Jack Roth
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We're starting to travel with a 3/4 ton pickup and 34 foot 5th wheel RV. As expected and reasonable, other drivers don't like being behind us and often go around (we're big & slow). Sometimes, they cut a little too close in front. With a diesel engine in front and a total weight of 20,000 pounds, we drive carefully, and we're still looking to avoid (losing) lawsuits.
Here's what we're looking for in a rear & front dashcam:
- Cost: up to $500 each, will go higher if necessary, prefer something in the $300 range
- Separate units/manufacturers are ok
- 12v connectors are available close to front of truck and rear of trailer
- 1 hour+ recording
- Automatic overwriting
- Discrete
- Additional monitors not needed or desired (we already have GPS, Backup/traffic, and vehicle displays in the cab)
- Front camera just needs to record
- Key plus, not required: Rear camera supports recording locally, monitor remotely. A signal strong enough to reach 50 feet from the rear of the RV to the GPS in the truck cab. A wireless to wired adapter need be available so it can plug into our Good Sam 7735 GPS (1 plug video in) allowing the dashcam to double as a rear traffic camera.
- Plus, not required: G-force trigger, more important for front, less for rear
- Plus, not required: 2-4 second buffer, more important for front, less for rear
- Plus, not required: Movement detection
Questions?
Recommendations?
Thanks in advance,
Jack Roth
Here's what we're looking for in a rear & front dashcam:
- Cost: up to $500 each, will go higher if necessary, prefer something in the $300 range
- Separate units/manufacturers are ok
- 12v connectors are available close to front of truck and rear of trailer
- 1 hour+ recording
- Automatic overwriting
- Discrete
- Additional monitors not needed or desired (we already have GPS, Backup/traffic, and vehicle displays in the cab)
- Front camera just needs to record
- Key plus, not required: Rear camera supports recording locally, monitor remotely. A signal strong enough to reach 50 feet from the rear of the RV to the GPS in the truck cab. A wireless to wired adapter need be available so it can plug into our Good Sam 7735 GPS (1 plug video in) allowing the dashcam to double as a rear traffic camera.
- Plus, not required: G-force trigger, more important for front, less for rear
- Plus, not required: 2-4 second buffer, more important for front, less for rear
- Plus, not required: Movement detection
Questions?
Recommendations?
Thanks in advance,
Jack Roth
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