Towing w/out rear camera

just get a $69 rear view camera from walmart, etc .
bumpy

Buzzcut1 wrote:
I have been towing without a camera since day one of owning a TC. In fact I have never owned anything with a back up camera. The Truck and horse trailer combo that I use have been together since 2003 and it tracks perfectly behind the truck. The only change has been the addition of a 48" supertruss and a husky weight distributing hitch, I don't think the trailer knows the difference and it still tracks the same. I did add extensions to my side mirrors to see past the TC into the other lanes and I can spot the trailer fenders, I can also see through the camper and out the rear door that the large white wall of the trailer is still there. Total length of my rig is 57' and 17-18000 pounds (Truck, TC, Trailer, horses, gear),To tell you the truth when towing I better be driving defensively, looking ahead for hazards and stupid drivers doing dumb things in front, judging my potential escape routes to the sides using my mirrors, rather than looking at the trailer on a tiny lcd screen.

Buzzcut gets the cupie doll...lol. Seriously though Buzzcut is correct that you should concentrate on what is coming down the road at you rather than devote yourself to watching a trailer in a tiny screen that could, and would, distract you from safe driving.
I was a truck driver and have towed several trailers behind a pickup and the biggest concerns that I had about my trailers was when I felt something strange through the vehicle or I could see the trailer tracking to one side or another in my mirrors when it was supposed to be tracking straight.

Bill, I dont use a camera. I never had an issue, been towing rvs since 69'.
Been towing utilities behind tcs since 04. I had two flats on trailers but you can feel that through the hitch and frame of the truck and would probably not pick that up on a small 'not so clear' wireless unit.

I have been towing without a camera since day one of owning a TC. In fact I have never owned anything with a back up camera. The Truck and horse trailer combo that I use have been together since 2003 and it tracks perfectly behind the truck. The only change has been the addition of a 48" supertruss and a husky weight distributing hitch, I don't think the trailer knows the difference and it still tracks the same. I did add extensions to my side mirrors to see past the TC into the other lanes and I can spot the trailer fenders, I can also see through the camper and out the rear door that the large white wall of the trailer is still there. Total length of my rig is 57' and 17-18000 pounds (Truck, TC, Trailer, horses, gear),To tell you the truth when towing I better be driving defensively, looking ahead for hazards and stupid drivers doing dumb things in front, judging my potential escape routes to the sides using my mirrors, rather than looking at the trailer on a tiny lcd screen.

The screen on the i-ball camera is so small, i can't see how I'd enjoy using it.

Wireless cameras have been known to not get a very good signal when used on a truck with a camper on them.

I have a camera, but it only works as a back up camera. I would like a camera mounted on the back of my trailer though, only to see what's going on when I try to back up.