Best security cameras for travel trailer?

I think you need to get the hotspot situation solved first. Once that is solved, the security cameras can pretty much be anything you want. Try looking at visible.com and their "party plan". From what I understand you can own all the phones on the party plan, that would include a dedicated line for your security system. Something that you might be interested in. They claim to have an unlimited data plan with no throttling which is hard to find for a reasonable price.

Have you considered finding a new apartment an hr to hr and half away from your work location? Since you were paying for an apartment anyway,s finding a place located further away from the city might make for much better living arrangements when you do need to show up at the work location.

You often can trade higher rent in bad locations for lower rent when you are further away from a large city. This also weeds out a lot of the issues you have run into. Yes, this does mean you will have a long commute, but once you find a remote place to live that is quieter then you will understand.

Done the same thing myself, bought a home in a rural area an hr away from the largest city near me in the next county beside it. Housing cost much less, taxes much less, better school district. It is nice to be able to leave doors unlocked all day (and even all night by accident more than once) and never have to worry about someone barging in. I lived in that large city near me for two yrs to finish a degree, wasn't good back then, hasn't improved any now over 30 yrs later. After finishing the degree, worked a job there for 5 yrs before the company moved out of that city and headed to my same county that I moved to..

Remote cameras are just a temporary bandaid for a short term solution which allows you to watch helplessly while someone takes or vandalizes your property.

Then there is the ongoing cost of remote Internet access for the camera to have Internet data, figure at a min $60-$100 per month.. Add that on top of the popular camera systems like Ring that have a subscription based products that you must pay monthly subscription fee forever to keep it working.

You could roll your own camera/DVR system, HF sells a few of those for $250 or less with HD cameras but once again, Internet data connection is required if you want to have live stream remote access and when things goes sideways, you will be far away from the trailer to be of any help.

Looking at a camera/DVR for myself, but not for "homeless or bad" people, but since living in my home, had three different drunk drivers drive off the road and on to my property.. House has been hit twice and on the third time the vehicle rolled onto it's side and stop inches short of the house. I personally caught all three but the last one (most recent) one person fled and ran down the road so I was only able to catch one of two and the one left behind lied to the officer stating no one else was with them at the time of accident.. I had no evidence so they got first time offense slap on wrist and fine.

LMHS wrote:
I think you need to get the hotspot situation solved first. Once that is solved, the security cameras can pretty much be anything you want. Try looking at visible.com and their "party plan". From what I understand you can own all the phones on the party plan, that would include a dedicated line for your security system. Something that you might be interested in. They claim to have an unlimited data plan with no throttling which is hard to find for a reasonable price.

Just dont plan on connecting anything else to it. Visible does not state this in their material or website, but you can only connect one device at a time to their phones.
I bought a phone just for the RV, was only going to use it for a tv and laptop. I have to unplug the Roku tv when I want to connect the laptop, which is a pain when you consider how it is installed.

Nomadic Fanatic uses security cameras on his rv to keep an eye on his pets while away, people who may walk by or near his rv at night, and overall security.

He can see what's happening via his cellphone while away and can check his flat screen when he thinks something may be happening outside.

Installing 8 Camera Mobile Security System on RV

In 30 years of RV'ing I have never had the need for a security camera.

If our that worried I would stay home.

If your parking location when not used is not secure then find another place.

What about Google Nest. Is it good?

liamricci wrote:
What about Google Nest. Is it good?

I didn't try it by myself, but when I was looking for a camera, I read much about Nest. Its main competitor is Arlo, I guess. And I ended up addressing arlo customer service via this source https://arlo.pissedconsumer.com/customer-service.html and choosing the Arlo Ultra camera because of the 4K video resolution, color night mode, and flexible power options. It also has an integrated spotlight and the whole thing is powered with a rechargeable battery pack. I didn't regret that decision.

Just checked arlo pricing. I think i'll go the insurance route!

wanderingaimlessly wrote:

LMHS wrote:
Try looking at visible.com and their "party plan".

Just dont plan on connecting anything else to it. Visible does not state this in their material or website, but you can only connect one device at a time to their phones.

To use the Visible cellphone as a hotspot with multiple devices, you need to use a router. I use a router. My laptop connects to the router. The Firestick connects to the router. When at home, my cellphone defaults to the router. The Switch connects to the router. The printer connects to the router. Etc. The router connects to the phone which sits on a charging pad (came with the phone)


Visible no longer has the "party" plan. It's now $30/mo for the cheapest plan. The cheapest cell phone I could find to use as a hotspot was $100 (Visible Midnight).

I bought a Beryl router https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08MKZXGBY/
I used a someone else's information to set up the router and phone https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jKLcBfdChCghgdHYS7ieGGhlUBfj7qFtSwHvZKb913Q/edit#heading=h.75pz4omwd9ny

I downloaded the document and opened it to edit. I saved all the settings in the document that applied to the phone that I used. This way I can set it up again if I need to. I also changed the sequence in the set up slightly (dim the phone AFTER you get it all set up otherwise you can't see the screen).

Just another option.