scrubnut Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Im interested in having a go at making a trailcam, has any body made one, where can i source material from, what camera is bets suited etc. Or am i wasting my time, does any body own one, what brand is reliable on a low budget? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Try here. http://www.whitetailsupply.com/ Also have a look at the trail cam threads on ozdeer.com. Heaps of info there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noferalsinoz Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Try here.http://www.whitetailsupply.com/ Also have a look at the trail cam threads on ozdeer.com. Heaps of info there. Hi mate, I just bought a Moultrie Gamespy4.0. Couldnt be happier with it. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubnut Posted July 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Thanks ill check out those web sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damige Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 I have a Moultrie i40 and it works well, got it from BassPro in the states, also just waiting for some bits to arrive before i make my first homebrew camera,looking forward to that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamHuntVic Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Instructions and pics on making a trail cam are in the new Victorian Deer Hunter Magazine, a big article. Buy a copy and read all the ads too!! Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worm Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Yeah, nice add Samhuntvic.... where is your ugly mug though Trail camera are easy to make mate. Link below shows the cameras which can be modded and how to do it..... although that is not the complete list. http://www.depreyswildlife.com/Mods/TrailCameraMods.html Below are sites you MUST read. Once you have read them you will be able to do it no probs. http://www.d.umn.edu/~shall/Homebrews.htm http://www.pixcontroller.com/ http://www.snapshotsniper.com/HomeBrewProducts.htm http://www.yeticam.com/ http://www.whitetailsupply.com/WS-PIR-Board.html http://www.hagshouse.com/ http://www.bfoutdoors.com/ Just chose a camera, mod it then purchase the stuff from one of the listed websites. I used yeticam..... just because...... You can even pay a tad more and get kits which come with everything you need plus pre-drilled. Then just whack it all together and away you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 i have just purchaced a stealth cam from bass pro shop in the states (not here yet) for $245 aussie dollars including freight (air) its 5 mp with infa red not white flash,it does short video or photo as do most i suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noferalsinoz Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 i have just purchaced a stealth cam from bass pro shop in the states (not here yet) for $245 aussie dollars including freight (air) its 5 mp with infa red not white flash,it does short video or photo as do most i suppose. My Moultrie i40 was $288 aust landed from cabelas. Selected shipping but they sent it via air - had it in one week. I just saw they do a camo one that is 5.0 megapixel for about $20 US more and it has only a 1 second delay between pictures as opposed to 15 sec....bugger ! might get another one yet.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worm Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 Why wouldnt you make one? The quality cr@ps all over the bought ones. Except for maybe infer red at night..... but they look pox anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambar 9.3 Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 My Moultrie i40 was $288 aust landed from cabelas. Selected shipping but they sent it via air - had it in one week. I just saw they do a camo one that is 5.0 megapixel for about $20 US more and it has only a 1 second delay between pictures as opposed to 15 sec....bugger ! might get another one yet.. Im looking at getting one of those I40, its not that expensive and its my first one. I'd like to play with it for a little while before I go out and spend big bucks on a good quality TC or I might even try building one. After all I did finish electronics eng diploma. But, my question is; what do you mean 15 sec delay between pictures? that's ridicules! Can someone who owns an I40 share some cons and pros on this unit? Thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damige Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Heres a couple of pics of one of my homebrews no4, its using the simple sniper board and the sony s600 Camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalker Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Looks the goods Damige. What was the total build cost on that job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AltonaHunter Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 I'm having trouble with whitetail supply at the moment. I ordered a "kit" from them 2 weeks ago and as stated on their website you make the payment for the item then wait for an invoice for the postage. I waited a week and then sent them an email asking for the postage invoice, no reply, again another email. Three days ago I sent another email, stating that I'd make a dispute thru paypal...no reply. So thats what I did, then the same day I get an email form whitetail stating that I have to remove the complaint in order for them to invoice the postage. Finally a reply after a paypal complaint... Now I cant go and remove the complaint as you cant re-open disputes once theyre closed, otherwise if my parts dont turn up stiff cheddar for me. I requested a refund so I can make another order and hopefully get a timely invoice for the postage, but he doesnt to want to do that. Looks like I'm gunna have to claim against them. Really poor buisness in my experiance so far... will keep yous posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 I'm having trouble with whitetail supply at the moment. I ordered a "kit" from them 2 weeks ago and as stated on their website you make the payment for the item then wait for an invoice for the postage. I waited a week and then sent them an email asking for the postage invoice, no reply, again another email. Three days ago I sent another email, stating that I'd make a dispute thru paypal...no reply. So thats what I did, then the same day I get an email form whitetail stating that I have to remove the complaint in order for them to invoice the postage. Finally a reply after a paypal complaint... Now I cant go and remove the complaint as you cant re-open disputes once theyre closed, otherwise if my parts dont turn up stiff cheddar for me. I requested a refund so I can make another order and hopefully get a timely invoice for the postage, but he doesnt to want to do that. Looks like I'm gunna have to claim against them. Really poor buisness in my experiance so far... will keep yous posted. That's pretty p1ss poor if you only get a reply after lodging a complaint - hope it works out for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damige Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 I'm having trouble with whitetail supply at the moment. I ordered a "kit" from them 2 weeks ago and as stated on their website you make the payment for the item then wait for an invoice for the postage. I waited a week and then sent them an email asking for the postage invoice, no reply, again another email. Three days ago I sent another email, stating that I'd make a dispute thru paypal...no reply. So thats what I did, then the same day I get an email form whitetail stating that I have to remove the complaint in order for them to invoice the postage. Finally a reply after a paypal complaint... Now I cant go and remove the complaint as you cant re-open disputes once theyre closed, otherwise if my parts dont turn up stiff cheddar for me. I requested a refund so I can make another order and hopefully get a timely invoice for the postage, but he doesnt to want to do that. Looks like I'm gunna have to claim against them. Really poor buisness in my experiance so far... will keep yous posted. #### thats not good, every time i have ordered from them i have had an email for postage the next day.Keep us posted mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damige Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Looks the goods Damige. What was the total build cost on that job? To get the Kit from whitetail with everything to build was about $170.00aus and the camera cost about $105.00 from the US. The rest was time the cam hack took about 30mins to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AltonaHunter Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Whitetail refunded the money...finally and I've made another order, now it's just a waiting game again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damige Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Whitetail refunded the money...finally and I've made another order, now it's just a waiting game again. Good to hear mate , which kit did u get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalker Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 To get the Kit from whitetail with everything to build was about $170.00aus and the camera cost about $105.00 from the US.The rest was time the cam hack took about 30mins to do. Makes it well worthwhile mate. If we said $300 including a few bits and bobs.........That's fantastic. Compact digital cams are becoming so cheap, it won't be long before we have our own custom built 10MP trailcams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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