Traveling from WI to MA with new TT!! HELP!!

TracysCampWI wrote:
My husband is installing a camera on the back of the camper this weekend. Any suggestions on which camera to get?

Although some trailer owners do think having a rear view camera is worthwhile I found the angle of view so wide that it's difficult to get a true perspective of just how far behind the next vehicle really is ... one moment it seems to be way behind, the next moment it's right on top of you and passing, sometimes scaring the living daylights out of you, especially if it happens to pass on the right hand side. :E IMO the danger is that your eyes are too focused on the monitor rather than on the road ahead and the road behind (via your mirrors), which is where they should be focused. My advice therefore would be to ensure your TV is equipped with proper tow mirrors (factory preferably) and USE them rather than rely on a camera system that will only distract your attention.

If you're still nevertheless stuck on the idea of a rear view camera I wouldn't install one at all but instead recommend a portable system such as the Swift Hitch SH02 which I own myself. Both the transmitter / camera unit and the receiver / monitor unit are each self powered with rechargeable batteries so there's no installation required ... simply mount each unit most convenient to you and begin using it. Yes, the monitor is probably too small for rear view monitoring but the monitor unit does have a video output that can be plugged into a larger monitor if you wish. I've had mine (5 pics start here) for a year now and wouldn't be without it even though I use it only for hitching up. :B