Need an add-on reading lamp

[Flatfive]

Our TT has a light above the bed but it's too far in front of us. We need to wear ballcaps with brims for shading our eyes to read in bed. I want two LED lamps, maybe gooseneck type or just circular disc type that are 12V. Any ideas?

[myredracer]

Our 2014 TT came with a 1/2 size LED pancake light on each side of the bed adjacent to each closet. Ugly as sin IMO and a poor choice for a reading light. The upper cabinet has a false bottom so I removed the original lights and installed a pair of low lumen recessed puck lights and they work pretty good. Way less side glare compared to the pancake lights. Looks factory original too.

I used a pair of them so that the screw holes would be covered up. DW often reads before going to sleep and the lights don't bother me at all and I need a darkened room to sleep. I also installed a switch on the side of the closet on each side of the bed while in there.

Best location for a reading light would be in center of the bed against the bed head wall and aimed to each side. I used an aircraft style reading light like that in a previous TT. One option would be a recessed or surface adjustable LED puck light like in the photo.

[4x4van]

Here's one with a 16" flexible neck.

[Harvey51]

We use dollarstore puck lights on the wall at the head of our bed. DW has one that tilts a little.
For reading at the dinette, I made little holders for 36 LED boards:
https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/26180105/srt/pa/pging/1/page/1.cfm

[westend]

The web site says they are 190 lumens but that doesn't mean much to me.

Thanks, Barney!
Yeah 190 lumens is fairly bright. No eye strain there.

[Vintage465]

Here is the reading lamps we installed in our Creek Side. Dang! $38.00 each!

[Vintage465]

Flatfive wrote:
Our TT has a light above the bed but it's too far in front of us. We need to wear ballcaps with brims for shading our eyes to read in bed. I want two LED lamps, maybe gooseneck type or just circular disc type that are 12V. Any ideas?

Any chance you have a Creek Side! That's what I have and we had the same issue. I purchased two "push button" LED reading lights from Camping World. I think they may have called them Compass Lights. I had to cut a two inch hole with a hole saw and they popped right in...after I tagged a ground and hot wire off the original blinding light. I put one at each corner of the cabinet....perfect.

[BarneyS]

We don't read in bed but I am sure they would be bright enough to read by comfortably. I use ours frequently when I need to get out of bed for some reason in the early morning and my wife is already up. The web site says they are 190 lumens but that doesn't mean much to me.

Also use them anytime a bright light is needed while sitting on the bed doing some task. They are much brighter than the overhead light and the light is focused. They are also a very convenient reach to turn on or off rather than having to get up and go to the wall switch or reach up to the ceiling.

Edit: I just went to the website and read some of the reviews for the light. Most loved it and said it was perfect for reading. Maybe I should start reading in bed!:B
Barney

[westend]

BarneyS wrote:
These are very similar to the ones over the head of our bed. They can be mounted on the back wall or on the underside of a cabinet if desired.
Barney

Barney, Have any idea about lumen output of those lights? The Amazon page doesn't reveal the output level. Is it good for reading?

The fixture, itself, looks attractive and durable.

[shastagary]

even if you don't buy them here it a good place to see whats available there is a wide variety to choose from rv wall light

[BarneyS]

These are very similar to the ones over the head of our bed. They can be mounted on the back wall or on the underside of a cabinet if desired.
Barney

[Dick_B]

Not sure this will work for you but we replaced our original reading lights with two from Amazon made by Gustafson Lighting. The number was 51AM-559XY for $38 each. They have a swivel neck so the light can be pointed in almost any direction. Our lights on our back wall above the twin beds.

[JaxDad]

It depends on the layout around your bed, but in my case an LED license plate light was just the ticket.

Very small, pretty bright, very inconspicuous and best of all, very inexpensive.

I put it off to the side and facing down, it only shines in my eyes if I look 90 deg to the side.

I used a few under the curb side of the coach too, they're (obviously) weatherproof and light up the ground nicely but you're not sitting under a spotlight.

[Lwiddis]

Have you considered battery operated LED lights? Possibly with rechargeable AAs.