• The SH Membership has gone live. Only SH Members have access to post in the classifieds. All members can view the classifieds. Starting in 2020 only SH Members will be admitted to the annual hunting contest. Current members will need to follow these steps to upgrade: 1. Click on your username 2. Click on Account upgrades 3. Choose SH Member and purchase.
  • We've been working hard the past few weeks to come up with some big changes to our vendor policies to meet the changing needs of our community. Please see the new vendor rules here: Vendor Access Area Rules

Spypoint Micro Cellular Trail camera Anyone have one.

D

Duramaxlbz

Member
Joined
Feb 11, 2019
Messages
68
Just purchased the Spypoint cellular trail cam from Sportsman’s Guide for $107 plus tax and shipping. Anyone have any experience with this camera. Figured it’s cheap enough I could give it a try.
 
I don't have the exact model you mentioned, but I have two spypoint link evo cellular cameras and the battery life is awesome, but the cellular connection is not very great where I hunt. The cameras were on AT&T connection and so is my phone, and the cams do not get reception but my phone does just fine. This was just my experience in the area I hunt, but the cellular function works great when I'm not in that remote area. Hopefully this won't be an issue in your area. I recommend testing that the cellular connection is working in your hunting area and pictures are showing up on your phone app before you leave your camera out there. I tested them out at home but never out in the field before leaving them out there. Save yourself the hassle of having to go back in to your hunting area to see why it isn't working like I had to.

I also made some DIY swivel brackets that work nicely with these cameras for $5 to attach the cameras up in trees and angle them down to get above deer's (and other hunters) line of sight, if you are interested I can send some pics or the link to the parts list/instructions I found online. They require no tools for assembly, take about 5 minutes to make, and the parts can easily be found at the hardware store.
 
wildmed said:
I don't have the exact model you mentioned, but I have two spypoint link evo cellular cameras and the battery life is awesome, but the cellular connection is not very great where I hunt. The cameras were on AT&T connection and so is my phone, and the cams do not get reception but my phone does just fine. This was just my experience in the area I hunt, but the cellular function works great when I'm not in that remote area. Hopefully this won't be an issue in your area. I recommend testing that the cellular connection is working in your hunting area and pictures are showing up on your phone app before you leave your camera out there. I tested them out at home but never out in the field before leaving them out there. Save yourself the hassle of having to go back in to your hunting area to see why it isn't working like I had to.

I also made some DIY swivel brackets that work nicely with these cameras for $5 to attach the cameras up in trees and angle them down to get above deer's (and other hunters) line of sight, if you are interested I can send some pics or the link to the parts list/instructions I found online. They require no tools for assembly, take about 5 minutes to make, and the parts can easily be found at the hardware store.
Click to expand...
I’d be interested to see a parts list. I used the strap and some sticks to get the right angle about 12 feet up but would be open to improve my method.
 
bloodsoakedberber said:
I’d be interested to see a parts list. I used the strap and some sticks to get the right angle about 12 feet up but would be open to improve my method.
Click to expand...

https://www.qdma.com/build-diy-trail-camera-mount/

Not public legal in all areas. I am not condoning breaking your local laws, but the screw in part is really small and hardly seems to impact the trees at all despite it being very sturdy. Take that for what you will...

The benefits of these brackets from my experience: compact size, lightweight, sturdy, and most of all you can get the exact angle you want and lock it at that angle by tightening the wingnut. Also, being able to adjust the angle significantly allows you to get the camera high up in the tree so you can get larger field of view in the photos, and it seems like angling the camera down picks up less branches and leaves swaying in the wind, which can be a big positive as well.

If you need a non-screw-in option that is similar, check out DIY Sportsmans video:


This one is a little more work to make and I have not actually tried it myself, but from my experience DIY Sportman's content/advice is about as good as it gets.
 
we have 3 in north Missouri and all three work when they feel like it. I'll keep buying covert
 
Cool yea that’s a great idea for hanging cameras up high. It’s been mixed reviews on that camera brand. It was to cheap not to have to find out for myself. I usually get great service with Verizon everywhere I hunt so I’m hoping connectivity won’t be a issue.
 
Yeah I have one. App communication can be a little finicky, but I'm happy with mine for the price.
 
Save yourself the trouble. I wouldn’t buy it again. Been nothing but a tug of war. It’s exciting to get those pics on your phone but I’ve had nonstop issues keeping the thing operational. I think my next move will be a cuddelink system.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
Duramaxlbz said:
Just purchased the Spypoint cellular trail cam from Sportsman’s Guide for $107 plus tax and shipping. Anyone have any experience with this camera. Figured it’s cheap enough I could give it a try.
Click to expand...


BASSPRO had them for 99.99 and I bought one Saturday,Its taken some pics and has worked decent I think
 
Goldentriangle85 said:
Save yourself the trouble. I wouldn’t buy it again. Been nothing but a tug of war. It’s exciting to get those pics on your phone but I’ve had nonstop issues keeping the thing operational. I think my next move will be a cuddelink system.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Click to expand...

If you don’t like a struggle, really review guys experiences with the cuddeback system. I am on a forum called Habitat Talk, and the cuddeback thread is BY FAR the largest thread in the website. Lots of guys love them, but there’s hundreds of pages of troubleshooting trying to get them to work.

It would be worth a read through before you drop that kind of coin on a system.
 
I have one that has never been used. I will sell it to someone for $100 right now


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top