Reddit reviews 4 Pack - TDLTEK Neon Glowing Strobing Electroluminescent Wire/El Wire(Blue, Green, Red, White) + 3 Modes Battery Controllers
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Battery Pack Controller - Off/Slow Strobe/Fast Strobe/Steady On ModeRequires 2 "AA" Batteries (not included)9ft 3m Neon Blue Electroluminescent (EL) Wire (2.3mm)Great for Parties, Burning man, halloween, Raves, Costumes & DecorationsWater resistant and weather durable
For your bike, you want one of these to illuminate the ground around you and make you visible from afar, and one of these to illuminate the frame and make your specific dimensions visible from up close.
For your body and backpack you want a few of these to light you up ad hoc.
The links I provided are all items I have bought several times on Amazon USA and used and successfully re-used on playa. They are the best combination of price, quality, and durability. They all run on AA batteries.
Have fun!
Sure!
Basic backstory with moderately more details- I wasn't partaking and knew I'd be partying 4 days in a row, so wanted something to lean on for the last day. I could have made a simple totem... but fuck that, I wanted that dual saber effect.
Polycarbonate tubing- bloody expensive but the core piece for it. I also ran a wooden dowel down the center of one of the lengths because I had it sitting around.
http://www.tapplastics.com/product/plastics/plastic_rods_tubes_shapes/polycarbonate_tubes/276
El wire - I had two kits running on one of them and three on the other. In retrospect, I'd rather get a more powerful inverter and just run more batteries in to it- kind of a pain to deal with three exterior pieces.
I think I used this kit... not sure, never know with how much stuff gets posted nowadays.
Other than that, I had a 3/4 inch PVC pipe length about a foot long and a T that was 3/4 by 3/4 with the split off as 1/2 inch. (I know what you're thinking- how's 3/4 inch PVC work? PVC's standard measurement looks at the ID, or inside diameter- while polycarbonate tubing's standard measurement looks at the OD, or outer diameter. I found 1 inch polycarb + some tape around it was able to fit in a 3/4 inch T shaped PVC fitting. Illogical... but I promise, it works.) Tee joint is like this. Then I wrapped the 3/4 inch PVC handle in baseball bat grip tape and called it a day- basically anything to make it comfortable to hold on to.
After that, I ran the wire down the interior of the polycarb and ran the power packs for the el wire out the 1/2inch split off of the PVC T piece. Super glue, screw both pipes in to the tee so that they won't fall off (now I know... screwed that up @EDC, was very frustrating to suddenly feel the piece fall off the handle if you lifted it wrong and have batteries go flying in every direction as it smashed into the ground) and it's lit fam!
To top it off: what's the point in having a walking stick, if you're going to mess it up every time it touches the ground? Fortunately, there's an answer for that! I put some of the rubber feet that you can attach to a cane on the bottoms. Not sure if that was 3/4 inch or 1 inch size, this is just a random link so you get the picture.
Difficulty... none. Hardest part was figuring out which sized pieces to use and finding polycarbonate tubing, could have ordered it online but it was a 20-30 minute detour from my commute so just did that instead. As far as figuring out which pieces to use... I instinctively bought more 1 inch PVC pieces than I'd care to admit. Fortunately it's good for setting up sprinkler systems.
End result? I felt like a shaman bouncing around on my staff by Gouryella, and was able to rally for the rest of Dreamstate after the wonderful set full of uplift.
I also stacked both totems on top of each other and recorded Prydz... haven't bothered to stitch all that footage together yet though. Maybe this weekend- it's cool to see what the crowd looked like from above.
If you have Amazon Prime then just search EL Wire and you'll get it in 2 days. Even without Prime, you'll probably get them super quick.
The wire comes in a variety of colors and lengths. They have a controller pack that comes with and usually requires 2 double A batteries.
This link below is for a 4 pack but you can get them singularly or in larger packs. Its up to you.
https://www.amazon.com/Pack-Glowing-Strobing-Electroluminescent-Controllers/dp/B00ORGCOG6/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1464784170&sr=8-5&keywords=el+wire
Similarly, Amazon has some great options.