We got these lights for the summer, going to host a party next week and so just put them up around our fence in the back yard. We also bought an extra string to hang on the gazebo next to the BBQ which worked out really well. They hang down so nicely and are waterproof so we don't ever have to take them down. We accidently got the solar ones but once we installed them we realized how much better it is to not have to pay for the electricity. Been telling all of our friends about these.