We are planning on going down to Organ Pipe in a few weeks. Thanks for this post, I think I will pick up some lights here in Quartzsite before heading down there.

Are you running your rope lights thru an inverter or have you found 12V rope lights ?

I read some where that they don’t like pepermint oil so I have cotton balls soaked in pepermint oil in the battery compartments of the motorcycles.

I picked up some solar powered rope lights at the big tent show in Quartzite. They are garbage. I will need to try and find some 12v lights somewhere.

I bought some solar rope lights as well with the same experience. Looking for good 12v ones...