I Ball
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Forum Name: Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks
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Topic: I Ball
Posted By: dsmiths
Subject: I Ball
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2012 at 9:33pm
As most of us, I know about where the hitch is in relation to the ball, back up, uuhh left, back 1.5 foot, then uuhh straight back 8 inches, then uuhhh little right back 2 inches, then uuhhh, 1 in too far back. You know the story. I saw this thing called an I baller in trailer life mag. $139.00 delivered. It came today, its a color camera with a powerful magnet that sets on the tongue in front of your ball. The color monitor plugs into a cigar lighter socket with a nice well built flexable wand (kind of whats on a microphone) has great resolution and seems very clear, I only had time to plug it in before dark. I will report back on my findings. Oh P.S. when backing into a camping space you can take the camera and put in on the back of the pod on the rear frame member as the camera has a swivel base and actually see your camp spot as you back up. will report later. happy Poddin.  ------------- Dane and Donna Smith 2011 RP-172 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer 4X4 lift kit prodigy wireless brake controller |
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2012 at 10:45pm
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Interesting, I'll be waiting for your review. I need to add a backup camera to my TV.
------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: Goose
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2012 at 2:00am
Our Jeep has a back up camera on it that uses the screen of the radio in the middle of the dash, I don't think that I will be with out one from this point forward as you can back up to the ball and be right on the money every time. It almost feels like you are cheating it is so easy to hook up. Goose ------------- Mother Goose's Caboose..2011 RP171..07 Grand Cherokee 
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Posted By: Footslogger03
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2012 at 11:32am
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The Tacoma we tow with has a back-up camera too ...but there's just enough distortion in field of view that getting the ball RIGHT smack dab under the hitch is still trial and error at times.
Looking forward to getting your feeback on the I-Ball ... 'Slogger ------------- Livin' the Dream ...'Slogger |
Posted By: dsmiths
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2012 at 12:11pm
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Might be a couple of weeks, Donna and I did a 5k Colon Cancer Awareness walk this morning in Hilly Iriquois park in Louisvile ky, that ruined this week end for podding and well you know what next week end is, I did'nt reserve anything and everything is sold out. ------------- Dane and Donna Smith 2011 RP-172 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer 4X4 lift kit prodigy wireless brake controller |
Posted By: Seanl
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2012 at 4:48pm
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My back up camera is set so that I can see the ball in the bottom of frame and the screen has hash marks on it that make lining it up a breeze. You learn that when the hitch is at a certain hash mark you are lined up. ------------- Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition 
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Posted By: Footslogger03
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2012 at 5:23pm
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I'm doing a lot better with the back-up camera on the Tacoma ...now that I finally broke down and put my reading glasses on when I'm using it. Another thing I did was to buy some little (1/2") neon colored paper dots. I put one on the ball and one centerred on the hitch. I can come pretty close ...
'Slogger ------------- Livin' the Dream ...'Slogger |
Posted By: bc matell
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2012 at 6:18pm
| I use my Toyota back up camera also,works great |