What Color Campsite Lighting Are You Using

I'm looking at adding Baja Rock Lights to my UpTop rack to light up a camp table under an awning. I live on the East Coast where flying bugs are constant outside of winter. I noticed Baja sells the lights in White, Amber, or Red and was wondering if anyone was using Red and liked it.

 

I made a camp light using LED’s so mines white. So far I haven’t had any issues with attracting bugs (I’m in Oregon) but if I did I would try either amber or red filters.

 

I have red lights I put up in the bimini top for overnighting in the boat. They help, but in reality, if you have a light of any color burning in the middle of a massive void of darkness, they will come. Me and Jimi haven't tried a blacklight yet though. Best advice I can give you...turn the lights out and go to bed early, and keep your mouth shut! If you have done the day right, burnt the candle at both ends, you will look forward to going to bed! A somewhat smoky fire helps. I have resorted to using two Thermocells under the red lights. They work better than the red lights. I don't stay on shore too often anymore, but when I do I throw a line way up in a tree and pull my LED light as high as I can get it so it pulls the bugs up there away from everyone. I have also used a very intense LED parking lot floodlight about ten foot up in a tree, but appox 25 yards away. If I am alone though I make sure that I am toast at dusk and in the hammock for the night.

Here is a real good metric of when the bugs will leave you alone while camping: If it has cooled down enough that you can drive at night and bugs don't spat on your windshield, it's time to go bugless camping!

 

white is probably the way to go because it gives you the most visibility. I'm thinking about getting some for my prinsu rack here soon. funny how all the lights on my truck are yellow except for my headlights and taillights so I have no idea what to assume