Practical Caravan

Brighten up with new LED lighting

Nigel Hutson is a lifelong caravanner who toured as a child before buying his first caravan at the age of 22. He served in the police for 30 years

IT’S AMAZING HOW much caravan lighting has improved over the past few years - in the main, that’s thanks to LEDs.

It’s not so long ago that van interiors were illuminated by power-hungry halogen bulbs and fluorescent striplights; although some of us remember when all you had were a couple of gas lights, and the advent of 12V lights was miraculous!

Not only were halogen bulbs power-hungry, however - they also became very hot, which

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