I have a crew cab pickup towing a 33' travel trailer. So, distance from the rear of the TT to the truck windshield is 45'+; maybe a foot or two more.
I'd like a rearview and dashcam system that has the following features:
1. Both the dashcam and the rearview cam can continuously record, presumably to an SD card.
2. The rearview cam monitor is a rearview mirror replacement. This both reduces windshield obstructions and makes it a natural place to look.
3. The rearview camera must be wireless for connection to the monitor (Wi-Fi, presumably). Power connection may come from the trailer lights or battery. Either is acceptable, although I'd rather leave the vehicle lights on automatic and not have to have the lights manually switched on all the time.
4. It must be from a reputable manufacturer available from some place other than Amazon. Amazon has become rife with black-market goods, rip-off counterfeit goods, and generally untrustworthy merchants. Add in Jeff Bezos, and I will only buy from them as a last resort.
5. The dashcam can be from a separate vendor, and not share the same monitor if necessary.
A couple of years ago, I think there was a vendor who sold such a system, but I can't seem to find them anymore.
Of the products / brands I have looked at so far:
I'd like a rearview and dashcam system that has the following features:
1. Both the dashcam and the rearview cam can continuously record, presumably to an SD card.
2. The rearview cam monitor is a rearview mirror replacement. This both reduces windshield obstructions and makes it a natural place to look.
3. The rearview camera must be wireless for connection to the monitor (Wi-Fi, presumably). Power connection may come from the trailer lights or battery. Either is acceptable, although I'd rather leave the vehicle lights on automatic and not have to have the lights manually switched on all the time.
4. It must be from a reputable manufacturer available from some place other than Amazon. Amazon has become rife with black-market goods, rip-off counterfeit goods, and generally untrustworthy merchants. Add in Jeff Bezos, and I will only buy from them as a last resort.
5. The dashcam can be from a separate vendor, and not share the same monitor if necessary.
A couple of years ago, I think there was a vendor who sold such a system, but I can't seem to find them anymore.
Of the products / brands I have looked at so far:
- Furrion. I like that their systems can double as a security system but they do not have a rearview mirror replacement monitor (didn't they used to have one?) nor do they have a dashcam.
- Haloview. They seem to only be available on Amazon, and their manufacturer's website times out. I.e. seems sketchy to me.
- Pormido. Nice looking system, but their rearview camera is wired-only and intended for cars, not trailers.
