best trailcams for the money

[freedomrules3]

anyone have any choices? i have been looking at the 1.3 mp moultries because of their price. i can buy a couple instead of just 1. anyone who has any experience with any got a choice? i thought of building one with my older camera but not sure how hard it is.

[eshoremd]

rick ive been doing some research on the topic and it seems many are very happy with the moultries 1.3

i just ordered this one. this is the cheapest place i could find

www.womenwhohunt.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/6716

[ARO]

just remember that most of the cheaper digital ones have slow trigger times, if you are putting them on bait, you will probably be alright, but on a trail you might miss the deer.

i use the ole walmart $50 specials, i think they are cam trackers, work good for me. thank god for 1 hour photo!!

[freedomrules3]

i saw them at wallys for 98 bucks(the moultrie 1.3 mp) but didnt include the usb cable. that camera looks nice

[eshoremd]

www.bowsite.com/BOWSITE/TF/REGIONAL/thread.cfm?threadid=120094&MESSAGES=5&state=Md

timberspirit had some good info but has since been banned along with all his prior post. some seem to be unhappy with battery life. i hear some of the cams you have to change the batteries every 4 to 5 days. thats crazy!

[freedomrules3]

i need to do some research on this. i would prefer at least a 6 volt system.

[eshoremd]

hf has some good reviews

[ncboman]

I'm using the trailcam area of hunting stuff as proof that I don't buy everything I'd like to have. ;D

[massive horns]

The 1.3 will take approximate 180 pics on one 6 volt battery. Now if you use a rechargeable 6 volt with a solar cell charger, for an additional 20 bucks, the battery will stay at 99% for 2 years.
If you use the camera on trails, aim it in the same line of the trails. Works fine head on over bait.
It has like a 50 pic memory in the camera, you have to take the camera back to your house to see the pics, or put a $12.99 64 mb SD flash card from Rite Aid Pharmacy stores, and it will hold 187 pics.
Simply take the flash card out and put it in a flash card reader into a usb port in your computer and it will download the pics in seconds.
I have 2 flash cards for each camera. Just exchange out the cards bi-weekly. Much easier and faster. The flash card readers are 20 bucks.

[jirvin]

Hey Massive.Are you using solar panels on the cheaper ones?They don't have a hook-up for the solar panel do they?

[massive horns]

you drill about a 1/4 hole in the bottom and the solar unit hooks on with alligator clips.
I haven't used them yet but my buddy does.

[freedomrules3]

have you had any problems with lag? from what i'm reading they have a 4 second trigger speed. thats about the only negative i can see in them at all. the cuddleback has a 1 second trigger speed but costs nearly 3 times as much, above what i want to pay for a trailcam. buckeye cameras are the swiftest with a 1/10th of a second trigger speed but cost nearly a grand , they also have the wireless hookup that sends the picture back to your computer when taken, if i had only won the lotto lol.
i'll most likely end up with the moultrie 1.3 as it is right in my budget and i could possibly get 2 at that price throughout the summer.