LED Lighting under awning

Sinecure wrote:

MB Flatlander wrote:
For those that have attached them to the trailer below the awning is there any issues with them attracting flying insects? Think its a great idea on the trailer as opposed to the awning but around here there isn't many nights your not fighting off the mosquito's during the summer and this might make it difficult to get into the trailer wihtout a swarm coming in with you.

I have done exactly what the OP is looking to do. My LED's have been on my awning roller for over a year now with great results. No problems with rolling them up, and no damaged LEDs. All I have to do when I arrive at the campground is put the awning out and plug the pigtail at the end of my roller to the LED controller and 12v DC adapter. There is a remote so I can change the color, brightness, or program the lights to change/strobe, all from my chair.

As far as attracting bugs, I find that any light will attract bugs. I have tried making the lights a yellow/orange color similar to the porch light, but it still acts as a beacon for every flying insect around. With the lights on, the insects will land on the underside of the awning or the wall of the camper. At first this was a problem since the bugs would fly inside anytime someone opened the door. But now I just aim a fan at the door so that at least they don't land in that area, and thus don't fly in when entering/exiting the camper.