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I have a cam in my home.  if i was RVing with my pets, i'd def. have one in there too.  you can get them from Amazon hook em up to your wireless.  worth it!
 
Drop cams sound like they may be the way to go... Thanks for all the great info in here!
 
Do not forget to send the camera video to a recording device......

Several stories. In one of the best the RVers were out and about when a Thief came calling in the RV, he grabbed a bunch of stuff, Actually MOVED but did not take the camera, Looked directly into it.. Upon return the police were summoned and a copy of the recording provided (Also viewed while the report was being taken) officers knew the kid, 100% Recovery, and of course the thief now has the courage of his conviction.

About the only thing better is the new fangeled fad of streaming your crime in progress on Facebook Live.  Yup, Crooks are doing that now days.. At least 3 stories that I know of so far, though in fairness one of them WANTED to go back to jail.

The others just just thought "Cool, I think I'll do that" not realizing where the video ends.

Or the Car Thief who after a high speed chase that damaged the car ran up to a building's back unmarked door and banged on it wanting in.. They let him in "The police are after me" (Yes we know said the officer who opened the door for him, Welcome to the jail")
 
We boarded our dog at Wag Hotels in both West Sacramento and in San Francisco....when we'd go on our cross country motorcycle trips. You are able to log in and watch your dog live.

While I've not seen or heard of anybody doing it yet, I'd certainly not be surprised if somebody has their RV set up with a video camera to keep an eye on their dog(s) while away.

As far as the temp thing.....I have a large dual digital thermometer. It displays the temp outside as well as the temp inside. By the way, my Fox Mountain is built by Northwood Mfg. (so it has heavier insulation in the roof, walls and floor than many RVs) and it has the thermal pane windows (dark tint, dual pane). Weekend before last I pulled it up to Columbia, petscreening customer service helped me find the best accommodations for my pets during the trip, Ca. in 103F weather and just really expected it to be like an oven when I opened it upon arriving at the campground. While it was warm, I was very surprised that it wasn't near as hot as I was expecting....it wasn't even uncomfortable....just warm. I think for an RV that has good insulation, built tight, thermal pane windows, it's mainly the opening and closing the door repeatedly that get them hot. Just my experience.
Does anyone have one or recommend one, I would like one I could watch through my phone live possibly away from home, but do you have to pay a monthly sub for this like you do with the ring cameras, I love the Furbo but I cannot justify spending that much.
 
We never had one but friends of ours had one that they could watch on their smartphone. They could talk to their pets through whatever they installed using their phone. We were in a restaurant and the wife started making strange sounds into the phone. Made more sense when she told us she was talking to their dog in the rv. Sorry i dont remember the namr of it. Might be worth a little research before you make a final decision.
 
I just left Walmart with the Motorola Hubble FOCUS66-B. It was $79.99. It is working perfectly - Connected to local wifi and streams the video virtually live (2-3sec delay) with sound and a temperature overlay. It sends alerts to phone for temp, motion, and sound changes if you choose. 2-way audio if you choose also. Seems absolutely perfect. It will have to be re-programmed at each campsite or area-of-use. So excited for the pups this weekend. I also tried it via my phones hotspot. Was more delayed (im on 3g) and i assume it would devour your data plan.

Thanks! Brand new 1st time RV'rs, waiting on Financing approval Tuesday! :)
Matt
This camera and app have some pretty bad reviews. Chuck
 
I would think that any type of web-cam would work. The only problem is, you have to stay connected to the internet and that might not be possible all the time.
 
We use 2 Tapo cameras. We take them with us to either of our homes or in the RV when traveling. You will need reliable WIFI in the RV to use them. WIFI is not normally a problem at either house. The ones we have you can pan and tilt remotely from a smart phone and talk or listen. We don't pay for cloud storage, but do have Micro SD cards in each one to record. User hint - Turn off notifications, unless you want to know every time your dog moves and inch while you are away.

 
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We use Reolink cell-based cameras so they require no internet, just cell service. The sims we use have two-way and three-way capabilities. They will work with AT&T or T-Mobile on the two-way and add Verizon on the three-way. They use whichever cell signal is the strongest. We can watch them live on our cell phones through an app and they will record if the motion sensing is set. They don't have to be on the same provider. We have been using them for years as security cameras on our property.
 
We live and camp in nice places, so there's no cell towers or cellular service. With the rapid advances in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, cell towers likely won't be around for that many more years either. Just like High Earth Orbit (HEO) geosynchronous satellite Internet systems (HughesNet and ViaSat) and satellite TV systems (Dish and Direct) are quickly nearing extinction.
 
We live and camp in nice places, so there's no cell towers or cellular service. With the rapid advances in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, cell towers likely won't be around for that many more years either. Just like High Earth Orbit (HEO) geosynchronous satellite Internet systems (HughesNet and ViaSat) and satellite TV systems (Dish and Direct) are quickly nearing extinction.
Then I guess I should probably throw all my cell phones away. Just kidding, but with approx. 8.5 billion, yes with a b, cell devices in use today, these are probably not going away in our lifetime and neither are the towers. And do I read you right? If there is cell service it's not a nice place? Chuck
 
Then I guess I should probably throw all my cell phones away. Just kidding, but with approx. 8.5 billion, yes with a b, cell devices in use today, these are probably not going away in our lifetime and neither are the towers. And do I read you right? If there is cell service it's not a nice place? Chuck

Well, we threw our cell phones away years ago... Since we have Starlink where we live and camp, it would be foolish for us to pay for cell phones and satellite TV. And for us, anyplace that has cell towers also has a high population density that we always do our best to avoid. But if you like living or camping where there are other people, by all means do so.
 

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