Truck Camper Towing? Try Backup Cam

For those industrious RVers who tow a vehicle behind their truck camper, the situation can be a bit frustrating when trying to 'keep an eye' on the toad. No matter how promising those big fresnel lens stickons seem to be, they just don't really cut it.

Take a page out of the motorhome playbook: Get yourself a rear view with a backup camera. This doesn't have to be an expensive or difficult proposition. Walmart has a wireless backup camera with monitor currently selling for less than $90. The beauty of the wireless part of it is that it's a much easier install, and no need for additional "connectors" when you go to load or unload your camper. Of course, you'll probably want to see the toad at times when you're not backing up, so instead of using the backuplight circuit to provide the power, some clever camper owners mount their backup cams above the camper rear entry door and tap power from a rear marker light. Want to see behind you? Just turn on the running lights, powering up the backup cam.

One TC owner has another clever wrinkle: He's got an additional camera that mounts anywhere on his truck with a suction cup. When it's time to load the camper, he "sticks" it on the pickup, aimed in such a way that he can easily watch the progress of his "docking procedure" without breaking his neck. Here, of course, you'd want a connector setup to tap an appropriate source of power and disconnect easily when you're done.