Barn Door Cargo Lights

  I was camping years ago by Mt. Adams WA. The dome lights cast some light out the rear, but ended in a sharp shadow about five feet out. Six feet from the back of the Burb was a large boulder, and as I was carrying an unlit Coleman lantern, my feet found it and I splatted face down. After replacing the trashed mantles, I thought of these handy lights to put on the truck for next trip out. These could also be mounted underneath a tailgate upper door. Put them on the outside edge facing backwards with the gate up, to do the same job.
 

Run power to the master light, then run a wire to the slave light, and hook to the switch. The first door to open has the light switch that turns both on. The closed left door helps light the interior.

 
 

I used RV porch lights for this one. They are down angled just right. These light up a nice circle of light behind the rig at night. Since the tail lights are covered from behind with the doors open, they make the rig more visible from the rear if you are on the side of the road too.	A closer view of the master light. The switch turns on both lights. RV supply stores sell both types. Buy one with a switch, and one without.
Since my 1965 Burb is built like an armored car, I cheated with the wire run. Instead of spending hours running the wires inside of spring tubes, I used coiled cords to power the lights. I ran the wiring inside the door itself though.	The coiled cords hang out of the way with the doors shut. I used metal 'P' clamps to hold the wire, and rubber grommets to run through the door panel. There is a spring tube on the left door for the license light wiring, but it's not accessible from anywhere inside the panels.

   

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