Remote monitoring

[calvertbrothers]

Hello this stuff is all new to me, I’m very old fashion. But if it saves me fuel, time, and peace of mind I’m all for it! My sugar operation is very remote. It’s a Mile off the road no electric everything is ran off engines. There is no electric. I’m wondering if there is a live video monitor run on batteries?

[DrTimPerkins]

Trail camera perhaps (they operate off batteries, but typically give still images). Do you get cell coverage at the site?

[wmick]

I've no experience, but heres another thread, where they are using a trail camera, that sends photos via cell phone.
http://mapletrader.com/community/showthread.php?34878-How-to-monitor-tank-level-at-remote-bush..no-electric

[wiam]

I use a WiFi camera. A hot spot and a deep cycle battery. Solar panels help a little.

[calvertbrothers]

Trail camera perhaps (they operate off batteries, but typically give still images). Do you get cell coverage at the site?

I do but it’s definitely not the best

[calvertbrothers]

I use a WiFi camera. A hot spot and a deep cycle battery. Solar panels help a little.
I do have a setup for my old pump station that I have a boat battery with a 300 watt solar panel setup how long does it last?

[bill m]

I use a camera from Reolink , wifi with a hot spot. A 150 watt solar panel keeps a deep cycle battery charged. Works great!

[softmaple]

I use this one.
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/spypoint-link-micro-v-vzn-4g-cellular-trail-camera-10mp-link-micro-v?cm_vc=-10005

[wiam]

I do have a setup for my old pump station that I have a boat battery with a 300 watt solar panel setup how long does it last?

I have a couple batteries. I’m guessing I switch them out 4-5 times during the season.

[Trapper2]

211102111221113 I live 80 miles from my woods. I have 2 cameras on bags and I will put 1 on my tank tomorrow. AA batteries in my Covert cameras will last 3 months. Good Luck.

[Trapper2]

Note, you can manually request a picture at anytime, you don't have to wait for a deer to walk by to trigger it.

[West Sumner Sugar]

We have a battery trail cam facing our tanks. We actually hung a bird feeder next to the tanks which is enough movement to send a picture when a bird comes to eat.

[whity]

I use a game cam. Runs on 12 AA batteries. Lasts all season. Connected to cell service. Works great.

[Biz]

My new Remote Vacuum Sense (RVS) unit is another way of remote monitoring. You read vacuum using text messages.

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[mainebackswoodssyrup]

Dave, any chance that it will ever work with US Cellular? That’s the only service we have around that’s any good. Verizon is spotty but not at the bush locations.

[Biz]

I have tested The RVS and S4 controllers with T-Mobile and AT&T. Have a Canadian customer using a variation of Telus, and Rogers is also supported. So if US Cellular is compatible with any of those, which it probably is, it should work. Verizon is a slightly different technology and not yet supported. Maybe next year.

Dave