Backup camera location ?

No, it's not about the the method of mounting, it was more about the location. I'm just considering scenarios.

Where do the RV makers put them?

I am more likely to clean off the roof air on a tree than i am to back into something.

hertfordnc wrote:
Yeah, the 50 year old Revcon sits in the yard. Our post-pandemic escape plan called something easier to manage. We got an Excursion and a Shamrock.

so, i'm guessing the Shamrock doesn't have the camera prep, since you're asking about different locations for the camera.
my 2016 TT didn't have the camera prep so i used took out the rear center clearance light and used the hole and the wiring to mount and power my wireless rear observation camera.
my system has a 7" monitor and we just got back from a 2 month 3000+ mile trip and the system worked great.
i didn't hookup the backup wire since i wanted the camera on all the time, not just for backing up.

Hard to find an Excursion in SoCal in decent condition. Last built in 2005?

Yeah, the 50 year old Revcon sits in the yard. Our post-pandemic escape plan called something easier to manage. We got an Excursion and a Shamrock.

hertfordnc wrote:
Just bought a two camera system for Truck and trailer.

Never had a backup camera except the occasional rental car.

I'm considering locations.

The scenario is backing into a tight camp site late after a long day when a lot of things went wrong, that's when you make a mistake.

Should
i put it on the roof? I worry more about trees than anything else. WIll i lose too much ground visibility? In the middle? Down on the bumper?

THanks

I'm confused. You posted this in the Hybrid forum, yet your signature shows a class A Revcon Motorhome. :h

What trailer are you talking about? Which camera system are you talking about?
Sounds like the trailer has no camera prep.

My trailer has a slot for Furion back up camera. But Furion is pricey.

I bought a cheaper one and placed it on that Furion slot with some mods.

It is sited near the roof.

There is a logic for that for the wider view, like when you are driving, but I have to have it focused downward so I'll have a perspective of the back of my trailer seeing it's backside and the center that I marked with small American flag. Works like a charm even for a newbie in maneuvering trailer like me.

I put mine about 3/4 of the way up the back. Mine had had markers to let you know how many feet you could back up (lines).