Wireless Back Up Camera on Trailer

I have a Furrion wireless on the back of my 31' TT. It was a little pricey from the dealer at nearly $400 but I went for it anyway. Looking back I probably wouldn't have bought it. It's ok but the screen is fairly small and the resolution doesn't produce a really sharp, clear image. I like being able to see if there is traffic backing up behind me, and sometimes it's helpful in backing.I guess it's a cool toy but not worth $400 in my opinion.

myredracer wrote:
Just got a Garmin 760LMT along with a BC-20 backup camera. DW seems to think I need a backup camera although she never drives the truck or backs up the TT. I think it's going to be a waste of time and money.

I don't know about other backup cameras, but the wireless transmitter is too far away and you need to buy their 30' long extension cable to mount the transmitter in the front of the trailer somewhere. I don't like the fact that there is no way or place to mount the camera without drilling into the exterior fiberglass wall. Then you need to run the cable somehow from the back to the front which I can do, but it's many hours of work. The cable and connectors are not outdoor/weatherproof rated. Then you have to get 12 volts to the wireless transmitter. Not sure if that should be via the TV's backup light power?

And if you manage to get the camera and wiring all installed, I have read of many reports of the image being washed out in the daylight and you can't see much, if anything. I am going to a temporary test setup before installing anything. Maybe some other brands of camera images are better than others? Not sure if dirt will accumulate on the lens also obscuring the image and if it needs periodic cleaning, you'll need a stepladder to get to it.

I've got the same unit. Here's what I did. I wired a power port to my back up lights under the rear of the truck, which powers the camera when I go in reverse obviously. I also wired a separate power wire coming from one of my upfitter switches. This is when my trailer is attached. I just unplug from the back up lights and plug in to the upfitter power. This way I can turn to camera on when I want. I have an extension running to the rear of my trailer. I just unplug the camera from the bumper plug where it's clipped to the license plate and plug it in at the rear of the trailer on it's plate. Works extremely well.

I have found this camera very clear and it has never washed out as you mentioned. It has been through car washes and rain storms and still works flawlessly.

Try it. You might just be pleased with it. I am. It hasn't accumulated any dirt really. I'll just wipe my finger across it on occasion if it's rained.

The whole setup took me about an hour to do. Takes about 30 seconds to swap the power plugs and move camera to trailer.

myredracer wrote:
Just got a Garmin 760LMT along with a BC-20 backup camera. DW seems to think I need a backup camera although she never drives the truck or backs up the TT. I think it's going to be a waste of time and money.

I don't know about other backup cameras, but the wireless transmitter is too far away and you need to buy their 30' long extension cable to mount the transmitter in the front of the trailer somewhere. I don't like the fact that there is no way or place to mount the camera without drilling into the exterior fiberglass wall. Then you need to run the cable somehow from the back to the front which I can do, but it's many hours of work. The cable and connectors are not outdoor/weatherproof rated. Then you have to get 12 volts to the wireless transmitter. Not sure if that should be via the TV's backup light power?

And if you manage to get the camera and wiring all installed, I have read of many reports of the image being washed out in the daylight and you can't see much, if anything. I am going to a temporary test setup before installing anything. Maybe some other brands of camera images are better than others? Not sure if dirt will accumulate on the lens also obscuring the image and if it needs periodic cleaning, you'll need a stepladder to get to it.

:) Hi, I have this same unit. At first I mounted the camera on my license plate. I mounted the transmitter in my left tail light housing and connected the wires to my running lights. This didn't work well. I now have my transmitter mounted on the front of my trailer with two sided tape. My kit came with the 50' extension cable. I ran this cable to the back of my trailer through a flexible conduit that I ran for my home made generator outlet. For a power source, I added a two wire connector and plug it into my Battery Tender connector, at the battery box. Now it gets a good signal. Note: I used shrink tubing for the (non weather proof) cable connections.

My truck has a built-in back-up camera and I use a Garmin GPS; I didn't want a separate back up screen for my trailer. And I didn't want to tap into my truck wiring either.

I have a Garmin Nuvi that uses a bluetooth camera. I am thinking of getting one for the trailers, but dont think I actually need one.

I have had the VOYAGER system to monitor my ATV's or RZR when we double tow for several years now. My 5th wheel is 38' and the system is wireless with no problems. It works great and I would definitely recommend it.

Muddydogs wrote:
I have a wired camera on my trailer, spend under $50 on the parts from Amazon. System has been working great for 2 years. I tried a wireless camera just on my truck but could never get a reliable signal so I went with a wired system and did my trailer at the same time.

Would you mind listing what you used? I'm interested.

I have a wired camera on my trailer, spend under $50 on the parts from Amazon. System has been working great for 2 years. I tried a wireless camera just on my truck but could never get a reliable signal so I went with a wired system and did my trailer at the same time.

For anyone simply wanting a camera on the back of their vehicle (for hooking up) and not wanting to spend money, if you get a long OTG (on the go) cable, you can plug it into your Android tablet or phone and then plug the other end into any old point-and-shoot digital camera (like the one you don't use anymore that's collecting dust in the kitchen drawer), and it will show whatever the camera is pointing at on your Android device screen. It's a really cheap and easy way to get a hook-up camera for just the cost of the cable.

Just got a Garmin 760LMT along with a BC-20 backup camera. DW seems to think I need a backup camera although she never drives the truck or backs up the TT. I think it's going to be a waste of time and money.

I don't know about other backup cameras, but the wireless transmitter is too far away and you need to buy their 30' long extension cable to mount the transmitter in the front of the trailer somewhere. I don't like the fact that there is no way or place to mount the camera without drilling into the exterior fiberglass wall. Then you need to run the cable somehow from the back to the front which I can do, but it's many hours of work. The cable and connectors are not outdoor/weatherproof rated. Then you have to get 12 volts to the wireless transmitter. Not sure if that should be via the TV's backup light power?

And if you manage to get the camera and wiring all installed, I have read of many reports of the image being washed out in the daylight and you can't see much, if anything. I am going to a temporary test setup before installing anything. Maybe some other brands of camera images are better than others? Not sure if dirt will accumulate on the lens also obscuring the image and if it needs periodic cleaning, you'll need a stepladder to get to it.

I have an older wired VR2 I bought years ago. I lengthened the wire and mounted it in the rear of the trailer. I put the small monitor right next to my rear view mirror. It has worked great for he last 5 years!