While I have a security system at home, I often worry about my rig and my site when I'm fishing or cruising the twisties on my bike. And who hasn't had firewood or lanterns lifted while you're away? Well I've been researching this in the context of mobility, ease of use and options, and I found a system that is completely wireless, the cameras report to a hub device up to 1000 feet away and can be monitored be a pro central station if you cannot respond. It detects motion and sends you a clip immediately. If you need you can request a law enforcement dispatch or you can ignor it or take care of your own business. A cool feature for us RVers is that you can change your address location right through the app. It's not a traditional DVR but just sends short clips over cellular. I'm thinking it could be handy too for alerting on deer or elk that may wander my way! Check out Dragonflyknows on the web or YouTube. There are a few sources but www.dragonflyknows.com is what I used. There was no contract or sales call, it's all on line.

Never had anything but an iphone stolen at the campground and unfortunately knew who did it. Honestly not sure if I'd care if someone stole firewood from me. Annoying but not enough to spend time checking a CCTV app or TV. Thanks for the thought though:).

Just ordered a cheap tablet for the Mother in Law. Might order another for me. It comes with Lte or 3g. I'm thinking dog monitor while we grab a bite to eat. Rv monitor while we are away. I already have an Android app for some old Androids around the house on WiFi. The Alfred app has motion detection that can be remotely enabled. I would likely disable all the background stuff like Google Drive and any included crapware.TangaAlfred on Android

rk911 wrote:twisties??Twisty and turny roads that are fun on a motorcycle, or sports car.

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fj12ryder
Explorer III
Aug 05, 2016
"And who hasn't had firewood or lanterns lifted while you're away?"

I haven't. I never give it a second thought.
Tyler0215
Explorer
Aug 05, 2016
Another example of enjoying the beautiful outdoors, staring at your iphone.
rk911
Explorer
Aug 05, 2016
no offense intended but this serms to bd a solution in search of a problem.
jnharley
Explorer
Aug 05, 2016
Sounds like a system that requires an Internet connection and that is a rare thing in a campground. How much data does it use?
Dtank
Explorer
Aug 06, 2016
NSP-Biker wrote:
Twisties...

"Twisties" no link - so just Google "Tail of the Dragon" for lots of videos of/for....

"America's number one sports car or M/C road".

318 curves in 11 miles.

US 129, Deals Gap, NC.

However, some of "us" prefer our twisties on dirt roads - or NO roads!

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NSP-Biker
Explorer
Aug 06, 2016
jnharley wrote:
Sounds like a system that requires an Internet connection and that is a rare thing in a campground. How much data does it use?

Cellular, I think like 75k per clip.
Dakzuki
Explorer
Aug 07, 2016
A camera tells you what the perp looked like so you can tell the authorities what the perp looked like and you most likely won't get your stuff back anyway or get the perp busted as it's small time theft, nor will the perp get any real punishment if caught. Best bet is to secure your stuff. Most campground thefts are from folks cruising through grabbing stuff to make a quick buck to turn into quick cash and are not around to be confronted after the fact. The same people hit cars at trailheads. I would advise getting an alarm.
trikepilot
Explorer
Aug 08, 2016
In my experience, things don't get stolen when we go RVing, they get lost.

I have had my home burglarized once in 40 years and when the cops caught the guys two days later everything was already fenced. I was told by the detectives that a home security camera might help with identifying the burglars but would never help in returning my property to me.

Be well insured. Don't leave expensive stuff lying around. Don't sweat the small stuff.
braindead0
Explorer
Aug 08, 2016
I don't leave anything valuable at camp... never had anything stolen either.

I think in this day where tablets, expensive phones and the like are common.. may find that there are more scoundrels cruising campgrounds to steal these easy to flip/portable/pricey items.

We boondock a lot, nobody around for dozens of miles. If some yahoo were to happen on our campsite while we're out rockhounding...they'll find nothing worth stealing.....
2gypsies1
Explorer III
Aug 09, 2016
We full-timed and traveled constantly for 16 years. We stayed mainly in public parks and boondocked in awesome spots miles from anything. We were never concerned about theft and never had anything stolen. Of course, we wouldn't leave expensive things outside if gone for the day.

If you're so concerned it might be because of the places you stay. We couldn't stand being paranoid about everything and everyone.

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