Extendable and retractable lighting tower system

A lighting tower system comprising:

• an upper tube section comprising a lower portion;
• a middle tube section comprising an upper portion, a lower portion, and a first block, wherein the first block comprises a first pulley, wherein the first block is coupled to the upper portion of the middle tube section and oriented at a first exterior position on the upper portion of the middle tube section;
• a base tube section comprising an upper portion and a second block, wherein the first second comprises a second pulley, wherein the second block is coupled to the upper portion of the base tube section and oriented at a second exterior position on the upper portion of the base tube section;
• a winch coupled to the base tube section and configured to cause first and second telescoping sliding movements of the upper and middle tube sections along a common longitudinal axis to move the lighting tower system between a retracted position and a fully extended position, wherein the winch is oriented at a third exterior position on the upper portion of the base tube section;
• a first cable comprising a first end fixed to the lower portion of the upper tube section and a second end fixed to the first block, the first cable being configured to pass over the first pulley to enable the first telescoping sliding movement of the upper tube section relative to the middle tube section during operation of the winch;
• a second cable comprising a first end fixed to the lower portion of the middle tube section and a second end fixed to the winch, the second cable being configured to pass over the second pulley to enable the second telescoping sliding movement of the middle tube section relative to the base tube section during operation of the winch, wherein the first exterior position, the second exterior position, and the third exterior position are located on a same side of the common longitudinal axis of the lighting tower system to orient the first block, the second block, the winch, the first cable, and the second cable on the same side;
• a light assembly coupled to and extending from the upper tube section;
• a U-bolt configured to hold the upper portion of the base tube section to a wall;
• and
• a mounting configuration configured to receive the base tube section and configured to attach and detach the lighting tower system to a surface,
• wherein the winch is coupled to the base tube section at a location along the common longitudinal axis and above the mounting configuration,
• wherein the mounting configuration comprises at least:
• a tubing footer configured to be fixed to the surface and to slidingly receive a lower portion of the base tube section;
• and
• a fastener configured to be fixed to the surface and to hold the tubing footer to the surface,
• wherein the tubing footer comprises at least one prefabricated hole for receiving the fastener and a shape that matches an outer shape of the lower portion of the base tube section to enable the lower portion of the base tube section to fit within the tubing footer.