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Towing Mirrors vs Backup camera

fay_andersonfay_anderson Member Posts: 22
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I really don’t like not seeing traffic behind me when towing and wondering what other people are using, if anything? Do extended mirrors help see traffic behind you? I’m trying to decide whether to go the back up camera route or if the mirrors would be good enough. 
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  • Mistydawn123Mistydawn123 Member Posts: 2
    Never had a rear camera so I can't say but have always had extended tow mirrors which work great. 
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  • TourDeForthTourDeForth Member Posts: 68
    edited May 22
    I just added a wireless camera to my Tab 320 and have the monitor on my windshield. I got it for your exact same reason, I just didn’t like not being able to see what is going on behind me. It’s worked out well once I got the WiFi antennas placed to reduce the video drop outs. It works well at night too. An added bonus is the camera is on a magnetic mount so I can move it to anywhere and use it for watching from the side as I back up, etc. also I can use it as a security camera at night while camping. 

    I picked up an RV wireless camera from a Loves Travel Stop it was half price and hard to resist. It’s not available anymore and is not the best but for $150 it was worth the risk. 
    2023 T@B 320s Boondock, 2013 Toyota Tacoma TRD 4x4
    John, Northern California
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  • gkreitzburggkreitzburg Member Posts: 43
    This one has been working for us for the last 2 years on a t@b400 -- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075RZL2NG?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_4
    2023 T@B 400 Boondock
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  • AnOldURAnOldUR Member Posts: 1,515
    We use both and would feel a little lost without them. You can never have too much visibility.
    Stockton, New Jersey
    2020 nuCamp T@B 320S * Jeep Wrangler
    (47,171 towing miles through the end of 2024)
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  • fay_andersonfay_anderson Member Posts: 22
    gkreitzburg said:
    This one has been working for us for the last 2 years on a t@b400 -- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075RZL2NG?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_4
    Looks like you drill and screw the camera directly to the camper. I’m curious where you mounted it and what is the material you were screwing into. Directly into the camper skin or into the framing?
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  • fay_andersonfay_anderson Member Posts: 22
    TourDeForth said:
    I just added a wireless camera to my Tab 320 and have the monitor on my windshield. I got it for your exact same reason, I just didn’t like not being able to see what is going on behind me. It’s worked out well once I got the WiFi antennas placed to reduce the video drop outs. It works well at night too. An added bonus is the camera is on a magnetic mount so I can move it to anywhere and use it for watching from the side as I back up, etc. also I can use it as a security camera at night while camping. 

    I picked up an RV wireless camera from a Loves Travel Stop it was half price and hard to resist. It’s not available anymore and is not the best but for $150 it was worth the risk. 



    DSW Adventures on YouTube did a similar thing on his Tab 320 and it looked like a good option. When you said WiFi signal did you mean Bluetooth? 
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  • TourDeForthTourDeForth Member Posts: 68
    edited May 22
    I got the idea from DSW Adventures, I bought the exact same camera because I happened to stumble on it at a Loves Travel Stop. My apologies to him for not crediting him. I enjoy his you tube videos. It’s Wireless and uses 2.4ghz like your home wifi network. (He has since replaced it with a better camera.)
    2023 T@B 320s Boondock, 2013 Toyota Tacoma TRD 4x4
    John, Northern California
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  • CherokeeCherokee Member Posts: 309
    After several years of pulling my 320 T@B across this country, I finely found a simple, inexpensive and easy solution to rear view: the  Auto-Vox Solar1 PRO-XG Wireless back up Camera! Stainless steel bolts and cap nuts were all that were required to hold it on. For Set-up: I had to flip the camera to work with the lower license plate holes - just Enter the menu, you will see the M/U Control, press M button, press up or bottom to select the Upside image, press M button to confirm it. It was that simple. The range between the trailer license plate and TV dash board exceeds the advertised 35'. This makes it a sure thing pulling a T@B! We tested it on a long weekend and it performed beyond my expectations.





    TV:2019 Nissan Frontier PRO-4X With an Old Man Emu lift
    Trailer: 2019 T@B 320 Boondock with a Lock&Roll Coupler & Jack-e-up
    Custom fabricated metal bottom cladding
    California, USA
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  • fay_andersonfay_anderson Member Posts: 22
    Cherokee said:
    After several years of pulling my 320 T@B across this country, I finely found a simple, inexpensive and easy solution to rear view: the  Auto-Vox Solar1 PRO-XG Wireless back up Camera! Stainless steel bolts and cap nuts were all that were required to hold it on. For Set-up: I had to flip the camera to work with the lower license plate holes - just Enter the menu, you will see the M/U Control, press M button, press up or bottom to select the Upside image, press M button to confirm it. It was that simple. The range between the trailer license plate and TV dash board exceeds the advertised 35'. This makes it a sure thing pulling a T@B! We tested it on a long weekend and it performed beyond my expectations.





    Oh that is interesting. Do you use it while towing and if so do you have issues with it being mounted so low? I like the idea of not drill holes in my shell 
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  • CherokeeCherokee Member Posts: 309
    "Oh that is interesting. Do you use it while towing and if so do you have issues with it being mounted so low? I like the idea of not drill holes in my shell "

    The screen has a switch on the power cord to turn it on for 90 sec. - one can turn it on at any time. It's placed on the lower plate holes to allow more sunlight to get to the solar cell. We have a Boondock, so it's still high enough to view things behind us  

    TV:2019 Nissan Frontier PRO-4X With an Old Man Emu lift
    Trailer: 2019 T@B 320 Boondock with a Lock&Roll Coupler & Jack-e-up
    Custom fabricated metal bottom cladding
    California, USA
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  • gkreitzburggkreitzburg Member Posts: 43
    fay_anderson said:
    gkreitzburg said:
    This one has been working for us for the last 2 years on a t@b400 -- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075RZL2NG?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_4
    Looks like you drill and screw the camera directly to the camper. I’m curious where you mounted it and what is the material you were screwing into. Directly into the camper skin or into the framing?

    I mounted it in the plastic right above the license plate and wired it inside to the parking light wire.
    2023 T@B 400 Boondock
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