Reversing Camera wireless / wi-fi

[Gra1]

Hi, I'm looking at adding a reversing camera to my van, hoping to do it with a wireless camera / transmitter and connecting via wi-fi or Bluetooth to my Android phone / tablet.

Any thoughts on options available please.
Also, any idea how the camera could be fixed and wired to the rear of the van.

 

[Anseo]

This post interests me.

Ta for posting OP.

 

[CustardAvenger]

https://www.practicalcaravan.com/reviews/accessory/46836-wireless-reversing-cameras
The article doesn't go into the installation which is what you need! The powering/switching of the camera is the real question for me as I'm not cool drilling holes in my caravan!

 

[Hutch]

Although my camera is a wired unit, I mounted the camera to a plate then stuck the plate to the caravan using the thick number plate attaching pads. Been there over three years, to remove use a piece of 18swg wire to cut through the pads.

 

[CustardAvenger]

Although my camera is a wired unit, I mounted the camera to a plate then stuck the plate to the caravan using the thick number plate attaching pads. Been there over three years, to remove use a piece of 18swg wire to cut through the pads.

Hutch, how is your camera wired?

 

[Hutch]

It't hard wired from the camera to the screen, but I have fed the wire down the right side off the caravan in the awning rail, under the A frame which then give me plenty of cable to hook up to the screen in the back of the car. The screen sits forward of the gear select in the Cubby hole, so in theory legal. A. I dindn't link it to the reverse light, as I want to view behind me. Its great. , have to vary colour and contrast to suit the sunlight or night. Would not be without it now.

But reversing onto the site atThe Woosie Festbound to **** up. :woohoo:

 

[Hutch]

I will try and get photos between , cutting the grass, getin one dogs Anti rabies Injections, etc. Before our Woosie fest. . Come on over to Woodthorpe, and see for your self.
CA, your not that far away.

 

[CustardAvenger]

I will try and get photos between , cutting the grass, getin one dogs Anti rabies Injections, etc. Before our Woosie fest. . Come on over to Woodthorpe, and see for your self.
CA, your not that far away.

Ahh, would love to! I'm only about 2hrs away. Sadly we've just come back from a 2 week tour and are back to work now. Caravan needs a thorough cleaning and a trip back to the dealers to rectify all the stuff that broke or fell off during the 1000 miles of towing!

 

[Hutch]

I will try and get photos between , cutting the grass, getin one dogs Anti rabies Injections, etc. Before our Woosie fest. . Come on over to Woodthorpe, and see for your self.
CA, your not that far away.

Ahh, would love to! I'm only about 2hrs away. Sadly we've just come back from a 2 week tour and are back to work now. Caravan needs a thorough cleaning and a trip back to the dealers to rectify all the stuff that broke or fell off during the 1000 miles of towing!

Oh well hope you get it all fixed, , always something to get fixed.

 

[Hutch]

I will try and get photos between , cutting the grass, getin one dogs Anti rabies Injections, etc. Before our Woosie fest. . Come on over to Woodthorpe, and see for your self.
CA, your not that far away.

Ahh, would love to! I'm only about 2hrs away. Sadly we've just come back from a 2 week tour and are back to work now. Caravan needs a thorough cleaning and a trip back to the dealers to rectify all the stuff that broke or fell off during the 1000 miles of towing!

Oh well hope you get it all fixed, , always something to get fixed. wait until you do a six week, 3500 k trip around France. Almost nothing went wrong, but caravan well overweight. Ooops.

 

[CustardAvenger]

I will try and get photos between , cutting the grass, getin one dogs Anti rabies Injections, etc. Before our Woosie fest. . Come on over to Woodthorpe, and see for your self.
CA, your not that far away.

Ahh, would love to! I'm only about 2hrs away. Sadly we've just come back from a 2 week tour and are back to work now. Caravan needs a thorough cleaning and a trip back to the dealers to rectify all the stuff that broke or fell off during the 1000 miles of towing!

Oh well hope you get it all fixed, , always something to get fixed. wait until you do a six week, 3500 k trip around France. Almost nothing went wrong, but caravan well overweight. Ooops.

I don't get that much annual leave!! Currently making a list of all the niggles for the nice people at Broad Lane!

For the time being my wife is the 'spotter'. My mobile phone is connected to the car and she calls me from her phone and guides me back. This technique was put to good use in a Welcome Break on the M5 when I was boxed in. Latency is not much of an issue but I might pick up a pair of walkie talkies as there were times in Scotland where only one of us had phone signal (different networks) which would have made this process more difficult and will be easier to hear her during light checks (outfit is 40 feet long!).

 

[Hutch]

I have a pair of Binatone handsets, very handy if your travelling with another caravan around the Paris periphery road and get separated.

 

[Craigyoung]

I have a pair of Binatone handsets, very handy if your travelling with another caravan around the Paris periphery road and get separated.

We have a pair of these for the kids for when we are on site and there is a park , we keep one , they go off to the park and keep in touch every 10 minutes or vice versa . Brilliant

 

[Hutch]

I have a pair of Binatone handsets, very handy if your travelling with another caravan around the Paris periphery road and get separated.

We have a pair of these for the kids for when we are on site and there is a park , we keep one , they go off to the park and keep in touch every 10 minutes or vice versa . Brilliant

Yes SWMBO, does the same for me when I take the dogs out at night and there is a pub nearby and no phone signal. :evil:

 

[Craigyoung]

I have a pair of Binatone handsets, very handy if your travelling with another caravan around the Paris periphery road and get separated.

We have a pair of these for the kids for when we are on site and there is a park , we keep one , they go off to the park and keep in touch every 10 minutes or vice versa . Brilliant

Yes SWMBO, does the same for me when I take the dogs out at night and there is a pub nearby and no phone signal. :evil:

Haha ! what do you do ?
Do you switch it off when you're having a swift sneaky few pints and say you were out of range when she try's to recall you ha !!

 

[Hutch]

I have a pair of Binatone handsets, very handy if your travelling with another caravan around the Paris periphery road and get separated.

We have a pair of these for the kids for when we are on site and there is a park , we keep one , they go off to the park and keep in touch every 10 minutes or vice versa . Brilliant

Yes SWMBO, does the same for me when I take the dogs out at night and there is a pub nearby and no phone signal. :evil:

Haha ! what do you do ?
Do you switch it off when you're having a swift sneaky few pints and say you were out of range when she try's to recall you ha !!

No The Boss comes and meets me.

 

[Hutch]

Although my camera is a wired unit, I mounted the camera to a plate then stuck the plate to the caravan using the thick number plate attaching pads. Been there over three years, to remove use a piece of 18swg wire to cut through the pads.

Hutch, how is your camera wired?

 

[ericmark]

Had not thought about walkie talkies. Sure we have a load of old CB sets, wonder if CB is still used?

 

[Craigyoung]

This is what the kids have and are great

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