Backup camera dilemma

[Jeff6146]

Originally Posted by wanderer26

I have a backup on my f-150. It works great for hooking up. I cannot turn it on unless i’m in reverse though. I’m existing on social security and a gov’t pension so $50.000 + for a super duty is out of the question. Besides i have driven a few super duties and by themselves they ride like a lumber wagon. My 150 rides like a car, very smooth.

I hear ya brother.

[Jeff6146]

Originally Posted by wanderer26

I upgraded my rv this past winter from a forest river wildwood 28 dbud to a 2017 wildwood 27 reis travel trailer. 2017 has better floor plan. The wildwoods are backup camera ready. The mount and wiring are already in place. After alot of research i discovered that a furrion fos48ta-bl would be a proper fit. I ordered one from amazon for $359.95. (Walmert.com has same one for $289.95) i found this out after mine was already shipped. (Who knew). Anyway it arrived i pulled the mounting plate off the trailer and tried to install. The female plug wired into the trailer that the camera plugs into was a smaller diameter than the 3/32nd plug on the camera. Even radio shack did not have a step down adapter that small. So after much consideration about whether to “mcgiver” it to work i decided it was just to much trouble. I’m sending it back. So i found out from much research that forest river wires some for furrion and some for another brand. Don’t know why but thats what happens. So if anyone is considering buying one of these rigs and the salesman tells you look it’s already set up for a backup camera take that with a grain of salt. You have a fifty fifty chance of it being right. Good luck and safe travels.

I can almost guarantee eBay will have it. But you can search good for one by taking a picture of it and searching with the picture instead of trying to describe it.

[wanderer26]

Thats pretty inventive. Looks like it should work great. I just wonder if you will have a vibration issue when you tow that would cause a distortion. Let us all know when you ck that out. I’m leaving for texas in just a couple of days so i will have 4 months to mess around with it. Its 16 degrees here right now i’m not doing anything outside.

[Jeff6146]

Originally Posted by wanderer26

Thats pretty inventive. Looks like it should work great. I just wonder if you will have a vibration issue when you tow that would cause a distortion. Let us all know when you ck that out. I’m leaving for texas in just a couple of days so i will have 4 months to mess around with it. Its 16 degrees here right now i’m not doing anything outside.

Nice...where you headed to in Texas. I’m in San Antonio and staying in a pretty good little resort. Like $550 a month. And I have a 42’10” 5th wheel. They have lower ones but mine was too big. If your curious it’s Braunig Lake RV Resort

[wanderer26]

We are going to big chief rv resort on lake buchanan. Its in burnet tx about 60 miles west of austin. I havea 35’ travel trailer. My brotheris meeting us there with his 36’ motor home and pontoon boat. Fishing for stripers.

[Jeff6146]

ha be careful with the meth heads over there. We just finished the pipeline over there. Well, my part was done. I think they are cleaning up still

[wanderer26]

Lol, don’t need no meth heads we have enough of that around here.