Jeep's Budget camper trailer

[Gojeep]

I love the LED setup. So may to choose from on eBay. Anything I should look out for?
Thinking of running these now that I just got a 240 amp solar panel setup, but will use that to top up the fridge battery mainly.

[Jeeps]

Originally Posted by Gojeep

I love the LED setup. So may to choose from on eBay. Anything I should look out for?
Thinking of running these now that I just got a 240 amp solar panel setup, but will use that to top up the fridge battery mainly.

Some are mounting their led strips to aluminum strips for long firm portable lighting or cut 1/3 from electrical plastic conduit so they can clip it to ridge poles and then just stick their lights directly to the conduit.

Just make sure you get the 5050 LEDs in cool white or warm white, whichever you prefer, I'm super happy with the warm white. The 60 LEDs is overkill but the full 5 metres only uses 2.6 amps. If I went with the 48, 30 or 15 LEDs per metre the current draw would be less but there would be less light. The guys with the 30 LEDs per metre say it's plenty however when camping near others with our 60 LEDs per metre I have people wandering over occasionally to see what we're using to provide such good lighting. That one strip lights up for many metres away.

Cheers

[goldy9091]

Your trailer looks good , very nice set up.

Can we come camping with you next time ?

Steve

[Gojeep]

Originally Posted by Jeeps

Some are mounting their led strips to aluminum strips for long firm portable lighting or cut 1/3 from electrical plastic conduit so they can clip it to ridge poles and then just stick their lights directly to the conduit.

Just make sure you get the 5050 LEDs in cool white or warm white, whichever you prefer, I'm super happy with the warm white. The 60 LEDs is overkill but the full 5 metres only uses 2.6 amps. If I went with the 48, 30 or 15 LEDs per metre the current draw would be less but there would be less light. The guys with the 30 LEDs per metre say it's plenty however when camping near others with our 60 LEDs per metre I have people wandering over occasionally to see what we're using to provide such good lighting. That one strip lights up for many metres away.

Cheers

Thank you as that is very helpful.
We only sit inside the camper at night so think a 5 meter one cut in half and stuck to the two over head hoops should work well. We only have the three hoops in the camper and no extra framing as not that big. They come with a self adhesive backing so was hoping I could leave it installed when I fold up the camper as would be stuck to the ridged metal hoops and protected by the canvas when folded? Might not stick to a round surface though but with a cable ties as well it could work?
So long as you can read by it, prefer warm light too so it doesn't look like a dentist surgery!
Just bought this one.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/5M-5050-W...ht_1529wt_1139

[AJ]

Great writeup man, and was good to read about the evolution of your camper. Does look like a well sorted campsite

[Barefoot]

Top stuff Sam,great writeup.

Good to see the kettle on the burner too where it belongs