Pesky neighbors...

Jeff190 · Sep 1, 2016

Well here I am about at my last straw... Over the past few months someone (a couple neighbors suspect) keeps littering in my daily driven xlt. Yesterday i found a rag draped over the bed of my truck with fecal matter on it (last straw). I have limited parking so I have to park slightly out of view so I really see my truck from any windows in my house. I want to find a good in car surveillance camera that wont break the bank but will be easy to use and conceal. I don't know much about them and there seems to be alot of different products with mixes reviews. Anyone got any sort of input oh how to catch this little coward without having to sleep inside my truck overnight?

RonD · Sep 1, 2016

Trail camera would probably be best bet, battery operated, IR night vision, motion activated, stores recorded video on removable card or USB stick.
You wouldn't put this in the truck, although you could, I would put it somewhere out of sight but where it can see the truck.
They can be setup to record only from say 10pm to 6am, and only when there is motion
Most units can be set up to record over earlier video so they never run out of space to record, so if storage disc can record 8hours of video then it will have any incident recorded once you notice the problem.
Remember with motion recording 8 hours of video would be several days.

But there are less expensive units that can be run off car battery, 12volt.
You do want IR and motion detection.
But would need 2 cameras in the cab, to point front and back.

Jeff190 · Sep 1, 2016

Those are really good ideas. Would motion detection have any issues with slightly tinted glass at night? Guessing as long as it has night vision it would be ok?

DaddysTruck · Sep 3, 2016

Worst I've ever had was coming out from work to find about 4 full trash bags loaded into the bed of my truck, and the time someone threw their bag of fish they had caught back there. I didn't know about it untill I was walking back to where I parked at Wal-Mart, and the police had been called because someone thought there must be a dead body in someone's trunk from the smell of it. I would always find cans and McDonald's bags. You can't escape stupid people. Bed cover ends this issue. You can get a retractable one if you use the bed a lot.

RonD · Sep 3, 2016

Jeff190 said:
Those are really good ideas. Would motion detection have any issues with slightly tinted glass at night? Guessing as long as it has night vision it would be ok?

The motion detection wouldn't have a problem, the IR LEDs might cause image to wash out if put to close to the tinted glass, you would just have to try it at different distances.
i.e. like using a flash when taking a picture thru a window, infrared(IR) is a "light" you just can't see it, so it will cause reflections.

Desertrunner33 · Sep 9, 2016

If you are tech savvy use a raspberry pi model 3 and an ir camera. You can view live feed on the camera from anywhere and it will cost maybe 50$ total.

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Mightyfordranger · Jan 7, 2017

I really like the raspberry pi option but for most folks I think the trail camera would work the best it's weatherproof and holds a good amount of video and are easy to hide they strap on to poles or you can lean it over by a bush or something and you can get them from just about anywhere and they prices and quality range quite a bit so good selection and won't break the bank and are reusable. Also if there's a harbor freight close to you they have a camera setup that comes with more than one camera and can store 24 is hours of video I think but it'll be more obvious if they see you out there stringing cameras and wire like Christmas lights

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Doofy · Jan 7, 2017

I'd rig up a clay pigeon thrower (skeet) to fling a nice bag of poop right back at 'em! Worthless Punks! Could also hose them down with some good trapping scent bait!

Either that...or move! I'd be in jail because I couldn't put up with the bs.

lil_Blue_Ford · Jan 7, 2017

I'd go with the trail cam idea. Then take care of things, lol

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Mightyfordranger · Feb 8, 2017

Ha ha that skeet thrower idea is the best thing I have heard all day

sent while bored

saskbill · Feb 12, 2017

If ya use it to throw poop wouldn't that make it a scat thrower ?

Hope the trailcam works out - good huntin! :icon_thumby:

tenchimuyo93 · Feb 12, 2017

I'd run a raspberry pi dual cam setup or This type dash cam with parking mode enabled

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