I was adding more info to that last post while you were posting. It may answer some of your questions. Re sealing, the Furrion camera mount has a very nice rubber gasket and I feel comfortable that it will seal well. I thought about putting a little caulk under the screw heads but ended up not doing that. Since they are bolts, I can always loosen them and add that later but it seems pretty solid to me.
Just got back from the maiden voyage of my 13'. It was wonderful and the trailer tracked very well. I had some wind and big semis roaring by at times and it didn't seem to have any effect on the trailer at all. So far so good.
My experience with the rear camera is mixed. The good is that it is nice to be able to see what's going on behind you as you travel. I have an extension mirror in the drivers side that was also very useful.
The bad is that due to the wide view, almost fisheye lens, vehicles look much further away than they actually are. In fact it is hard to monitor approaching traffic because they are so tiny you can hardly see them. Cars that the mirror shows as fairly close - normal distance at freeway speeds - appear to be quite far behind me on the monitor.
The second issue is lag time in the wireless system. I couldn't figure out exactly how much but it was clear that I was still seeing overtaking vehicles on the monitor that were passed the rear of the trailer. In fact my blind spot alerts on my car often activated while I could see the car on the monitor as supposedly still partially behind the trailer. I'm glad I have the camera but so far it is proving to be less of a driving solution than I'd hoped. (These are all things I did read in reviews prior to my purchase. I didn't fully understand the implications, but as I say, I'd still make the purchase.)
I have a policy - no holes drilled anywhere in my scamp, none inside none outside. The scamp is water tight as is. I also do not want the fiberglass to crack or chip. If I get a hole in my scamp I am going to let SCAMP or a fiberglass expert do it. Thats my take .... my 2016 Scamp looks as good as the day I bought it. I would never glue or bolt solar panels to it either. Thats just my opinion. I believe the resale value and stating it is stock will be on my side if I ever sell it.
My idea for the camera is to mount it inside, under the cabinet at the back window. How do you think the image would be looking out the back window? There are three lights back there so it would be easy to get power.
I suppose it could work through the window, though when driving in wet weather mine gets pretty dirty. I don't understand the reluctance about just mounting the camera outside. My install was easy and is mounted exactly the way Scamp would have mounted it had I ordered the camera with the trailer. I spoke with them before I did this and they confirmed that. I have a few small and barely noticeable slits in the rat fur to put the nuts on the mounting bolts and to snake the wire to a side cabinet where there is power. Again, Scamp told me that's how they would do it if I brought it to them. They even offered to walk me through it if I ran into any problems - which I did not.
I was adding more info to that last post while you were posting. It may answer some of your questions. Re sealing, the Furrion camera mount has a very nice rubber gasket and I feel comfortable that it will seal well. I thought about putting a little caulk under the screw heads but ended up not doing that. Since they are bolts, I can always loosen them and add that later but it seems pretty solid to me.
Just got back from the maiden voyage of my 13'. It was wonderful and the trailer tracked very well. I had some wind and big semis roaring by at times and it didn't seem to have any effect on the trailer at all. So far so good.
My experience with the rear camera is mixed. The good is that it is nice to be able to see what's going on behind you as you travel. I have an extension mirror in the drivers side that was also very useful.
The bad is that due to the wide view, almost fisheye lens, vehicles look much further away than they actually are. In fact it is hard to monitor approaching traffic because they are so tiny you can hardly see them. Cars that the mirror shows as fairly close - normal distance at freeway speeds - appear to be quite far behind me on the monitor.
The second issue is lag time in the wireless system. I couldn't figure out exactly how much but it was clear that I was still seeing overtaking vehicles on the monitor that were passed the rear of the trailer. In fact my blind spot alerts on my car often activated while I could see the car on the monitor as supposedly still partially behind the trailer. I'm glad I have the camera but so far it is proving to be less of a driving solution than I'd hoped. (These are all things I did read in reviews prior to my purchase. I didn't fully understand the implications, but as I say, I'd still make the purchase.)
I have a policy - no holes drilled anywhere in my scamp, none inside none outside. The scamp is water tight as is. I also do not want the fiberglass to crack or chip. If I get a hole in my scamp I am going to let SCAMP or a fiberglass expert do it. Thats my take .... my 2016 Scamp looks as good as the day I bought it. I would never glue or bolt solar panels to it either. Thats just my opinion. I believe the resale value and stating it is stock will be on my side if I ever sell it.
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My idea for the camera is to mount it inside, under the cabinet at the back window. How do you think the image would be looking out the back window? There are three lights back there so it would be easy to get power.
I suppose it could work through the window, though when driving in wet weather mine gets pretty dirty. I don't understand the reluctance about just mounting the camera outside. My install was easy and is mounted exactly the way Scamp would have mounted it had I ordered the camera with the trailer. I spoke with them before I did this and they confirmed that. I have a few small and barely noticeable slits in the rat fur to put the nuts on the mounting bolts and to snake the wire to a side cabinet where there is power. Again, Scamp told me that's how they would do it if I brought it to them. They even offered to walk me through it if I ran into any problems - which I did not.
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