what is a good backup camera

rickit · 03-10-2010, 05:12 AM

to put on the back of my pickup?been wanting one ever since i bought our tt,i guess iam getting lazy

,or maybe its the roughness of camping

450Donn · 03-10-2010, 09:09 AM

My wife with the walkie talkie!
IMHO the down side to a backup camera when moving into a camp site is that it just cannot see everything. It will either be pointed at the ground or the trees. My wife looks for everything and makes a lot of noise if i get close to tree limbs, rocks, what ever.

rickit · 03-10-2010, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 450Donn

My wife with the walkie talkie!
IMHO the down side to a backup camera when moving into a camp site is that it just cannot see everything. It will either be pointed at the ground or the trees. My wife looks for everything and makes a lot of noise if i get close to tree limbs, rocks, what ever.

i was wanting it to put on the rear of my truck so it would aid me in hooking up my tt

mfire1339 · 03-10-2010, 01:18 PM

My wife stands back there and tells me what I just hit every time.

Mike

Chuck 1935 · 03-10-2010, 03:59 PM

Auto Zone, Wireless $79. Dist. buy Peak Antifreeze. If you don't have an Auto Zone look at www.peakantifreeze.com for a list of retailers.

tnau · 03-20-2010, 07:48 PM

Hey rick, I bought one at Sam's Club for $79. It helps with hitching, but you'll need lots of practice to get the angle right.

Terry

BookIIRoadtrash · 03-24-2010, 03:34 AM

There is more discussion about it here too.

powderman · 03-24-2010, 01:33 PM

Its hard to beat the one at Sam's Club. They even lowered the price here in ohio to $59. It has a 7" screen that can double as a dvd player as it has inputs for video & audio. It is wireless with a transmitter to the truck. I hooked mine up to the running lights so it will be on when traveling down the road as I always run with lights on. If you only want it to backup, hook it up to the backup lights as they suggest in the instructions.

BookIIRoadtrash · 03-24-2010, 09:12 PM

powderman, does that model use a "fish eye lens"?

powderman · 03-25-2010, 08:14 AM

I wouldn't call it a fisheye as it doesn't distort near the edges as that would. I would say it is more of a wide angle lens. I have it mounted on the back of my 5er and I can see everything left and right almost to the back of the trailer.

BookIIRoadtrash · 03-25-2010, 07:00 PM

Thanks powderman, could you tell me the brand and number of your's? I'd like to check their web site.

powderman · 03-25-2010, 08:36 PM

I looked on Sam's site, and the one they have now is expensive $242. The one I have is made by Peak. Just google peak backup camera, and you will find it at other places.