But the incandescents don't last as long there either. I started using them in my outside lamp because it burns all evening, and I replace it about once a year instead of 4 times a year, still a lot but with the energy costs I'm saving, plus not having to replace the bulb that often (which involves getting out a stepstool) I come out ahead.
I'm using one for my garage door opener now, the shaking really breaks the other bulbs fast (I switched to expensive appliance bulbs but it didn't help). There isn't any filiment to shake apart so I'm hoping the lamp will last just as long as it would anywhere else.
Same here. Had outside floods operating on photcells that needed to be replaced in about every 10 months. Put in the new energy saving florescent floods 5 years ago, they are still burning. Saved a ton with those bulbs, electric consumption and replacement cost.