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I recently returned from a long trip where we cooked and washed dishes in the dark most nights. It was nice to have lights in the kitchen and not need to rely on headlamps. I would lash an oar to the table with a strap for a light pole to get the lights up higher for better illumination. I'm kinda lazy and I thought there had to be a be an easier way to set up the pole. When I got home I cut a hole in my table big enough to accomodate an oar. Just drop an oar through the hole and it's done. Since my tabletop is a sheet of aluminum, I trimmed the hole with vinyl tubing and hot glue so that the oar wouldn't get scratched. This is probably not necessary if your tabletop is plywood.
 

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We used a Lucy solar string light for the kitchen on a recent GC trip and every kitchen crew loved it. Pretty easy to find places to hang the string from and the distributed lights are easy on the eyes. I like the idea of a hole in the table for a pole though; that would have been useful at a couple of camps.
 
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The hole in the table with an oar inserted is a great solution especially good for one of the large wooden outfitter type tables. I have one of the big outfitter tables and they are good to work off of but big and heavy for me to transport. I have switched to the roll up aluminum slat type tables because they are for me at least, easier to transport. Thanks to BigHorn's link, I ordered one of the very light weight clamp on poles which I think will work well for me on my roll up tables. Thanks to both Wadeinthewater and Bighorn for really good tips.
 
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Thanks for the great ideas on lights and poles guys!
I carry a set of 1" extension poles that I use with my River Wing - if I'm not using the wing, I pull them out and use them to hold Black Diamond LED lanterns. If the wing is up, I put up a couple of strings of ENO LED string lights.
Bug technique - if the bugs are awful, we don't put any lights in kitchen or sitting area - but a few feet away - close enough to cast light to see, but attract the bugs away.
Wadeinthewater - Carvedog is an old waterdog - he got you with that sly, "How do you get the blade thru the hole?" Watch him, he probably has sky hooks for sale...
 
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Wadeinthewater - Carvedog is an old waterdog - he got you with that sly, "How do you get the blade thru the hole?" Watch him, he probably has sky hooks for sale...
;) I know. I expected him to come back with something more. The Buzz gets kinda dull this time of year.
 
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