[Shop-talk] wireless backup camera system for motorhome and car trailer, what to buy?

[Philip Ethier]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/pethier/34053213943

There was a wireless system on a one-day sale at NAPA.  50 bucks!   I
bought one and installed it on my Suburban.  Mounted easily on license
plate.  Took a while to snake the power cable to the license-place light
wiring.  Monitor just plugs into cigar lighter.

Works damn well.

Would it work through a motorhome and trailer?  I drove to my storage lot
and pulled the Burb up behind the motorhome.  Took the monitor into
motorhome and plugged it into cigar lighter.  Worked great though both
vehicles.  I could see the raindrops splashing in the puddles behind the
Suburban.  Would it work on the road through two vehicles.  Didn't have
time to test?

Drove back to NAPA and bought three more of them.  Clerk didn't blink at
the flyer that said "limit 2 per customer".

Figure I can mount them up high on motorhome and trailer and wire power to
the clearance lights.

These are marketed by Peak, the company that first came to my attention
decades ago for selling car antifreeze/coolant cheaper than Prestone and
the like.

See the picture on my Flickr page.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pethier/34053213943

Phil


On Sat, May 20, 2017 at 12:27 AM, Philip Ethier <pethier7 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Looking for a wireless system so I can put a backup camera on my motorhome
> and car trailer.
>
> Plan is to either:
>
> Mount one on the rear of motorhome to use for parking and for connecting
> trailer, then move to rear of trailer for use while towing.
>
> or:
>
> Have a camera on motorhome and another on car trailer .
>
> Willing to spend some bucks on solid system with the moxie to reach from
> rear of a 20-foot enclosed trailer to the dashboard of a 34-foot diesel
> pusher.
>
> Stock wired system of the Damon pusher I just bought does not work.  Don't
> know why, and I figured it would be better to buy a modern system than to
> mess with it.
>
> --
> Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
> 1973 Triumph Stag LE22439UBW "uncle jack", Sapphire Blue
> 2004 Suburban 8.1, Sport Red, the only automatic of the bunch
> 2005 Lotus Elise, Bordeaux Red Pearl
> 2005 Subaru Legacy GT Limited, Regal Blue Pearl
> http://www.mnautox.com
>
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