Simple camera mount

[wilbur]

There are probably a bazillion ways to get the camera mounted in a box. Here's another that is pretty simple.

Trail camera mount detail.

You could use variations of this whether you are mounting the camera high/low or towards the back or front.

 

[ToddP]

A block of foam glued to the door will hold the camera in place as well.

 

[Ocmulgee Ogre]

I use velcro as well to secure my cams to the flash gasket. I use machine screws with a washer to secure the velcro to the box.

 

[OhioBowHunter]

Wilbur,

Good Idear... I Have 5 of AEH's flash gaskets I want to try and this looks like a good alternative to hold it in place.

My puzzle's been the mount I see you face your cameras into the box I do mine the other way in my setups. For this application facing them in does seem best. I see many veteran cam builders do it this way.

Dan

 

[DropTheHammer]

I have been working with small bungees to hold the cam in the flash gasket. Its been working pretty well so far.

 

[wilbur]

I also like the camera setups facing out of the front of the box in term of simplicity and access. (This will work there too. I have now added some pics of a lid mount too) On this particular setup I went to a back facing mount for only one reason--but it is a big one. On a forward facing mount I think the bungee straps/EZ web connectors may be yanking the box away from the lid and aggravating the rubber seals (ie. the SOBs can leak). I'm thinking that with a backward mount the bungees/connectors pull the box onto the lid and seal for better waterproofing. We'll see.

 

[ArkansasElkHunter]

Well, I guess i'm gonna break down and mount my next one out the back as well. Makes a pretty good looking set-up (still don't seem right) so I'm gonna have to try one.

 

[ToddP]

Here's how I've been doing my lately. Notice the foam glued on the door. This holds the camera into the gasket when closed.

The "backward" mounting works out really nice.

 

[Matt in MO]

Mounting it out the "back" and pulling the box into the lid sounds good to keep the lid seal from leaking, but then would keep you from accessing the internals while mounted to the tree. A deal breaker for me.

 

[ToddP]

Mounting chain that goes around the tree is secured to the lid. No problem accessing the inside of the box while it is hanging.

 

[OhioBowHunter]

Todd,

Nice looking setup..

With that setup do you need to remove the cam setup from the tree in order to get the camera to sit rite on the flash gasket when closing the lid... My thinking is when its mounted on a tree and your trying to close the door on the case does the camera slide out of posistion?

Wondering because I seldom remove it from a tree just open the door swap cards and batteries, view it and am on my way in a matter of a few minutes.. But in order to get the camera to seal against the flash gasket the foreward mount seems to be the best alternative if using the flash gasket.

I plan to try one here shortly see how I like the foreward mount... I am with AEH... something just seems wrong about it... Old habits hard to break...

BTW....Loved your Hunting Log... Great to look back on!!!

Dan

 

[ToddP]

I was leary on "going out the back" at first too but I'll probably never look back now. I used to go out the back on the old electric junction boxes we used too. Makes things easier because you are not running a bunch of wires across from the lid. My cameras have two sets of wires running across now. One for the slave flash batteries and one for the aux. power to the camera.

While it is hanging on the tree I hold the camera in place with my fingers while I close the case. The inside edge of the foam will hit the camera enough, when closing, to hold the camera in place while I pull my hand out.

 

[OhioBowHunter]

Todd,

Thats perfect... That was my thought that it might catch it enough for you to slide your hand out... I like that.... going to give it a try... Thanks for the reply.

Dan

 

[DropTheHammer]

The reason I went with the bungee or velcro to hold the cam to the gasket (in the lid) is so I could just swing the door open to access the camera flash card, batteries, etc. without worrying about the cam falling out or getting out of alignment on the gasket. It was pretty convenient when I was just using a bungee to hold to the tree. Since I started using the Python cable to lock the camera, I have to take the whole unit off the tree to open it now anyway.