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Posted By: ICamel on 09/19/16 02:00pm

What did you get(models?) Wireless or wired from camera to monitor?

Bob B wrote:

Finished installation of my rear view camera and pulled the boat behind it for the first time..... being able to see everything going on back there with the camera is NICE.

ICamel

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Posted By: Bob B on 09/19/16 02:26pm

I got a wired one .... I had read too many mixed review about the wireless ones.
Here is a link to the one I got. LINK

A couple things I like about this one is that it will take 3 inputs. I am going to add another at the bumper for assistance in hooking up the boat.....The other thing is that the power to the camera comes thru the cable ... on the camera that comes with it. There is a lead on the multiplexer connection that power the camera...So you can control the power from the cab of the truck instead of wiring it into running or backup lights. I just bought a cigarette lighter adapter that has a power switch on it and can light up the monitor and camera at the push of a button.
I am going to put a cheap license plate type camera for the other one and will probably power it from the backup lights.

I was a real PITA to run the wire on my camper, but it turned that when I pulled the bottom off the camper to get the wire thru I found a cross brace holding up the fresh water tank that was sagging badly .... So I reinforced it while I was at it and probably save a future disaster.

ICamel wrote:

What did you get(models?) Wireless or wired from camera to monitor?

Bob B wrote:

Finished installation of my rear view camera and pulled the boat behind it for the first time..... being able to see everything going on back there with the camera is NICE.

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Posted By: Kidoo on 09/19/16 08:55pm

Jon L wrote:

Put fore sale sign on it.

Did that two years ago, I regretted for a year or so. I now have a class A and if I ever go back to TC it will be a big one.

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Posted By: Bedlam on 09/19/16 09:27pm

Kidoo wrote:

Jon L wrote:

Put fore sale sign on it.

Did that two years ago, I regretted for a year or so. I now have a class A and if I ever go back to TC it will be a big one.

We're selling ours and going big... We cannot stop camping in ours to put it up for sale - Still have a week and a weekend booked with our AF811.

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Posted By: ICamel on 09/20/16 11:53am

Thank you! Much appreciated.

Bob B wrote:

I got a wired one .... I had read too many mixed review about the wireless ones.
Here is a link to the one I got. LINK

A couple things I like about this one is that it will take 3 inputs. I am going to add another at the bumper for assistance in hooking up the boat.....The other thing is that the power to the camera comes thru the cable ... on the camera that comes with it. There is a lead on the multiplexer connection that power the camera...So you can control the power from the cab of the truck instead of wiring it into running or backup lights. I just bought a cigarette lighter adapter that has a power switch on it and can light up the monitor and camera at the push of a button.
I am going to put a cheap license plate type camera for the other one and will probably power it from the backup lights.

I was a real PITA to run the wire on my camper, but it turned that when I pulled the bottom off the camper to get the wire thru I found a cross brace holding up the fresh water tank that was sagging badly .... So I reinforced it while I was at it and probably save a future disaster.

ICamel wrote:

What did you get(models?) Wireless or wired from camera to monitor?

Bob B wrote:

Finished installation of my rear view camera and pulled the boat behind it for the first time..... being able to see everything going on back there with the camera is NICE.

Posted By: anutami on 10/27/16 06:16pm

Sick of carrying bottled water around, installed 3 stage water filtration system

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Posted By: JoeChiOhki on 11/02/16 11:14pm

Prepped it for winter weather and packed in my dedicated work bench to protect it from the rainy winter weather.

Work on it will be slow for a while.

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Posted By: 92GreenYJ on 11/02/16 11:59pm

Sooooooo much wiring! Two 100 watt solar panels on the roof. MPPT controller mounted in the microwave cabinet. Pulled a **** ton of wires down from the roof thru the fridge vent. Wires for solar panels, led flood lights and wake tower speakers. Also routed the wiring from the charge controller down thru there and wires for the cabinet I sacrificed to be my AV cabinet. Ran two gauge from the front compartment back along the side rails and into the passenger side rear compartment where my second battery bank is going. 200 watt inverter, buss bars, power distribution blocks, circuit breakers, fat power fuses, two 4 way battery selector switches, 12 circuit fuse panel, the list goes on. Hope to get it pretty well buttoned up tomorrow as I have three days until it's maiden voyage.

Posted By: Rubiranch on 11/14/16 09:26am

Bob B wrote:

Finished installation of my rear view camera and pulled the boat behind it for the first time..... being able to see everything going on back there with the camera is NICE.

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I'm going to have one of these installed when I put my camper back on my truck in early spring.

I already have an in-dash TV but didn't want a camera hooked to it.

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I finished resealing, deep cleaning, sanitizing and winterizing my new to me camper yesterday.
I just need to get it covered up for the winter.

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