Brill.

Extended the wiring so we had lights right up the 5m flagpole by the tent

(could see it from a long way off).

Used blue fairy lights for the indoor lighting.

Modifying it a bit more this year to use a Miners Caplamp battery to hopefully last the whole week.

[strolling wanderer]

I was thinking of getting some solar powered ones to brighten up our awning. Anyone got any tips for how I can attach them on the inside of the awning? We don't have any exposed poles on the inside....

[treacle]

I've got battery powered in white, blue, pink, multicoloured, led lights....butterfly, dragonfly, stars ....as well as white & blue in solar but find these are nowhere near as bright as the battery powered ones.

Steer clear of the poundland parasol fairy lights as I bought 4 sets each of which lasted one night at a festie last year.

Lights4fun are good quality but i've found those i've bopught from B&M stores as good as the more expensive ones

BTW...B&M have butane staoves for £7.99 just now!

[greenfairy43]

Had my solar powered from "Hong Kong" ebay for three years now they are brilliant, search Fairy Lights Led Solar powered

[Sarah-Lou]

I've bought some solar powered 1's to light up our pram in the dark...£9.99 from Maplins.

Anyone got any tips on where to put the solar panel so it charges up...I can see it being slightly annoying if its swinging from the pram!

[rabid]

I've bought some solar powered 1's to light up our pram in the dark...£9.99 from Maplins.

Anyone got any tips on where to put the solar panel so it charges up...I can see it being slightly annoying if its swinging from the pram!

[norainplease]

Got some from eBay last year and solar power ones from eBay this year but they cmae from china so probably wouldn't get to you in time (approx three weeks!) but I saw some in tosco last week and sainsburys the week before so might be worth checking them?

Or preorder some from a b&q here and get them when you get onto the mainland?

[IamChappu]

We got some decent solar powered ones off ebay for only about £9 - bargain!

Going to wind them round our flag pole at the tent & secure them with cable ties. If anyone sees an illuminated cauliflower in Hitchins, feel free to pop over & say hello!

[bibligal]

Has anyone got any battery operated fairy lights, and if so where did you get em from? I want to give our awning some girliness

Tried B&Q last night but despite having '8 boxes in stock' they couldn;t find em - and no more B&Q's on the island .....

Any ideas anyone?

Cheers

[Wickedfaerie]

Ours are from Ikea at £1.99 and have lasted years. We did buy them at Christmas though - so no idea if they'll have them in stock now. Ordinary battery ones though and the batteries don't last the whole festival.

[crimes against pop]

Sainsburys solar powered fairy lights are on offer at the moment- saw them earlier today, I bought their lanterns earlier in the year and they are currently glowing on my balcony, despite today being a very grey day.

I've used solar lights on my awning for a few years. They are ace when sat around talking late at night.

[Funkyfairy!]

Got some from eBay last year and solar power ones from eBay this year but they cmae from china so probably wouldn't get to you in time (approx three weeks!) but I saw some in tosco last week and sainsburys the week before so might be worth checking them?

Or preorder some from a b&q here and get them when you get onto the mainland?