looking for a budget friendly trail cam

[Kype]

looking for decent trail cam that wont break my bank. i am in an area where getting it stolen might happen, might not. but i dont want to take that chance on an expensive one. i had a bushnell i bought from walmart years ago but i left batteries in it and acid leaked out causing the trail camera to not turn on. any ideas? 

 

thanks,

kype

[BowhunterNJ]

robnj is the trailcam maniac on here...definitely is into it and gives great advice.

 

This is what boomsox24 wrote in another topic recently...I was thinking of checking them out too!

 

I was looking for a cheap but decent camera. Rob recommended stealth cam p12. And I am no expert but for the price I like this camera. A few friends have wildgame cameras and they don't compare. Better pictures better batteries all around better camera. I have two of them and worth every penny.

 

Stealth Cam STC-P12 6.0 Megapixel Digital Scouting Camera

 

[Jerseybassnbow]

Moultrie A5 on ebay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-2015-Moultrie-A-5-Gen2-Infrared-IR-5-MP-Game-Trail-Camera-Gen-II-/271759017066?hash=item3f4619846a:g:hiIAAOSw34FVIwJb

[gobblergetter]

Trace by moultrie

Bought 2 for around $64.00 on eBay....32.00 a piece and come with a mounting bracket

[boomsox24]

Yes rob got me into the p12s. I have two of them and they work great. Those trace look like good pics.

[Ms Grit]

Dicks has the Wildgame on sale for $49.99.  I know that they weren't recommended by robnj, but I bought 2 of them last week (when they were 39.99) and am happy enough with them for the price.

 

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=60816076&camp=CSE:GooglePLA:60816076:20939993:HUNTING&CAGPSPN=pla&CAWELAID=120138600003359957&catargetid=120138600001603954&cadevice=c

[beaverman]

I bought 4 of those moultrie trace cameras, put 2 out and kept 2 as back-ups in the event they get stolen.  One of them had some issues after being out for a month.  I just sent it back to moultrie this week to have it replaced under warranty.  They take good pictures and were a good deal at $35 a piece, but I hope to get a little longer than a month out of them.  Hopefully that one is the only one I'll have issues with.  I have a couple moultrie A-5's that have been good cameras for the price.

[vdep217]

I second miss grit. People say there are issues with wild game but I own 2 original infrared that ive had 5 seasons no issues I have a Razer l lights out a pulse10 and one of the cheap ones from dicks I've never had an issue

[mazzgolf]

When in the market for cheap-o trail cams, always check EBay. You can find some great deals ... one time I bought one for under 30 bucks. That has since been stolen, but since it was so cheap, I didn't lose sleep over it.

 

It was actually beaverman that put me onto EBay for things like this.   One time I needed a stupid part for my Ranger - he goes, "try EBay". BAM! There it is. So I go to EBay for cheap trail cams.. BAM! There they are. EBay is a wonderful thing

[Kype]

gobblergetter. $32.00 a piece sounds good to me. looks like they take nice pictures too

[Haskell_Hunter]

A helpful note with the camera with exploded batteries:  If you still have it, clean off the battery contacts with baking soda.  This will clean off most of the corrosion.  Steel wool or a steel brush might get the contacts clean enough to work.

 

Batteries leak acid, which affects the metal.  Baking soda is a very powerful base, which will neutralize the acid and stop any further reaction as well as removing the acid.  Works like a charm most of the time.

[KReese614]

Amcrest on Amazon 99.00 works great going to buy another

[Ms Grit]

A helpful note with the camera with exploded batteries:  If you still have it, clean off the battery contacts with baking soda.  This will clean off most of the corrosion.  Steel wool or a steel brush might get the contacts clean enough to work.

 

Batteries leak acid, which affects the metal.  Baking soda is a very powerful base, which will neutralize the acid and stop any further reaction as well as removing the acid.  Works like a charm most of the time.

 

If you don't have steel wool laying around, use one of your wife's/girlfriend's nail files.  I had to do that for a disc reader and it works perfectly now.

[Buckrut11]

If you don't have steel wool laying around, use one of your wife's/girlfriend's nail files.  I had to do that for a disc reader and it works perfectly

 

If you don't have steel wool laying around, use one of your wife's/girlfriend's nail files.  I had to do that for a disc reader and it works perfectly now

Edited October 24, 2015 by Buckrut11

[Buckrut11]

What causes the batteries to explode. Sorry Ms Grit still learning my way