Backup Camera on Trailer??
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Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Edmonton,AB
I haven't done it yet but plan on it soon. Here's a link I came across on an RV forum that may be helpfull. http://www.2manytoyz.com/backupcam.html
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Joined: May 2005
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From: Colorado
To help you back up the trailer to see where the trailer is going while backing or mounted on the back of the tow vehicle to help you hook up??
An image from the rear of the trailer I think would just mess you up trying to back up with it. To use it just as a reference to see if you are about to hit something I can understand.
Back-up cameras to help you hook up to a trailer are very common in tow vehicles. The black and white versions are under $100 and you can now get them in wireless versions so you don't need to run a wire from the monitor to the camera. I think getting a color back-up camera is a waste of money, but you sure see a ton of them in the $100k plus diesel pusher RVs.
As far as using them. Backing up a diesel pusher to a trailer without a spotter is close to impossible without the camera...unless you get out and check you clearance a lot!
Cameras on a pick-up are neat if it is integrated into the dash. The monitors mounted on the dash take up a lot of space for such a limited use item. Think of how much space it takes up and how little they are actually used.
If I had to mount one on my pick-up dash ... I'd probally pass.
An image from the rear of the trailer I think would just mess you up trying to back up with it. To use it just as a reference to see if you are about to hit something I can understand.
Back-up cameras to help you hook up to a trailer are very common in tow vehicles. The black and white versions are under $100 and you can now get them in wireless versions so you don't need to run a wire from the monitor to the camera. I think getting a color back-up camera is a waste of money, but you sure see a ton of them in the $100k plus diesel pusher RVs.
As far as using them. Backing up a diesel pusher to a trailer without a spotter is close to impossible without the camera...unless you get out and check you clearance a lot!
Cameras on a pick-up are neat if it is integrated into the dash. The monitors mounted on the dash take up a lot of space for such a limited use item. Think of how much space it takes up and how little they are actually used.
If I had to mount one on my pick-up dash ... I'd probally pass.
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Joined: May 2007
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From: Maine
I took one of those VR3 camera set ups and soldered the camera to a 4 way connector. I have a 4way and a 7 way at the back of my truck.
I then made a 4 way extension nice and neat in the frame of the camper that runs from the tongue of the camper to the back by the spare tire.
Two nuts and a 4 way plug and the camera is on the truck and makes hitching up a one man job no more runway signals from the wife!
After the camper is hitched up I unplug the 4 way and loosen two nuts and it can be moved to the back of the camper. Then I plug the 4 way extension on the front of the camper into the truck and its ready to back the camper into the camp site.
It sounds complicated but it honestly takes like two minutes to move it and it works like a charm.
The camera was $100 and the wire and connector was under $15 total.
I then made a 4 way extension nice and neat in the frame of the camper that runs from the tongue of the camper to the back by the spare tire.
Two nuts and a 4 way plug and the camera is on the truck and makes hitching up a one man job no more runway signals from the wife!
After the camper is hitched up I unplug the 4 way and loosen two nuts and it can be moved to the back of the camper. Then I plug the 4 way extension on the front of the camper into the truck and its ready to back the camper into the camp site.
It sounds complicated but it honestly takes like two minutes to move it and it works like a charm.
The camera was $100 and the wire and connector was under $15 total.
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