YELLOW LED lightstrips

[ChrisF]

So we get the two types of white LED Light strips. BOTH still attract insects in the camp ....


I have been told that YELLOW light dont attract insects. Once saw a camper with yellow LED's - and no insects .... but that was AT the coast and I dont recall any other insects .....



Who can CONFIRM if this is fact or fiction ?



and where can one buy YELLOW LED strips ???

[Thunder02]

I use green leds,no insects
Apparently blue also works

[CasKru]

Chirs my pa hulle het al die jare met die karavaan net geel lig gebruik. Jy kry verseker baie minder insekte by jou maar dit is nie 'n 100% fix nie... ek sal reken so 90% minder

[Renierwolf]

Ons het desember in mosambiek ook wit LED's gehad en geel ensulation tape oor dit geplak. Dit het nogals goed gehelp. Ek kon ook nie geel kry nie.

[pietpetoors]

Apparently green works even better but green does not make as much light as yellow.
We've been selling it for more than 2 years now.

You can buy Yellow LED strip here

[Thunder02]

Apparently green works even better but green does not make as much light as yellow.
We've been selling it for more than 2 years now.

You can buy Yellow LED strip here

[Stef]

I have 1x orange Osram LED strip in the canopy... only really used it on 2 occasions, one of which was in the rain, so can't say for sure that it is 100% insect proof. The light it provided was still good though.

[Donkey]

white light is a magnet for insects at night I've sen green, yellow and even red on campsites and it works well just maybe dimmer but the eyes adjust I suppose

[Haboob]

With the red lights some people might think that you are open for some kind of business

Most LED's come out with a yellow strip of cellophane in the packaging. I have a double row of about six LED's on a piece of aluminium flat bar with a hook bent on the one end, with two stoppers on the one side over which I can then wind about 10 meters of flex cable. I use this as an extension lead for light near the braai fire or light around the camp. It also can be hooked over a tree branch or onto the support of the awning. This definitely helps against attracting swarms of insects.
Yellow cellophane can probably be bought at any stationary store like CNA. A piece of this can then just be wrapped around the light & taped fast with sticky tape

[ChrisF]

Just made the payment to 4x4 Direct.


Pieter ek sal more die POP deurstuur. Dankie.

[Bulletjie-3]

Net om n klip in die bos te gooi.
Kry daardie remote controller/dimmer wat op die leds strips werk.
Los die ledstrip buite - klim in die tent - sit die lig af. Hoor jy iets buite druk die remote en wala.

[ChrisF]

het laas daai remote gekoop by Pieter :)

[ChrisF]

DANKIE Pieter :)

Donderdag betaal, Vrydag die LED's gekry by my poskantoor.


so pas die LED's binne ELDERS vervang met GEEL LED's.

Nog n stel gemonteer op my Awning bracket... maar dis n ander projek (fotos sal later opgesit word - wag nog vir die awning...)


JIP - die LED's gee merkbaar minder lig as die WIT LED's. Maar n 700mm strook gee genoeg lig dat mens kan rondloop om jou kamp op n donker nag. en omdat dit nie wit lig is nie, behoort dit mens nie te verblind nie .... Nou om dit te gaan TOETS in die bos. :) :) harde werk, maar ek sal dit gaan doen en later terug voer gee.

[ChrisF]

FEEDBACK TIME -

the yellow LED's WORK !!!!!!!! :) :)

switch on any traditional white light and you have insects of all kinds in seconds. But you can use the yellow LED's for hours with only 2 or 3 insects.


Only downside - the yellow gives a LOT less light. So if you plan to do this allow for at least 50% more strip length.



Surely one of the best changes we have made to Elders ! :) :)


Thanks Pieter