12 volt lights in Fish House

[Trytti]

I am going to run 12 volt lights in my fish house and was just curious if you have to run it through an inverter to power a standard light bulb? I was just on Red Lake and the house we stayed in we just hooked up my battery to power the lights and it worked fine. I just tested wiring direct to a lampholder and it would not light the bulb. I hooked up the inverter and plugged in a standard house lamp and it worked fine. I didn't see an inverter in the fish house we used so I am not sure what I am missing here?

Thanks

[Walleye Guy]

The bulbs in the fish house were probably 12 volt incandescant bulbs so no inverter was needed.

[Trytti]

OK that makes sense. They sure looked like plain old 60 watt bulbs to me but I didn't think to look closer.

Thanks!

[nytelyter]

consider 12volt strip lighting will not tax your batteries and will provide great light.

[Northlander]

I recomend a light strip from Northern Bright Lights. Very well made and I love their dimmer switch. Great for when you want to fish shallow or just dont need all the brightness.

[Dave]

OK that makes sense. They sure looked like plain old 60 watt bulbs to me but I didn't think to look closer.

Thanks!

Big M store...50 watt 12 volt incandescent bulbs...$2 each. FYI the Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) bulbs use a bit less energy, are more expensive but are not as bright.