BELL Weatherproof Portable Spike Light, PAR38 Bulb, CFL Compatible, Bronze

When I bought my first outdoor lights, many years ago, they were nice metal things that had a rubber gasket that fit tightly against the bulb to keep water out of the socket. Over the years I have added more outdoor lighting to my landscaping, only to discover that the only thing available was now made from plastic. Not only was it plastic, but it's designed is a cone shape that catches, holds, and actually funnels water directly into the light socket, causing the bulbs (which are expensive) to corrode and short out the entire lighting system. I have checked with every hardware and lighting store in town. All they carry anymore are those horrible plastic things....and they cost more than my metal one, too. I was about to give up my search when I found these babies! They are made from a heavy duty metal that will last forever AND they have the tight gasket around the bulb. I ordered two the first time, because I wasn't sure what the quality of these lights would be, because they are so reasonably priced... I was thrilled, and promptly used the two new lights to replace two that had corroded the bulbs so badly that I couldn't even get the bulbs out of the socket anymore. I just placed an order for three more, just to keep them on hand in case I decide to add more outdoor lighting around the pool this spring. As long as Hubbell continues to sell these wonderful outdoor lights, I will never waste another penny on those poorly designed plastic monsters, and my bulbs will last three times longer now, too! Other than the fact the the cord is really really short, limiting the arrangement possibilities of multiple lights in the same area, these lights are sturdy and designed to protect the working part of the expensive flood and spot light bulbs. What's not to love?

Just what I needed! Works perfectly and arrived quickly. For some reason the others don’t fit the bulbs being used and without the rubber piece water will get inside. I highly recommend it!

Works as intended. Seems solid. Would buy again and the price was great.

I found that the neck of PHILLIPS brand LED Par 38 13.5 watt colored floodlights (not currently available on Amazon, but sold at many local Home Depot stores and other online sources) fit easily into this fixture's socket without forcing or putting to much resistance pressure on the water-protecting socket gasket. Other brands (as mentioned in other user comment/reviews) might be maneuvered to fit with some perserverence, but require a lot of extra pressure to screw in which may even damage the rubber gasket and allow water to later enter the socket and short out the device. This outdoor floodlight fixture is on sale for double the price at Lowe's Stores and is overall a good value, but over time the metal stakes in the ground will eventually corrode and break. But the best feature of this fixture is that it has a 3-prong grounded plug for safety and that fact it is made out of cast metal will still help ground it in case of exposure to rain or extreme moisture. Well worth the $5 price no matter what!

I am pleasantly surprised at the quality of this light. The people leaving bad reviews are confused and don't know what the product is supposed to be or how it works. It's a simple light socket, no it is not going to be water proof forever. At such a low price, it wouldn't be a big deal if you needed to buy a new one with every light bulb anyway. The quality is significantly higher than that of any other chinese product that looks similar. This is a genuine Bell product, UL certified, and correctly grounded for safety. Most of the chinese products don't have a ground, and are not certified by anybody. For some reason they also cost more, this product is a win win. It is exactly the same as a typical outdoor style hard mounted lamp holder used on millions of homes, and made by the original manufacturer that basically set that as standard. This item is not meant to be permanently left out in your yard. It is for seasonal only. It is only designed to be plugged into an extension cord and is as temporary as any extension cord would be. If you need a PAR38 lamp holder, with a stake, you cannot find a better quality one at any price.

I like that this light fixture is metal and the rubber seems to be pretty tight around the bulb so far. I bought this to use for my motion lightbulb (GE+ led par 38) and it's perfect. I didn't want to put it high and let it shine in all the neighbor's yards, I needed to have it detect motion around my new vehicle because someone damaged a tire during the night. I'm hoping the motion light will scare off this person as it was cheaper than a camera. I staked it and walked around after dark and it came on exactly as I wanted. Great buy for me and I recommend. Even though the cord is short I didn't mind as I plugged it into an outdoor extension cord and I like having the heavier duty 3 prong plug which is on it.

Very pleased with product works perfectly for where I wanted it.

The cord coming from the lamp is about 4 inches long , it should be longer just for wrapping the extension cord around it

Works good

Too small chord length~ need too many connecting chords

I would not buy this again. be careful. it looks safe, but this caused very dangerous situaion.