DIY Trail Camera Lock Box
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- Опубліковано 28 лис 2015
- If you’ve ever had a game camera (trail cam) stolen by trespassers on your property or had curious animals damage them, then you know that replacements can get to be expensive. Housing your cameras in secure lock boxes is the solution.
In this DIY video I’ll show you the way I convert a $7 electrical box into an effective trail cam lock box.
I hope you enjoy the video as well as learn something from it.
Take care, God bless, and I’ll see you on the next video. - Навчання та стиль
The first 2 minutes of this video are not necessary. All else were very good. Thank you for not having music in the background ,thumbs up for sure.
Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching!
best video ive found. i just had a camera stolen. i will definitely be making a few of these. great video!
Pisses me off when people take something of mine, especially when they have no business on MY property. Know exactly how you fell. Glad you were able to find this helpful!
Great job. Almost invisible with the black paint! Thanks for posting.
Thank you sir, found some camo tape that works really well also. Glad you enjoyed the vodeo.
Very slick! Thanks for sharing the idea. Welded up a box for one of my cameras but it took too long and cost too much in metal. This is a much better idea then custom welding a box from scratch. Going to Home Depot today to grab some ac disconnect boxes.
I do not know how to weld so I had to come up with something easy. Glad you enjoyed the video. Good Luck!
Fantastic idea! Also, loved the Fast Forward segment.
sinbad20001 Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching!
Outstanding! Will be purchasing DIY lockboxes today.
Rich B get those cameras out now to see what to look forward to this fall. Thanks for watching!
wow man great idea ! and at a good price, I got 100$ one nabbed from me last season and it hurt,, not this time thieves! ! thanks for the video!
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheap fix for an expensive camera.
Fantastic video and info bud! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed the video.
Great job and well made video. You said you were going to add more camouflage. I would definitely cover it with some kind of hairy / moss material to break up the outline and make it totally disappear, like a ghillie suit!
I like that idea, will surely add it to the ones I have. Thanks for watching!
Will stick out like a sore thumb make them easy to see and find and it don't take much to get past a lock
with the right camo job it is hard to see, what you see in the video was just some black paint. Have several out and have not lost one yet.
Great Job...I am going to make one too...a/c disconnect , that is the Plan...Thanks !!
Glad you enjoyed the video, make sure to check out the second video I did to make the latch more secure. Thanks for watching!
SMART!!!!
Thanks! I was going to make a "birdhouse" for mine to be used as an outside-the-house surveillance cam, but this gives me another idea (though not as covert as mine would be - "hidden in plain sight").
Thanks.
Perhaps you can use this as a base and then try and camouflage it as a bird house? Thanks for commenting.
I went ahead and made a birdhouse for my new Browning Dark Ops Extreme trail cam. The first position it was in gave me too narrow a view from my gate to my front door. I repositioned it, further back, and the field of view is now great, and, as a bonus, the camera is more concealed,
I don't believe that it needs more "security", as it is well hidden and blends in with my gate.
Thanks
You should create a video and post it.
Thanks for your confidence in my abilities, but anybody could do it after viewing a few simple birdhouse designs and cutting the opening to accommodate the sensor and IR array.
Very clever I guess I got a new project now
Should be a quick project, can be completed in an afternoon. Of course that depends on how many trails camera you have :). Good luck.
You can put eye bolts thru the sides and secure with nuts n washers inside then run python cable lock around to secure to tree
That is a good idea. I just run it through the knock outs on the side.
THANK YOU.AWESOME VIDEO.ILL BE MAKING ME ONE.
Their cheap ...make two. Glad you enjoyed the video. I have about five out now and have had no issues with anyone taking one. Post a video if you can!
NO PROBLEM.SURE THING.LATER
Great video. I subscribed to your channel.
Richard Torres welcome to the channel 👍
ok thanks, I'll find something that will work.
Suggestion... pretty much all trail cams have that annoying red flashing LED to let you.... and everyone else... know it is taking a picture. Cover it with a little piece of black plastic tape and you remove the 'flash' that draws the eye to the camera.
I would agree, ended up putting a piece of tape over the "blinking light" when I placed it int the woods. Thanks for watching.
Just wanted to say thanks for a great video. I just made up one of these myself. Slightly different design box,. The front cover of the box I had was tough to cut through, I had one of those oscillating tools to cut through with, took a lot of elbow grease! I'm going to use camouflage duct tape to cover the outside with.
+Chuck's Paranormal Adventures Glad you enjoyed the video. Good idea on the camouflage tape. Post a video of your project if you can!
I'll have a video up on my channel shortly. Just basically going over the finished product and giving you the credit where I got the idea from and the details on how to do it.
Clever idea. It looks good painted, too. What made you think of using that box?
+1000mishi Thank you! I actually got the idea from my brother. Using the electrical disconnect box is ideal as it is already made for outdoors, you can find them in many sizes and they are reasonably priced.
Hmmm, I just so happen to have one of those boxes and wondered what I would ever do with it.......now I know!
I am going to add a cable to mine, drill a hole on the back put cable through hole, put cable clamp on cable and make it tight!
When you bolt it to the tree then pass the cable around the tree and through another hole on the other side back of the box and put another cable clamp on that end, should be able to leave some slack end so it can be used on different diameter trees. My .02 .....
Sounds like a good idea!
The Handy Outdoorsman I didn’t end up using the cable, I hope it is still there when I go check it next week......screwed to small tree unfortunately.
@@1966cambo it will at least keep the honest guy honest.
Any issues with the foam trapping moisture and creating a problem?
No issues at all with moisture. Most cameras are water proof to some extent. The only problem is insects make a nest inside the box. Have to clean them out each time I check the cameras. Still not an issue.
what kind of phone is that that you put around your cameras in the Box
sorry I meant to ask foam that you put around the camera
William Steele It was some packing material that came with something I purchased, sorry but I do not have a name or part number for that.
It's iPhones that were cut to fit.
Where do you find the boxes?
In the electrical department of the big box stores, they are AC electrical boxes.
Baaaad sound, too far away from cam, use a wireless lapel mic, gives professional sound & you can move around! Shalom!
Man if a thief wants to take that camera they will take it
That is true. However if you make it harder to take they will leave it alone. Have several of these out on public land and only one has been stolen in 5 - 6 years. Have footage of someone trying to kick it off of the tree and gave up after 4 minutes.