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BLUE LIGHT BUG DISCO Blue lights might look pretty but …
It is difficult to understate the impact modern LED lights have had on the caravanning and camping community . We have bright lights of various colours that are reliable , don ’ t require new bulbs every so often and do this with minimal power consumption .
LED lights have even given us the flat , lightweight TVs we all have in our vans these days . But these lights have a serious flaw that no one tells you about . They attract bugs like Las Vegas attracts gamblers .
The interior lights in our caravan can be switched to amber or white .
What ’ s worse , for reasons hitherto unknown to science , caravan manufacturers seem obsessed with fitting blue LED lights supposedly ideal for nighttime vision . Some even market these as anti-bug lights . Nothing could be further from the truth .
I see it all the time on caravan and camping groups on Facebook : owners complaining about the amount of bugs they get inside their vans . All manner of solutions are offered , including fitting midge-proof mesh to the windows and vents , but the reality is that if a bug wants to get into your van , it will find a way . What you have to do is stop making it so attractive for them and this involves turning off those white and blue lights .
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