Back up camera

Cheaper is better??? My Furrion Observation camera works very well.

Not saying cheaper is better... I can't see spending $300 on a backup camera that's all...

I tried a $100 wireless and didn't work very well. I think $300 not a bad price.

My Furrion Observation camera also works very well. Mind you, an observation camera is NOT the same as a back-up camera.

Back-up cameras come on when the TV is placed in reverse.
Observation cameras are on all the time....mine also needs the TV's running lights to be turned on first.

My $100 wired camera and monitor work great. Bought off Amazon and I ran the wire from my ladder (where the camera is) down and under the belly of the 5th to the pin and into my truck cab. I just unplug when at the campground and can use the monitor and wire for my TC when I have that (which has the same camera mounted). I know this doesn't help the OP because he has one already wired but it may help another trailer owner.

I have this one installed on my 32.5' travel trailer...

Yuwei Rear Observation Camera

It was easy to install using the wiring that had been pre-installed for a Furrion system but is less than half the cost. The unit as a wide field of vision (~120°) and during a two hour trip at highway speeds (60mph) there were two signal drops that lasted about 1 second each. Other than that it has functioned flawlessly with good video picture quality.

2edgesword wrote:
I have this one installed on my 32.5' travel trailer...

Yuwei Rear Observation Camera

It was easy to install using the wiring that had been pre-installed for a Furrion system but is less than half the cost. The unit as a wide field of vision (~120°) and during a two hour trip at highway speeds (60mph) there were two signal drops that lasted about 1 second each. Other than that it has functioned flawlessly with good video picture quality.

Did you have to do any splicing or did it just plug into the existing furrion plug?

wickedstang03 wrote:

2edgesword wrote:
I have this one installed on my 32.5' travel trailer...

Yuwei Rear Observation Camera

It was easy to install using the wiring that had been pre-installed for a Furrion system but is less than half the cost. The unit as a wide field of vision (~120°) and during a two hour trip at highway speeds (60mph) there were two signal drops that lasted about 1 second each. Other than that it has functioned flawlessly with good video picture quality.

Did you have to do any splicing or did it just plug into the existing furrion plug?

I had to cut off the power plug designed for the Furrion system, strip the insulation off the wires and splice them to the wires on the Yuwei camera. There is a lot of extra wire length so cut off as much as you can and still have a length of wire you can work with. The more wire left over the more wire you have to shove back into the small hole in the trailer and there is not a lot of room for it.

You'll also have to drill some mounting holes for the camera. Just be careful about what's behind the area where you're drilling so you don't nick any wires.

Mounting the camera took 30 minutes or so including adding dicor sealant around the holes and mounting bracket.

I'm not sure but I would think a Furrion plug would not fit another brand. Anyway, at least you have a power source if you get a different brand.

My wife has been wanting me to get an observation/backup camera for our fifth wheel ever since we got rid of the motorhome in 2012. My Ford has the camera towing system but didn't come with the backup camera for the trailer. After looking at it closely to get it and a conversion kit to be able to hook it up inside the bed I would be spending close to $600 to have a camera that only worked in reverse.

I'm going to try one of the cheaper wireless models like 2edgesword suggested. If it doesn't work I'll send it back to Amazon and move up in price till I find one that does.

Splashers3 wrote:
My Furrion Observation camera also works very well. Mind you, an observation camera is NOT the same as a back-up camera.

Back-up cameras come on when the TV is placed in reverse.
Observation cameras are on all the time....mine also needs the TV's running lights to be turned on first.

How does the furrion work... Does only come on with clearance lights or is it on all the time... Does it drain the battery when unhooked from tow vehicle and parked say in storage?