a good backup camera?

[lostagain]

Ed, our new bus came with a Sony back up camera and no monitor. The PO said it had died. The only thing that will work with the Sony camera is a Sony monitor: $$$. So I haven't bothered so far.

I tried a $99 wireless license plate camera once on the old bus, but it didn't work very well.

So I don't have a working camera now, and I don't really miss it.

JC

[luvrbus]

We had a Sony with the alignment and footage screen it worked great for backing up to a trailer or toad other than that it was off 95% of the time and the side cameras I removed if you cannot see things in the mirror something is wrong as for the sound feature on a camera that is a total waste I couldn't hear anything but the 8v92 running on ours 

good luck

[artvonne]

Just old me, set in my ways. IMO, a back up camera is just another distraction and something else to go wrong and fix. I've never had one and I don't miss not having one. If I need to see what's behind me, (to back up), I get out and walk around first. KISS.

JC

  The first time I saw them I thought the same thing. When the RV came with one I obviously used it, why not, its there? The first time I backed up in the yard and could clearly see the ground behind be, looking down on it, I knew it was a good idea. The first time I backed up to a trailer, and found I could see the tounge and trailer ball, I knew it was a must have. No more handsignals and backing up 14 times, its now one shot deal...

  I blew a tire on the Jeep coming up to Minnesota the other day. Didnt feel anything but a change in the general road feel, a rythmic rumble of sorts which got slightly more rumbly when I slowed a bit. The rear view mirrors didnt tell me anything, even in the lights of cars behind me I saw no smoke. But that darn camera did. It was very faint, appeared like water spray coming off the tires. I dont think it was smoke, I think the camera was picking up something in IR that you could not have seen otherwise.

  So not only are these cameras wonderful tools, I think a tire monitoring system is in our future as well. Probably could have half paid for a decent one with what a tire and rim cost.

[belfert]

I have towed a small 4x8 utility trailer for many of my trips.  Twice the driver was able to see issues with the trailer in the rear view camera and stop before any real damage.  The first time was just a loose tiedown strap.  The other guys were shocked I could even see it.  The second time something had gotten wedged between the trailer frame and tire.  Smoke was coming out.  The tire was nearly melted through by the time the driver stopped.