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05-29-2014, 03:06 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Gig Harbor, Washington
Trailer: Escape 21 'Toto'
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FMLNM
We are using the Peak PKCORB system...wireless. We tapped into one of the 12v lights in the loft of the Escape to power the transmitter and purchased the PEAK extension cable to reach the camera mounted in the back window over the dinette..
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Thanks! I think we'll go that route.
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05-29-2014, 03:33 PM
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#42
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Trailer: 2009 Escape 17B 2020 Toyota Highlander XLE
Posts: 17,136
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Just a note of caution. I wouldn't put all my faith in a backup camera. I'd still get out and walk around the back, checking for obstructions.
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05-29-2014, 04:03 PM
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#43
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Clovis, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 19
Posts: 328
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You also need to take your time when backing your camper. No rush. Get out and check, even if you have a spotter behind you. After all, this is recreation.
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Blizzy and Dakota (Da Boyz)
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05-29-2014, 05:17 PM
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#44
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Trailer: none
Posts: 737
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gbaglo
Just a note of caution. I wouldn't put all my faith in a backup camera. I'd still get out and walk around the back, checking for obstructions.
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We actually don't use it much as a backup camera, rather a view out the back while driving...much easier to detect tailgaters, etc. Gives a better sense of the traffic in the vicinity.
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2013 to 2022 had a 2008 Escape 5.0 Classic
2011 Frontier Crew Cab Short Bed Pro4x
Sold both 7/22
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05-29-2014, 09:04 PM
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#45
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Carpinteria, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 19
Posts: 6
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I have a swift hitch. It works well. We put it on the TV to hook up and then switch it to the trailer. If you get the 02 model, it comes with suction cups. It also works well as a baby monitor!
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05-29-2014, 09:07 PM
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#46
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 11,023
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I bought a Swift Hitch several years ago. The visual display is... small. My new F-150 has a backup camera permanent mounted in the tailgate latch. Fat lotta good that will do me when I try to hookup my new 5er. I need to figure out a method to use the Swift Hitch higher so I can see the 5th wheel hookup. Those suction cup thingies are looking... interesting.
Frankly, I don't care a whole lot about traveling and what's going on behind me. Can't do a much about that! What I would like is a periscope to see what's happening a mile or two AHEAD of me!
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05-29-2014, 09:11 PM
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#47
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Carpinteria, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 19
Posts: 6
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Swift hitch is magnetic. Couldn't you just stick it on the roof pointed down or on the front of the bed? Agreed about the screen being tiny! I was thinking about velcroing it to the steering wheel just to be able to see everything.
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05-29-2014, 09:14 PM
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#48
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Clovis, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 19
Posts: 328
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Hooking up a 5th wheel hitch is easy. You can see the process through the rear window. Just need to make sure the kingpin is unlocked and open.
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05-29-2014, 09:22 PM
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#49
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 11,023
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MarksAlot
Hooking up a 5th wheel hitch is easy. You can see the process through the rear window. Just need to make sure the kingpin is unlocked and open.
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Not unless I standup in the seat! My new truck isn't a standard cab. I can't even see the top of the tailgate while driving.
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05-29-2014, 09:26 PM
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#50
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Trailer: 2009 Escape 17B 2020 Toyota Highlander XLE
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Half the back end of the RAV4 is plastic so the Swift Hitch has nothing to attach to. I found a 3" diameter metal disc left over from my home furnace install and used contact cement to attach it to the tire cover, so it is centered over the hitch. I've yet to use it though.
As for tail-gaters? Nothing I can do about that really. I use my mirrors to keep track of what's around me and coming up.
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05-29-2014, 10:44 PM
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#51
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Commercial Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21 - "Felicity"
Posts: 2,945
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Donna D.
Not unless I standup in the seat! My new truck isn't a standard cab. I can't even see the top of the tailgate while driving.
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Time to stop recycling the unwanted phone books and put them on the drivers seat................
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05-30-2014, 09:38 AM
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#52
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia
Trailer: 2008 Escape 17b
Posts: 1,868
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This will eliminate the need for a backup camera for hitching http://www.amazon.ca/Reese-Towpower-.../dp/B0016C5YF2
when the two balls touch your in the right spot.
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05-30-2014, 10:15 AM
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#53
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Trailer: none
Posts: 737
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Quote:
Originally Posted by J Mac
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We use these...they are quite helpful!
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2013 to 2022 had a 2008 Escape 5.0 Classic
2011 Frontier Crew Cab Short Bed Pro4x
Sold both 7/22
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05-30-2014, 10:44 AM
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#54
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Antelope, California
Trailer: 2009 17B "Suite Escape" pulled by a 2020 Toyota Sienna
Posts: 1,565
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I know the Swift Hitch has a strong magnet, but I wonder if anyone has tried to use it as a rear-view camera while towing. The downside is that if it isn't strong enough, it would be an expensive experiment.
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05-30-2014, 10:53 AM
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#55
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Trailer: 2009 Escape 17B 2020 Toyota Highlander XLE
Posts: 17,136
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I'd be concerned about rear-ending somebody or running off the road, while squinting at the small screen.
I can see all I need to see in a glance, with my Grand Aero mirrors.
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05-30-2014, 03:09 PM
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#56
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Clovis, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 19
Posts: 328
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tractors1
Time to stop recycling the unwanted phone books and put them on the drivers seat................
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Ahem.... no comment.
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