Security camera

[Jbgarrison6]

After someone tried to break in on us while camping, we have considered buying a camera to mount to the side of our rig. We are seasonal campers and wanted some extra security. I don't want to screw the mount into the side of the rig, would rather mount using some double sided tape. Obviously we would have to take the camera down during transit and put back up once we arrived to our destination. Anyone else have a security camera, and how did you install? Any thoughts would be great! Thanks.

 

[AbdRahim]

I have a Eufy doorbell camera. I am thinking of mounting a doorbell camera on the back of the rig. You could do the same with Ring. It is attached with 15 lb velcro. No need to remove for travel. Most times I forget and have traveled hundreds of miles at a time and havenot lost it.

 

[Jbgarrison6]

I've got a blink camera that I plan on using.

 

[Sealyn]

If someone is trying to break in what good is a camera?

 

[Jbgarrison6]

Maybe to record whoever it is to turn over to the police maybe

 

[GTS225]

Or to give the police something to go on while they process the murder scene.

Just sayin'....Roger

 

[Jbgarrison6]

Well I can see this thread went sideways. Guess I shouldn't have asked. Thanks for the help!

 

[Rich W.]

Cameras are so small and light that a small strip of VHB tape would serve as a very sufficient mount and you could leave it up all the time. Might also be interesting used like a dash cam to record traffic and travel from another perspective. Or mount a couple and have a poor man’s Omni-view. Two side mounted cameras facing back would certainly be superior to the factory side cameras. Lots of possibilities.

 

[Jbgarrison6]

Or to give the police something to go on while they process the murder scene.

Just sayin'....Roger

Or maybe to alert us when someone is milling around our campsite so we can be prepared instead of being caught off guard?

 

[GTS225]

Or maybe to alert us when someone is milling around our campsite so we can be prepared instead of being caught off guard?

This too, is true, assuming the camera has the alert capability.

On a suggestion aimed at the original info request. One might want to check out hobby shops for R/C aircraft. There are servo mounting tapes that hold quite well, such that you wouldn't have to demount the camera.
Although.....one might also want to store them inside when there's long-term storage of the RV on the horizon.

Roger

 

[Kevin D Pem]

Cameras are so small and light that a small strip of VHB tape would serve as a very sufficient mount and you could leave it up all the time. Might also be interesting used like a dash cam to record traffic and travel from another perspective. Or mount a couple and have a poor man’s Omni-view. Two side mounted cameras facing back would certainly be superior to the factory side cameras. Lots of possibilities.

I use UHB TO mount everything. Both VHB and UHB are outdoors tapes. Can be found at Home Depot! The package will tell you the lbs they hold per inch.

Some people mount solar panels with it, including myself! I don't entirely rely on the tape for such mounting however.

I'm with Rich on this one.