How do you store your lights?

This is one that we truly are asked FREQUENTLY!

Let me start by saying that just because we have this large light display it does not mean we are better at stuff like storing lights. But with a very large garage, we can “cheat” a little.

The icicle lights on the face of the house for instance, are all mounted to 1/2 inch diameter electrical metal conduit. The pipe is hung from the gutters with custom made 3D printed clips. Then at the end of the season, the entire length of pipe is taken down and stored in one piece.

We have done things like this as much as possible.

The 52 strand of lights that make up the body of the “Big Tree” are rolled back onto spools and stored in boxes. They are attached to the base ring before unspooling and are respooled before they are disconnected.

There are some strands that are not spooled or mounted to pipe. Those and folded about 2 feet at a time hand over hand and laid in the bottom of storage tubs.

If we do store strands otherwise and they tangle, we give those away on Facebook and buy new ones. (Kidding! We fight it just like everyone else.)