Been Pondering… But Cameras Are Now Needed!! They Are Very Lucky I Did Not Catch Them!!

[sandyut]

Key points are (IMO): solar, wifi, and in home video storage, no subscriptions!

My system is aging, but the new Eufy's have cameras that track and zoom automatically and they look sweet! When I upgrade I will stick with Eufy, they have worked great for 4 years in the all the mtn weather.

 

[KonaRich]

I put in a 16 camera Reolink system with a 4 TB NVR at my house and I love it. Every door and window is covered. No one gets in or out without my camera's catching it. It has color night vision, 12 MP super hi-resolution, and infrared night vision.

You can get a 4, 6, 8, 12 or 16 camera system.

This is the one I ordered and then I added extra camera's.

Reolink RLK16-1200D8-A Smart 12MP PoE Security System

Reolink RLK16-1200D8-A is a smart 12MP PoE security system with 16 channels, 12MP UHD video, intelligent detection, and 24/7 NVR recording.

reolink.com

I was able to install it myself with the help of a friend.

Blink is trash. I missed so many events with that junk.


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That's a LOT of coverage! Do you live in a high crime area?

 

[sandyut]

That's a LOT of coverage! Do you live in a high crime area?

thats kinda what I was thinking.

I use mine to catch the wildlife: bears, dear, fox, skunk, racoon, etc. They slink around at all hours when we are not staring out the window. Also help to know whats out there before I walk out with the dog.

 

[Steve H]

thats kinda what I was thinking.

I use mine to catch the wildlife: bears, dear, fox, skunk, racoon, etc. They slink around at all hours when we are not staring out the window. Also help to know whats out there before I walk out with the dog.

Pretty much the same here. There's been one theft on our street in 36 years.

 

[cpaysonc]

They are great for wildlife viewing! This is a frequent visitor in our woods. Taken with a Tactacam Defend, (but photographed on my laptop screen for ease of posting here.)

 

[KonaRich]

thats kinda what I was thinking.

I use mine to catch the wildlife: bears, dear, fox, skunk, racoon, etc. They slink around at all hours when we are not staring out the window. Also help to know whats out there before I walk out with the dog.

So, it's not wild crime, it's wild life...some of it dangerous! The only wild life we get here are big, black, hairy wild goats who eat our ornamental. We shoot them whenever possible with a high powered pellet gun.

 

[sandyut]

So, it's not wild crime, it's wild life...some of it dangerous! The only wild life we get here are big, black, hairy wild goats who eat our ornamental. We shoot them whenever possible with a high powered pellet gun.

yeah, one time my wife opened the front door and there was a full grown bear 2' away. Always good to know whats out there. We also have mtn lions. right after we moved in I found a deer leg at the top of the driveway, eaten clean, but definetly makes you think.

 

[DRKsmoking]

but the new Eufy's have cameras that track and zoom automatically and they look sweet!

Friend of mine has these and they are cool. He has about 10 deer that hang out and around he property. And the cameras are going all the time , they track and zoom .
If and when mine stop working , that is what I will set up.

David

 

[sandyut]

Friend of mine has these and they are cool. He has about 10 deer that hang out and around he property. And the cameras are going all the time , they track and zoom .
If and when mine stop working , that is what I will set up.

David

Agreed! Would have done it this fall but we had a ton of medical bills and the last of a couple other home projects that depleted the slush fund. For sure gonna upgrade next spring tho.

 

[MileHighSmokerGirl]

That's a LOT of coverage! Do you live in a high crime area?

No, but I live in an area where law enforcement response times are over 30 mins.

 

[KonaRich]

No, but I live in an area where law enforcement response times are over 30 mins.

That's pretty bad. I didn't think Denver was like that.

 

[Chris_in_SoCal]

Cameras are great for insurance reasons. 13 years ago I got home from work and the front of my garage was destroyed. I was wondering WTF had happened. Even with the low quality cameras at the time there was no problem when calling my insurance company and getting everything fixed. There was no doubt about who was at fault. Shortly after reviewing my cameras I got a knock on the door by the guilty party.

 

[MileHighSmokerGirl]

That's pretty bad. I didn't think Denver was like that.

It's not Denver. It's rural.

 

[Brokenhandle]

Thank goodness for the 2nd amendment!

 

[mneeley490]

We also have mtn lions. right after we moved in I found a deer leg at the top of the driveway, eaten clean, but definetly makes you think.

Sounds like he was giving the new neighbors a warning.

 

[normanaj]

Thank goodness for the 2nd amendment!

That's a fact.

This is my piece of mind.

 

[KonaRich]

Sounds like he was giving the new neighbors a warning.

He heard about you. He wants you to smoke it and put it back on the driveway. :D

 

[sandyut]

That's a fact.

This is my piece of mind.

Got a couple 9's at the ready just in case.

 

[KonaRich]

Got a couple 9's at the ready just in case.

I'm glad we don't live in an area where a multitude of surveillance cameras and guns are considered an adequate defense.

Sadly, the "bad stuff" that's happening throughout the mainland is slowly creeping over here. Mostly Ohau and Maui. Very little on the Big Island's rural areas.

We don't even lock our doors overnight or, many times, when leaving the property. Not yet, anyway.

We do have a gun, though! A very powerful pre-charged pneumatic .25 cal pellet carbine shooting 24.5 grain pellets at 3,600 psi air pressure. Not enough to penetrate the thick hides of those big, black, hairy goats that wander onto our place and eat our ornamental, but powerful enough to make them jump a lot and run away with a sore hind end. It would do serious damage to a person, though.

 

[sandyut]

I'm glad we don't live in an area where a multitude of surveillance cameras and guns are considered an adequate defense.

Sadly, the "bad stuff" that's happening throughout the mainland is slowly creeping over here. Mostly Ohau and Maui. Very little on the Big Island's rural areas.

We don't even lock our doors overnight or, many times, when leaving the property. Not yet, anyway.

We do have a gun, though! A very powerful pre-charged pneumatic .25 cal pellet carbine shooting 24.5 grain pellets at 3,600 psi air pressure. Not enough to penetrate the thick hides of those big, black, hairy goats that wander onto our place and eat our ornamental, but powerful enough to make them jump a lot and run away with a sore hind end. It would do serious damage to a person, though.

Mtn living is pretty safe over all, low crime, but there are some crazies. The sheriff's are very responsive. But, it is legal to shoot on your land and we hear hunter sighting in rifles regularly. no street lights, so its very dark. I keep the guns mostly for wildlife that are too aggressive to scare them off or crazy neighbors...not many of those, but you dont know till you know. Lots of folks carry up here. for example, I went to a windshield chip fix place and the guy was open carrying a 45. its kinda like that.