Seann45
Senior Member
Before I came down last fall I bought a "5th wheel" wired back up cam system for my truck and trailer. Ordered a second cam for the back of the truck. got it from Costco it is an RVS (rear view Safety) system.
Looks good. I can understand having one on the back of rv to monitor traffic and obstacles when backing. But what is the purpose for the hitch? If hooked up properly it should be of no concern. Am i missing something here? Thanks
It helps getting hitched .. I travel solo..
This way the camera is only on when we are driving (We always drive with lights on). The camera transmits to the the Wi-Fi that is running 24/7 (rewired for 12VDC) in the TT and we pick the signal up on the tablet or laptop (Wi-Fi) in the truck. We tried the camera that mounts on the license plate, but there was always so much interference/weak signal with it so we trashed it (recycled). This system works fine for us.
Don
I bought a cheapo 12V 2.4GHz Day / Night Camera and powered it off the tail lamp. Worked great while testing it. After I tidied up the wires / antenna the signal got so weak I had to move the receiver antenna outside the TV.....be warned!! I'm able to view mine through our HDTV.
I did get the license plate camera to work good up to about 20' to 25' from the back of the truck (using portable 12VDC power supply, and a 2.4Ghz small antenna that I mounted on the camera frame), any farther away from the camera no luck. In the truck all we got was a zig zagging bunch of lines (engine not running) with what looked like a picture in between them.
Looks good. I can understand having one on the back of rv to monitor traffic and obstacles when backing. But what is the purpose for the hitch? If hooked up properly it should be of no concern. Am i missing something here? Thanks
Looks good. I can understand having one on the back of rv to monitor traffic and obstacles when backing. But what is the purpose for the hitch? If hooked up properly it should be of no concern. Am i missing something here? Thanks
I installed an AirSite Wi-Fi camera ($50) on the ladder of the TT, ran a pair of wires down the ladder to the Brake light fixture on the back. I made a 5 volt voltage regulator (to power the camera) and powered it off the 12 volt running light lead. This way the camera is only on when we are driving (We always drive with lights on). The camera transmits to the the Wi-Fi that is running 24/7 (rewired for 12VDC) in the TT and we pick the signal up on the tablet or laptop (Wi-Fi) in the truck. We tried the camera that mounts on the license plate, but there was always so much interference/weak signal with it so we trashed it (recycled). This system works fine for us.
Don
Would like to have a little more information on your camera. Where did you get it through and which model was it? Would love to do that with mine but was unsure of where to get the camera and such.