This Hack For Hanging Outdoor String Lights Will Make Your Summer

Cut lengths of plastic electrical conduit to a length of a minimum of 18 inches and ideally 24 inches. Our deck is on a slant, so it's higher on one side than the other. So each piece of piping was a different length between those two measurements. The piece of pipe we bought was one inch in diameter. The conduit was 3/4 of an inch, so it was a perfect fit.