/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Hello, /diy/

So, my girlfriend and I like to drive her truck to places to hang out and even sleep. We recently decided that we want to class it up a bit and make it a more livable environment. Right now, the issue I'm trying to tackle is having some nice soft lighting that will illuminate the whole "room". I want this lighting to be stationary, so I don't want to have to use a flash light or lamp that we have to hold.

We both like napping in here, so we want the light to be fairly soft and/or dim, but bright enough that we don't have to pull out a phone for light if we need to look for something or read a book. In other words, it shouldn't be too intense that it couldn't serve as "mood lighting" that we can keep on while we hang out without burning our eyes out.

So my main questions are as follows:
>Would an electroluminescent (EL) light strip be bright enough to provide a clear vision in here at night, or should I be looking at LEDs?
>Which of these possible paths would be the best to place lights, and why?
>Any alternative lighting suggestions?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!