Why Use Vertigo as a Path Light Stake Alternative?
Vertigo is a device aimed at keeping unsightly crooked path lights straight long term; plain and simple. It is not a direct path light stake replacement but a path light stake alternative and upgrade that offers a stepwise improvement in functionality and performance.
The outdoor lighting industry offers a number of anecdotal solutions for mounting path lighting in the ground. Most are cheap but easy to install but offer little means of achieving or maintaining a professional looking installation long term. The plastic stake is an industry standard and has generally yielded a low set of performance expectations. In the vast majority of path light installations, the lights will be found crooked because stakes are simply not an effective solution to combat this issue. Consequently, the owner is left with little recourse other than to either accept the undesirable outcome or continually hassle with adjusting the lighting stakes as a temporary measure.
This is where the Vertigo light base comes in. It is highly functional stake alternative for the installation of path lighting designed to provide multiple benefits over the current industry offerings.
Fixture Stability
As with a home or structure of any sort, a solid foundation is necessary, otherwise there will be unwanted shifting or movement over time. Traditional path light stakes are inherently flawed as they often do not penetrate deep enough or possess a geometry conducive to providing a stable foundation over the long haul. Vertigo is designed as a system that is used in conjunction with a pipe sleeve buried in the ground. This approach yields a superior foundation that the Vertigo base and light fixture can be solidly mounted to.
Before The Vertigo Path Light Stake Alternative
After The Vertigo Path Light Stake Alternative
Mechanical Adjustability
Path light stakes offer no adjustment means other than repositioning the stake in the ground. This approach disturbs the soil and very foundation the stake relies on to provide stability. In contrast, once Vertigo is mounted on the buried pipe sleeve, its foundation is set and left alone. The desired fixture alignment is mechanically achieved ongoing using readily accessible adjustment bolts on Vertigo’s top surface.
Absorbs Forces Through Tilt Action
When struck by a body or object, a light fixture must absorb the force through physical displacement or movement of some type. Stakes are inherently rigid to the light fixture they support. Consequently, when struck, either the stake will move in the ground causing misalignment or the fixture has to bend or break. In many cases, the soil is hard and dry so the mounting stake has very little latitude to move. Consequently, incidental contact often results in some type of damage to the fixture as opposed to the stake moving. Vertigo utilizes a unique spring-loaded system that enables the light fixture to yield or tilt when struck and then return to its adjusted position. Vertigo’s unique ability to absorb forces through this tilting action greatly reduces fixture damage, alignment hassles and the unsightly appearance of crooked fixtures that otherwise
result.
It’s Vertical with Vertigo!
Stability, adjustability and resilience to physical contact. These functions make Vertigo an obvious choice for those who are seeking a low maintenance and professional appearing lighting installation.