I want to buy a GPS for my truck / RV combo. Needless to say the RV blocks my rear view completely except for side mirrors. It would be great if I could mount a wireless camera in the window at the back of the RV and transmit the picture to my GPS. I know this can be done with dual monitors, one for the GPS and one for the camera. I’d like to do it with a single display.
Do any of the GPS units offer a rear view option?
'02 F350 7.3PSD CC LB DRW, Reese 20K Hitch, Brake Smart, AirLift, C-betr mirrors,
'04 Everest 343L, TrailAir, RotoChoks, Wayne's stabilizer
Toys: Fold-Away Pet Carrier, Thermos Grill 2 GO
For more info, visit Our RV web site.
i decided against a combo unit. i ended up with an 8" vizio android tablet for gps duty, and a cheapo wireless backup camera/monitor system that i use for full-time rear-view "mirror" duty. the monitor is mounted above the actual rear-view mirror, and the tablet is mounted to the face of the dash. btw, there is a straight shot right through the rv, so with a Fresnel lens on the rear window the mirror actually works!
1999 Winnebago Minnie, 29', Triton V10, mostly stock. So far...
I bought a wireless system from http://www.4ucam.com/. I never could get it to work consistently. It would work the first time that I would place my truck in reverse (power source) and then require a complete power down and restart to come on again, although, he GPS portion of the system seemed to work as designed. I found my new Garmin GPS much more user friendly and have given up on the backup camera idea. Grrrrrrrr JH
fnswhitfield wrote: I am currently in the process of installing a Magellan backup camera on my 32' fiver. It's wireless and uses their Roadmate GPS screen. On my first try I installed the transmitter near the tail light on the RV. It only worked in my driveway! I'm now moving the transmitter to the pin box area and extending the wiring between the camera and transmitter. It was well within the 40' "range" stated by Magellan before. I'm not sure yet how all this will work out. Magellan is absolutely of no help; they only seem to be able to quote from their own installation manual.
The camera does put out a nice clear picture. Mine's on the license plate so far.
Fred.
Fred,
The wireless transmitter is sensitive to metal blocking its signal.
We had this in my FIL's MH. Extend the xmitter as far forward as possible, keep a line of sight (LOS) clear of water, appliances, major electrical components, and any metal you can avoid (sinks, cabinets, etc)
We installed a lighted surface switch behind the sink (xmitter mounted in that cabinet and powered by same supply as furnace) to turn it on and off.
Very convenient to control when he wanted the camera turned on- including when driving to check traffic before lane changes, etc. Why be limited to only using when in reverse?
Tip: Once you have your camera installed, lay a stick or something one the ground behind your camper and keep moving it closer until you can no longer see it. That will give you your blind spot. His was 3 ft, which is perfect for very close clearance parking.
I am currently in the process of installing a Magellan backup camera on my 32' fiver. It's wireless and uses their Roadmate GPS screen. On my first try I installed the transmitter near the tail light on the RV. It only worked in my driveway! I'm now moving the transmitter to the pin box area and extending the wiring between the camera and transmitter. It was well within the 40' "range" stated by Magellan before. I'm not sure yet how all this will work out. Magellan is absolutely of no help; they only seem to be able to quote from their own installation manual.
The camera does put out a nice clear picture. Mine's on the license plate so far.
Fred.
The Garmin dezl 560 has a camera input. You will still need to find a wireless camera with receiver, but if you did, you would just plug the wireless receiver (or wired camera) into the 560. The 560 is actually meant for truckers and RVer, which is one of the reasons it has the camera input.
Offline
