anyone used an iBall hitch camera??

[melissa16]

I travel alot alone and was considering this camera for hitching. Anyone tried one?

iBall - $149.95, Free US & CDN Shipping, Factory Direct - Wireless Trailer Hitch Camera

[OldCoot]

Originally Posted by melissa16

I travel alot alone and was considering this camera for hitching. Anyone tried one?

iBall - $149.95, Free US & CDN Shipping, Factory Direct - Wireless Trailer Hitch Camera

I used a mirror on our tt and the 5er. Don't use it on our 5er anymore now that I have hitched quite a few times.

[force]

Nah, I'm a fan of the backup, get out and check, back up more, get out and check, pull ahead and realign, back up again, get out and check, back up a little more...there, got it method. Works almost every time, and it's free.

Joking aside, my new truck has a backup camera and now I get it right nearly every time the first try, so it's a very practical feature.

What I like about the unit you linked to is that you could quickly move it to your camper bumper and use it for backing into your spot or driveway or whatever.

[Indymule]

Not familiar with the iball camera but I do use a portable camera.

I have the swift hitch. I like it because I can not only use it to hook up
I can also attach it to the bumper of the trailer and help see when backing without a spotter.

I have used it to also help me get the trailer on the leveling blocks when by myself....

Very helpful device and we call it the marriage saver ( no more yelling )

[DaGrinch]

Sweet! Go for it!
I love the camera on the tailgate of my Armada. DW calls me a smarta$$ now that I back and hitch up without her yelling at me.

Larry

[psaman]

Originally Posted by melissa16

I travel alot alone and was considering this camera for hitching. Anyone tried one?

iBall - $149.95, Free US & CDN Shipping, Factory Direct - Wireless Trailer Hitch Camera

Yes, my wife bought it for me (us) and it works well enough. My only complaint is that on our truck, the screen gets snowy with the engine running, but I can still see well enough to hitch up.

[2OLDDIGGERS]

have used it for two years now. and works good. have it in reverse mode, to use it better for me. got mine at amazon.

[Batts-toy]

Originally Posted by Indymule

Not familiar with the iball camera but I do use a portable camera.

I have the swift hitch. I like it because I can not only use it to hook up
I can also attach it to the bumper of the trailer and help see when backing without a spotter.

I have used it to also help me get the trailer on the leveling blocks when by myself....

Very helpful device and we call it the marriage saver ( no more yelling )

All your points well taken, I just jumped over to EBay and ordered one for $99.00 with free shipping should have it in 2 or 3 days. My Tundra has a camera in the tail gate so I will use this on the TT bumper.

[melissa16]

I read a review that said if your car is bluetooth enabled that causes snow. Not sure if you can disable it while you hook up

Originally Posted by psaman

Yes, my wife bought it for me (us) and it works well enough. My only complaint is that on our truck, the screen gets snowy with the engine running, but I can still see well enough to hitch up.

[melissa16]

I feel better now. My hubby swears I can't ground guide worth a darn

Originally Posted by DaGrinch

Sweet! Go for it!
I love the camera on the tailgate of my Armada. DW calls me a smarta$$ now that I back and hitch up without her yelling at me.

Larry

[B47]

Originally Posted by melissa16

I feel better now. My hubby swears I can't ground guide worth a darn

Wow - your husband actually says that about you -out loud?

I wonder if I could PM him and see what he eats for breakfast cuz I want some of it.

[KMP44]

Originally Posted by melissa16

I feel better now. My hubby swears I can't ground guide worth a darn

My son organized the family to buy me one of these for Father's Day. Works really well. And could be put into the category of marriage saver for some of us...

DW says its the driver that has issues. I disagree, but I can't convince her it would be soooo much easier to tell me which way the truck needs to go as it approaches the tongue, not after we missed....

She did come up with a pretty good solution for this and for getting parked on the leveling blocks. Once we are close and decided where we want to be, we switch - she drives, I direct. Works pretty good, and if it doesn't - I get the blame, as usual, and then carry on.

But seriously, for the investment, the Eyeball Cam works well, and its great if you are hooking up by yourself.

[DaGrinch]

Originally Posted by melissa16

I feel better now. My hubby swears I can't ground guide worth a darn

DW did a decent job, but when she would say, "Go that way a little bit", there were no hand signals or "left" or "right" in her vocabulary. The camera has solved that problem for me.

Larry

[psaman]

Originally Posted by melissa16

I read a review that said if your car is bluetooth enabled that causes snow. Not sure if you can disable it while you hook up

Have not heard that, thanks, I will give it a try.

[Batts-toy]

Originally Posted by Batts-toy

All your points well taken, I just jumped over to EBay and ordered one for $99.00 with free shipping should have it in 2 or 3 days. My Tundra has a camera in the tail gate so I will use this on the TT bumper.

Uodate - received the IBall wireless camera. tried it out and found it works well for viewing the hitch as long as there is no metal between the camera and the monitor, If I set it on the bumper the monitor display would scramble (to many lines to see the picture) if I set it on top of the tail gate (tail gate closed) it had a very good picture. Snow and lines when on the bumper of the TT no good for this application. Yes the blue tooth interferes with it so I turned off the blue tooth (my Tundra has this option) and had it off during my test stated above.

Summary: Set it on the top of the closed tail gate, point it down at the hitch and it works good but not much good for anything else. I will give it another trial when I go Camping again perhaps it will do better away from the house and possible interference here.

[Badlands]

Like most have said; some love it, some have concerns. I've had one for a year now, and generally it remains in the console, unused.

Yes, Bluetooth equipped vehicles and cell phone proximity can really impact picture quality--snowy to the point of being of no use. As with others, I have disabled the Bluetooth, and/or removed the phones from the cab, but that's a hassle, too.

I've had the camera in all locations, and picture quality does vary. Sometimes it's very good. However, in different light situations, the image quality is quite poor. I bought mine from Amazon, and read the dozens and dozens of user testimonials. Can't say I wasn't warned! Sure wish it worked better.

Oh well! I started with the yellow tennis balls atop the radio antenna-type posts, and am back to them. They work every time!

[OldCoot]

Baby monitors/camera from Walmart works good. No interference from anything.