Hi,I'm looking for a rearview camera for the back of my 27' Travelstar 239TBS. I'm not looking for a hitch up camera, nor exclusively a backup camera but on that is always powered on while I'm driving down the highway... so not just hooking into a reverse lights circuit. I would like to see who is tailgating me while on the highway, as well as for backing up (but not necessarily to hitch... I could add a second camera for that if such a system would allow....)An internet search brings up a TON of stuff for hitching, and backing up only. Also, I don't want to make any modifications on the tow vehicle, or void any warranties on the trailer! Thanks for any help.

my added on back up cameras could be wired any way you wanted them. there was a warning about having it switched since the lifetime was limited if left on all the time.bumpy

Order the backup camera of your choice, then power it differently. An easy way to do it would be to grab power from a marker light but then your lights must always be on. Or you could pull a dedicated power source to the back of the trailer. The only difference is how you wire/power it.

OK, but are there any cameras that are battery powered? I'd prefer a solution that doesn't puncture into my RV (drilled holes, screws, etc.getting at a running light seems like it would necessitate cracking the sealant.

poguelife wrote:OK, but are there any cameras that are battery powered?Sure, a Swift Hitch SH02. I've got one, use it for hitching up, but having experimented with another wireless camera system that I previously owned for looking at traffic behind the trailer I suspect you'd be disappointed. Most of these cameras have a pretty wide angle of view so when looking back they don't really give you the perspective you need to judge how far back that next vehicle may be ... one moment it seems way back, next moment that same vehicle is right on top of you. :E Waste of time IMO.

SoundGuy wrote:Most of these cameras have a pretty wide angle of view so when looking back they don't really give you the perspective you need to judge how far back that next vehicle may be ... one moment it seems way back, next moment that same vehicle is right on top of you. Agreed. Although I'm glad I have my camera on all of the time. Takes some of the stress of lane changes away.One other thought is that I've noticed mine, at night, gets washed out to almost complete uselessness with the headlights.

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Bumpyroad
Explorer
May 12, 2015
I rigged up a baby monitor that had both halves battery powered. added it on the toad, but the picture was reversed. a little disconcerting to look at it and see vehicles passing me on the right when I was in the right lane. somebody here identified two wires that could be switched in the monitor to set the picture straight but I never bothered.
bumpy
_tpc_
Explorer
May 12, 2015
What if you attached the camera way up high facing down?
pconroy328
Explorer
May 12, 2015
SoundGuy wrote:
Most of these cameras have a pretty wide angle of view so when looking back they don't really give you the perspective you need to judge how far back that next vehicle may be ... one moment it seems way back, next moment that same vehicle is right on top of you.

Agreed. Although I'm glad I have my camera on all of the time. Takes some of the stress of lane changes away.

One other thought is that I've noticed mine, at night, gets washed out to almost complete uselessness with the headlights.
SoundGuy
Explorer
May 12, 2015
poguelife wrote:
OK, but are there any cameras that are battery powered?

Sure, a Swift Hitch SH02. I've got one, use it for hitching up, but having experimented with another wireless camera system that I previously owned for looking at traffic behind the trailer I suspect you'd be disappointed. Most of these cameras have a pretty wide angle of view so when looking back they don't really give you the perspective you need to judge how far back that next vehicle may be ... one moment it seems way back, next moment that same vehicle is right on top of you. :E Waste of time IMO.
poguelife
Explorer
May 12, 2015
OK,
but are there any cameras that are battery powered? I'd prefer a solution that doesn't puncture into my RV (drilled holes, screws, etc.
getting at a running light seems like it would necessitate cracking the sealant.
boogie_4wheel
Explorer
May 12, 2015
Order the backup camera of your choice, then power it differently. An easy way to do it would be to grab power from a marker light but then your lights must always be on. Or you could pull a dedicated power source to the back of the trailer. The only difference is how you wire/power it.
Bumpyroad
Explorer
May 12, 2015
my added on back up cameras could be wired any way you wanted them. there was a warning about having it switched since the lifetime was limited if left on all the time.
bumpy

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