A back up camera? For a little rig like this? Wow -- that would be totally
weak.

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Bend, OR
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On 9/28/2009 6:47 AM Robert Fisher wrote:

> All things considered (meaning mostly Squirrelly himself), perhaps a back up
> camera would be the way to go.
>
> Cya,
> Robert
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Allan Streib
> Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 6:17 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: [NVC] Need alignment sight to help with backing trailer
>
> That's good to help you align the hitch when you're hooking up the trailer
> (and don't have a helper).
>
> I don't think it would help much with backing up: since it's right at the
> hitch point, it will always be more or less in the center of your view no
> matter what the trailer is doing.
>
> I second the idea of a kid's bike flag, long fiberglas rod with a day-glo
> orange pennant at the top.  Either one at the center-rear, or one on each
> rear corner of the trailer.
>
> Allan
>
>
> On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:32 -0400, "Kenneth Lewis" <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET>
> wrote:
>> Here ya go:
>>
>> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=95684
>>
>> Let me know how it works.
>>
>> Ken
>