Has anyone used Spotter Cones?

Deb55

We're new to towing. We've been trying to figure out a good way to mark the narrow part of our driveway where our Tab 400 will be parked, and also find a way to make backing into a small campsite easier. I found a product online called Spotter Cones, which have rechargeable lights and a laser sensor to help guide you and tell you when to stop. Has anyone used these? They don't give you a price online - - you have to call them. I'd rather not get a sales pitch without hearing someone's review first if possible. Alternatively, does anyone use just plain orange traffic cones for guidance? Thanks! 

pthomas745

I've used everything from a rock to a pair of rolled up socks. The most used items, though, are the bright yellow chocks or the red lego blocks.  I'm going to use the chock almost immediately, anyway, after I stop the trailer.  I don't carry many "single use items."

ScottG

Some T@bbers carry cones to guide them while backing into campsites. I think I first heard about this from @Verna.

I haven't tried it but it sounds like a good idea and I may give it a try. Much better than arguing with your spouse...  ;-)

ADRawli

@pthomas745. Had to chuckle... rocks, socks, chocks, and blocks.  Have you tried locks or wood stocks?  😀

klenger

Or just back up till it sounds really expensive :(

ScottG

klenger said:

Or just back up till it sounds really expensive :(

Yeah, I almost did that my first season. Real easy site to back into, but I lost track of the tree directly behind me. Fortunately a watchful friend sounded the alarm!  :-0

Verna

Yes, there was a teardrop owner who used cones to guide her into her campsites. It worked for her. 

At night, I put two of the bright LED lights from Harbor Freight on the ground facing each other about 5’ from where I want the tires to be even with, but angled so I can see them in my mirrors. It really works well, and actually makes it almost as easy as backing up in the daylight. 

Homebodyatheart

In the dark I’ve used a lamp or flashlight on the drivers side at the corner I want to end up at. It works well! (And my thanks to @Verna!)

pthomas745

@ADRawli I didn't notice I'd done that!  I could have made a Dr. Seuss paragraph with all of that.....

kaylevine1

spotter cones $19.95 for bag of 50 you can get a variety of colors or all one color I would get the bright orange or yellow-sounds like a good idea-I've just been putting whatever I had handy to grab but they look nice n bright and easy to see

kaylevine1

when I back up into the driveway at my house I like to put something near the overhand to make sure i'm not too close to the house-but would be good idea to put some on other side too as sometimes I have gone off into the grass

Deb55

kaylevine1 said:

spotter cones $19.95 for bag of 50 you can get a variety of colors or all one color I would get the bright orange or yellow-sounds like a good idea-I've just been putting whatever I had handy to grab but they look nice n bright and easy to see

The Spotter Cones I saw online were some kind of fancy cones with rechargeable lights and laser sensors. They would flash once you were fully backed into your space, and at night the lasers made a bright lane for you to follow. They only come as a pair. You have to call the company for a price quote, which makes me suspicious, but they still sounded like a good idea. We'll probably get some cones that I saw on Amazon.com that can collapse flat for storage. I'm sure they're cheaper! 

Deb55

This is what I was talking about...https://spottercone.com/

VictoriaP

Deb55 said:

kaylevine1 said:

spotter cones $19.95 for bag of 50 you can get a variety of colors or all one color I would get the bright orange or yellow-sounds like a good idea-I've just been putting whatever I had handy to grab but they look nice n bright and easy to see

The Spotter Cones I saw online were some kind of fancy cones with rechargeable lights and laser sensors. They would flash once you were fully backed into your space, and at night the lasers made a bright lane for you to follow. They only come as a pair. You have to call the company for a price quote, which makes me suspicious, but they still sounded like a good idea. We'll probably get some cones that I saw on Amazon.com that can collapse flat for storage. I'm sure they're cheaper! 

I’d go with the ones you found on Amazon + a couple of the lights Verna uses for those times when you arrive at night. 

The lasers forming a lane are a brilliant idea, but with no price on the web and basically no info out there besides their own website? I’m just not impressed with a so called “business” that can’t even do e-commerce properly in this day and age...if they can’t manage a simple site plugin for a basic web shopping cart, I don’t have much faith in their device tech, fulfillment process, or support after purchase.

Luckyj

pthomas745 said:

I've used everything from a rock to a pair of rolled up socks. The most used items, though, are the bright yellow chocks or the red lego blocks.  I'm going to use the chock almost immediately, anyway, after I stop the trailer.  I don't carry many "single use items."

Are you saying that you leave plastic lego block that will not decompose in tye ground at your campsite.  

Is it my understanding of single use and lego blocks??

Deb55

I think what pthomas745 meant was that he or she used the "Lego" leveling blocks as a guide for backing up  and didn't carry items in the trailer that are only used for one purpose, like traffic cones. Not that plastic was being left behind in the ground at the campsite!