The lights arrived ahead of schedule. They illuminate much better than I thought they would. It would have been great to be able to buy these in LED, but still I'm happy with the purchase. I don't think I will leave these outside over the winter in Atlantic Canada, you probably could in a more temperate place. We put screws on the underside of the deck railing and put the loops on the cord around the screws so that they didn't need to be wrapped around the railing.