Back-up cameras

Not to be funny, but the best backup "camera" is simple hand signals thru the side mirror .  I rarely if ever back up the trailer single handedly.  I have two systems I bought over the last few years and both work off of a cell phone.  They are a bit slow, and by the time everything is hooked up and functioning, the driver and passenger could have had the same end result, with the rig all parked and happy.  Your experience may vary.   Some of the most entertaining scenes I have watched have been observing folks back a rig into a parking spot.  I am not sure a camera would have helped.  I have tried to help folks back a trailer by standing by the open drivers window, and they never turn the wheel the way I tell them to.  

Originally posted by john in idaho Not to be funny, but the best backup "camera" is simple hand signals thru the side mirror .  I rarely if ever back up the trailer single handedly.  I have two systems I bought over the last few years and both work off of a cell phone.  They are a bit slow, and by the time everything is hooked up and functioning, the driver and passenger could have had the same end result, with the rig all parked and happy.  Your experience may vary.   Some of the most entertaining scenes I have watched have been observing folks back a rig into a parking spot.  I am not sure a camera would have helped.  I have tried to help folks back a trailer by standing by the open drivers window, and they never turn the wheel the way I tell them to.   So pick a system and practice, practice, practice.  They all work.

I really like being about to see behind while driving. Let's you see how close vehicle are following or when it is clear to pull in after passing a vehicle.