RV FEATURE
DUAL COLOUR LED STRIP LIGHTS
Just about every modern caravan will come fitted with internal LED lighting . These lights are extremely energy-efficient , come in a wide range of shapes and sizes , and the bright white light they emit effectively turns night into day inside the van . They really are brilliant , excuse the pun .
There is one huge problem with these white lights : they attract bugs to the caravan like Las Vegas attracts gamblers to the middle of the desert .
I ’ ve researched this problem and all evidence points to the type of light these LEDs emit . Bugs are attracted to light at the blue end of the spectrum . It is why bug zappers use UV light to attract insects to their demise .
Light from the red end of the spectrum is far less attractive to bugs , which is why you see amber lights used outdoors in tropical areas of Australia . It makes sense to use amber-coloured lights in our caravans if we want to reduce the number of bugs coming inside .
We fitted dual-colour LED light strips to all the living areas inside our caravan . We purchased ours from Drifta Camping and 4WD but there are a few other companies selling much the same products . These feature a common power source and individual switches for each colour , so you can replace the existing single-colour LED light strips in your caravan very easily . They are durable , slimline and weatherproof , so they can be fitted outdoors if necessary . They are available in three different lengths and provide excellent output .
In a test I conducted , they reduced the number of bugs coming into our van by around 95 per cent . The effect is that dramatic .
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