Chris, one thing I learned from the star party is, I need to get some of those battery powered LED strips for the chair I use to set my scope up on.
When I was buying a sausage from the sausage sizzle, I needed to look carefully to see where my scope was, as it was in a nice pool of dark with few people around.
Having those LED strips on the legs, set to red, and low brightness, would have made finding it a bit easier.