Tent cam?

Carbonfylter · Sep 2, 2020

anyone run a tent camera so they can check in on their girls from the phone while not at home? If so what works best for you? I'm gone for extended periods at times due to work so it'd be nice to be able to keep an eye on them

TropiKanna · Sep 2, 2020

Carbonfylter said:
anyone run a tent camera so they can check in on their girls from the phone while not at home? If so what works best for you? I'm gone for extended periods at times due to work so it'd be nice to be able to keep an eye on them

Would be awesome even just for journal purposes if you can record on said camera

Carbonfylter · Sep 2, 2020

TropiKanna said:
Would be awesome even just for journal purposes if you can record on said camera

Definitely, I've seen some people do it with timelapses which I also think would be awesome to do

Nutty sKunK · Sep 2, 2020

So strange - I was just looking at cameras last night! Hope someone has some insight

TropiKanna · Sep 2, 2020

Carbonfylter said:
Definitely, I've seen some people do it with timelapses which I also think would be awesome to do

Thats what i was referring too! Couldnt agree more!

TropiKanna · Sep 2, 2020

I personally think it would be a great idea

Seedperson1 · Sep 2, 2020

Get a cheap af android phone, connect it to your WiFi and attach it in your tent. Then get a baby monitor app on both phones and connect them. Most monitor apps let you record/store images so you could do a snapshot a day as your time lapse or whatever. Just a thought.

TropiKanna · Sep 2, 2020

Seedperson1 said:
Get a cheap af android phone, connect it to your WiFi and attach it in your tent. Then get a baby monitor app on both phones and connect them. Most monitor apps let you record/store images so you could do a snapshot a day as your time lapse or whatever. Just a thought.

Hmmm... i have an old phone in the trunk of my car! Maybe I will give it a go!

Seedperson1 · Sep 2, 2020

TropiKanna said:
Hmmm... i have an old phone in the trunk of my car! Maybe I will give it a go!

It worked for me. The only problem is I also have a kid so sometimes I’d end up looking at the wrong baby monitor in the middle of the night lol

Carbonfylter · Sep 2, 2020

Seedperson1 said:
It worked for me. The only problem is I also have a kid so sometimes I’d end up looking at the wrong baby monitor in the middle of the night lol

One minute theyre just seedlings, the next minute you think you grew a baby

Seedperson1 · Sep 2, 2020

Carbonfylter said:
One minute theyre just seedlings, the next minute you think you grew a baby

Lol. Four months old and already a woman! The plant that is..

TropiKanna · Sep 2, 2020

No more babies here... except plants... im just getting to the end of potty training my 3 tear old... kid that is lol

Wizzlebiz · Sep 2, 2020

Just buy a ring doorbell and install on the inside.

They are on sale as well for labor day. $119 over here at costco

joe9000 · Sep 2, 2020

got a cheap ezviz,works a treat,only use when putting babies into the flower room for first strech.

StrawberryOzark · Sep 2, 2020

I have a wyze cam, that I use for my tents. There like 20 or 30 ea so worth it and have wifi. can take pics from the app with it. so could do a time lapse in theory.

TintEastwood · Sep 2, 2020

Generic GoPros like the wyze @StrawberryOzark mentioned.
Or any generic wifi cam.

nunyabidness420 · Sep 2, 2020

If you're into DIY, try an ESP32 CAM.
They're $10 each and decent for the price.

You'll need to learn arduino programming but once you have that down you can use the ESP32 to do some automation and monitoring,

StrawberryOzark · Sep 2, 2020

Yeah definitely makes me feel better when I can check on my girls whenever the mood strikes me from wherever.

Laughing Grass · Sep 2, 2020

Wyze cams are cheap and work well. Only complaint is the timelapse is limited to 30 days.

Edit to add, you can disable the status lights on the wyze cam so you don't have to cover it with tape.

SpawnOfVader · Sep 16, 2020

Laughing Grass said:
Wyze cams are cheap and work well. Only complaint is the timelapse is limited to 30 days.

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Edit to add, you can disable the status lights on the wyze cam so you don't have to cover it with tape.

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That is super annoying. I just finished a two week timelapse.. I flashed my Wyze cam to their optional RTSP firmware and it's being streamed to a Raspberry Pi running home assistant. That is what handles my timelapse so I can set it for whatever I want duration wise.... on the plus side it also adds in remote monitoring from the same screen as my sensor readouts and light/drip controls.

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