Dual camera setup advice

crazyro wrote:

handye9 wrote:
I've found it just as easy to plug in the cameras as needed. I wired the truck with a plug in the bed, made a bracket (with a camera mounted) that slips onto the license plate, and wired the trailer with camera on the rear. I figured the hitching camera was not much use, once the trailer was hooked up, and less distraction if there isn't a second view to be looking at.

My monitor (like this ) is capable of switching between two video inputs, but, I don't use that function.

I've thought about doing the same thing instead of buying an extra camera and running another set of wires into cab. Do you mind posting pics of your license plate mount? That is my biggest hangup at this time - being able to grab camera from rear of TV and onto rear of TT.

My system is not set up for multiple cameras operating at same time. The monitor is capable, but, I only ran wires to run one camera. Figured switching camera views would be to distracting while driving. I have a camera permanently mounted on back of the trailer (it is wired separately) and one mounted on a piece of aluminum (bent to sit on the bumper and catches the license plate just enough to keep from falling off) for hitching up. Once the trailer coupler is sitting on the ball, I unplug that camera and put it away. Then plug in wires from the trailer camera. The hitch up camera needed to be portable because, I also used it in bed of the truck for loading a truck camper, and for hitching up a utility trailer with the TC loaded up. Had a camera permanently mounted on the TC also.

I wired the truck, from cab to tailgate, with power and video cable that I plug or unplug whichever camera I need to operate.

Sorry, don't have picture of the hitch up camera.