Back up camera for hitching to my TT ??

I use a cheap ebay license plate mount backup camera that is wired to my Edge monitor that I have on my truck. They work great together. You can pickup cheap wired backup camera's and monitors online that would work well.

spoon059 wrote:

I would suggest you get one that mounts up higher and looks DOWN upon the hitch ball. My FIL has the iball camera and seems to like it. Its magnetic, so he slaps it on the tailgate of the truck or the jack of the trailer and looks down upon it. Hitches up easy.

The iball is wireless and magnetic. Really easy to toss on the truck when you need it and throw it in the glove box when you don't. I've been meaning to borrow it from him and try putting it on the back of the camper so I can see behind me when backing into a site. Haven't remembered to ask yet.

That's what I have, the IBall camera. I slap it on the back of the TV when hitching up, and I slap it on the bumper of the TT when backing into a site. The only issue is that depending on the angle I have to turn when backing up, sometimes the signal comes and goes when it has to send through the TT. I don't know if it is distance, or just interference with the big hunk of metal/wood/plastic/etc that is causing the issues. I still can see good enough to not back into a tree (or campground utilities).

DutchmenSport wrote:
My new truck (2014 model) came with a built in back-up camera. The image appears in the rear view mirror when shifting in reverse. At first I thought, "Wahoo!" when I learned it came with a back-up camera.

Then I started using it. Well, I got the truck in April, and its now August, and we've been on several trips this year, some long, some short. And you know what?????.....

I still can't hitch up by using the back-up camera! The angle of the camera throws off the view between the trailer tongue coupler and the ball of the hitch. When they are directly in place, the back-up camera makes them look like they are still a foot apart. You'd think I'd finally get use it and just like a Kentucky riffle, would use "Kentucky Windage" to adjust my sites! But even with that, the more I try, the more I'm "off".

So, although the camera is nice to get a feel for what's back there, as far as hitching?.... I still get out a dozen times and check! No shortcuts!

Unfortunately, I cannot move the camera to a more usable location. Hope whatever you end up with has a better angle.

Where is the camera mounted on your truck ?

I have an aftermarket camera that mounts the same way the OEM one would on the Tundra. It is AMAZING. I can be surgical when I back up. Hooking up to the trailer is very simple. I was at the lake 3 years ago and 2 old guys were watching me back up to the hitch, they were STUNNED when I backed up perfectly the first time.

After I dropped the trailer and was putting on the WDH bars one of them came up to me. They were both retired truckers and were amazed at how good this "kid" backed up. I wanted to just take the compliment and drive away, but I had to fess up to the camera.

I would suggest you get one that mounts up higher and looks DOWN upon the hitch ball. My FIL has the iball camera and seems to like it. Its magnetic, so he slaps it on the tailgate of the truck or the jack of the trailer and looks down upon it. Hitches up easy.

The iball is wireless and magnetic. Really easy to toss on the truck when you need it and throw it in the glove box when you don't. I've been meaning to borrow it from him and try putting it on the back of the camper so I can see behind me when backing into a site. Haven't remembered to ask yet.

My new truck (2014 model) came with a built in back-up camera. The image appears in the rear view mirror when shifting in reverse. At first I thought, "Wahoo!" when I learned it came with a back-up camera.

Then I started using it. Well, I got the truck in April, and its now August, and we've been on several trips this year, some long, some short. And you know what?????.....

I still can't hitch up by using the back-up camera! The angle of the camera throws off the view between the trailer tongue coupler and the ball of the hitch. When they are directly in place, the back-up camera makes them look like they are still a foot apart. You'd think I'd finally get use it and just like a Kentucky riffle, would use "Kentucky Windage" to adjust my sites! But even with that, the more I try, the more I'm "off".

So, although the camera is nice to get a feel for what's back there, as far as hitching?.... I still get out a dozen times and check! No shortcuts!

Unfortunately, I cannot move the camera to a more usable location. Hope whatever you end up with has a better angle.

swift hitch

Can be used in other places, too.

I bought my plate mounted camera from Auto Zone last year, works great and got it for $99.

Oh, its wireless too.