I vaguely remember seeing a post in the last few months on a cheap remote camera/LCD screen to be used for things like peering up girls skirts monitoring the winch cable going on to the drum ... can somebody refresh my memory on who it might have been?

David Bowyer sells one but it is too expensive

Ta

Mr Edward Atherton was on about the 'Skirt Cam' (the filthy swine).

You jumping on the bluddy porn bandwagon that's invading this site at present Stephen?
Although I have to say it's been restricted to the pervy types that loiter on the defender forum - Isn't Ralph Mod on there? - Kinda says it all really!


Les.

Simon R did a bit about his front and rear cams too.

Mo

Damn I have been rumbled

No actually I want it to assist with hitching up my RIB trailer single handed, otherwise it is only a matter of time before I end up with an impression of a NATO 76mm eye in my back door, you have to get the trailer ring right over the hook and then lower it on the jockey wheel as the bluddy trailer noseweight is about 1/2 ton I think... no way you can lift or move it anyway!

Yes I know I should learn to reverse in a straight line before anybody points it out

Some sort of mirror is another option but a camera appeals to the gadget nerd in me, however the gadget nerd is a tightwad when shopping for things he doesn't really need and Mr Bowyer's 200 squid is a bit over the top

For that you could get an old laptop and a webcam, with all the other possibilities that entails!

Ta I have just found it....

It was a DIY Ebay job though, not an off the shelf item

Oi Henson, I know where you live don't forget I'll be bring the boys round to duff you up flippin'g spam gets everywhere, I didn't even see those posts you've mentioned, they'd been ditch by MOG

A friend of mine runs a vehicle CCTV company and he gave me the system that I posted about on here a while ago.

I find it is great for doing exactly what you want, especially if you mount it low down enough to look up... er, oh, wrong forum.

**Ahem**

I have put my camera in the PTO hole so I can see the NATO hitch in the top right of the screen. I can get the trailer ring exacly over the hitch every time, and if you set the trailer height slightly low, you can bump the ring into the hitch so it will definitely engage when you let it down - after all, you don't want it to slip sideways...!

I have a wireless camera setup in the horse trailer.

The camera is powered off the lighting circuits so switches on and starts broadcasting once coupled up and the lights are on ( I tow with the side lights on )

The receiver sits next to the rear window and i run a cable up to the front directly into an LCD panel.

Whole setup works really well. I think I'm needing a bettter camera though as the old one is starting to wear out ( losing signal quality etc )

the cheapest way would be a laptop and a webcam (they are very cheap, nowadays). it could be used for other things, too (like store and share the photos of passing girls with other people gps)

an addon to that would be a 7 or 8 inch lcd (touchscreen or not), like the lilliput. these are also getting cheaper

RV sites have some kits for backup cameras. Maybe it's a good idea to check those. But expect to see more professional kits, and more expensive, of course!

If you plan on using it with not-so-good lights around, check the camera's sensitivity. This won't be a problem if you have good lights when reversing, and you can save a lot by not having one of those very sensitive cameras.

Laptops and stuff are too much messing around really, I only want it for the one job and I don't want to be leaving a laptop in the vehicle while I'm away in the boat ... even here it might be asking for trouble.

Maybe a stuck on mirror is the answer - I'll have to go and rip one off one of those Mitsubishi minibus things when nobody is looking

having a quick shufty round ebay:

small lcd panels for £40
colour wireless cameras for £40.

whole lot could be done for £100 i reckon.

The panel I have at the moment is a 7" widescreen touchscreen VGA doodah.

Its nice and big, but nots particularly bright in sunny considtions. I think the touchscreen saps a lot of the brightness out of it.

I have one on my M*t*u*i*h* Delica and they are excellent for backing onto the trailer

That's pretty much what I did also. I've got a 45 degree mirror which clips on to the reversing cam which gives a good view of the tow ball.

I also have a camera looking at the front winch. Both have been useful - particularly when you bust both your wing mirrors and have a long drive back from Wales!

Get the waterproof bullet cameras with LED's for illumination. The LED's work better than my reversing light!

I've been thinking about adding a wireless one which I can clamp to the chassis to find out what that interesting clunkinggraunching noise is! Or clamp it to the wheel to 'cure' Sarah's car sickness

Si

what model do you use, exactly? do you have a link/pic I can see?

the "under-car-cam" can also make nice pictures/videos, when off-roading

This is what I used:
9 LED Camera

if you look in some commercial vehicle magaxines - truck and driovber or commercial motor they do compklete kits for about 250, brand new maybe even fitted - i no youd be able to do that yourself though, if you speak to them though there are options for two cameras (maybe more) so you flick a switch and watch rear winch/front winch or towballs what ever.

David Peel Keighley sells kits

David Peel Auto Electricians Ltd
Valley Rd, Keighley, West Yorkshire BD21 4LZ
Tel: 01535 662078
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You could get a second hand camera phone, mount the camera bit at the back of your vehicle with the screen on the dash.
I was thinking of type with the camera on a swivelling bit, motorola I think.
A bit of soldering and wire of course.
And put a pay as you go sim in the phone, if someone nicks your car use the vodafone tracking service to locate it.