Is Blink a good option for RV security? Blink Outdoor and Blink Mini Review
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- Is Blink a good option for RV security? Blink Outdoor and Blink Mini Review. This week we install the Blink Outdoor and Blink Mini in our RV and determine if it is a good option for RVs in our review. What security system do you use? If you have Blink do you pay for the cloud service or save everything yourself?
Blink Mini - Compact indoor plug-in smart security camera
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Blink Outdoor - wireless, weather-resistant HD security camera
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Blink Outdoor Camera Mount, 360 Degree Adjustable Mount with Blink Sync Module 2 Outlet Mount
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Thanks for watching! Where are you watching from this week? We'd love to hear your recommendations for internet that will be reliable enough for work and Jonah's online school, even while boondocking in the middle of nowhere (does this exist lol)...
Hey guys, Great video! We've been using the blink cameras for a couple of years now, We know that there are better systems out there but for the most part, they suit our needs. As for internet, we went with a "Mobile Must Have" full-time package. It allows us to have 2 sim cards (different ISP's) that provide backup failure protection as well as allows us to tie into park wifi if no cell service is near. With this, there are not many places that we are without unless were boondocking... 💖👌 OLT
Thanks so much! That’s so great to hear that it has been doing a decent job for you! We considered ring but though for the price we would give this one a go! When Boondocking do you know of anything that works well? We have been considering installing solar and trying to find some awesome places but with that remote dream we get hives thinking about not being able to work or connect for Jonah’s school 🤣 appreciate your comment so much! 💕❤️
@@TheLiveOutLoudFamily Our rig is really big and not much ground clearance for boondocking. we have a small amount of solar, one 300 wat pannel factory installed. and have been watching satlink, but it hasn't proved reliable enough yet. maybe soon, we'll keep watching. Just our thoughts and we are definitely not experts... 😁💖 OLT
That makes sense! It’s such a beautiful rig! You have a lot more experience and expertise than us and always appreciate your feedback! Hope you are doing well! 💕❤️
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Rad video! Just bought a 3 pack based on this review good job guys More people need to watch this
I’m so glad it was helpful! We travel full-time now and have been really happy with it and we move to new places each week. Appreciate your feedback and kind words so much!
For reliable RV internet almost anywhere, consider purchasing a Net Gear Nighthawk 1100 cellular router. It includes antenna ports for additional external reception. I'm going with Tmobile unlimited plan for $50 per month that includes 100 GB 5G and after that it throttles down to 4G. With internet, you can watch your camper using the blink cameras and if necessary warn any intruders to leave using the audio feature.
Hi David! Thanks for watching. We currently have mobilemusthave internet. Uses a parsec antenna and a Pepwave modem. We have the att 300gb data package. We love have the Blink cameras online so we can take through the cameras too!
You can purchase 256GB Blink USB Flash Drive for Local Video Storage with The Blink Sync Module 2 Mount. With this you won't need to pay for Blink server. All videos are saved to the USB Flash drive.
That’s very cool! Thank you for sharing that!
Security- a requirement. BLINK SECURITY- I hade it for 3 years now. Spent more than it’s worth. Depends on your needs. Wish you the best!
I’m sorry what do you mean a requirement? If you’re referring to having an account with blink, we do but opted not to pay a monthly fee to have the cloud storage. You can put a usb stick in your module and pull all your recordings from that.
Oh cool. I’ve heard of the Blink camera. The quality of the video looks good.
Thanks so much! It was less expensive than some others we were looking at with good reviewers so we thought we would try it out. Loved Mia’s birthday vlog. Can they all stop getting so big 😭 such a special day! ❤️❤️
Does human recognition work well on RVs? I have doubts about the selection of the recognition area because when rv changes its location the area also changes.
I’m sorry I don’t full understand the question, but I would love to learn more to see if I can answer that for you!
You earned yourself some ice cream 😂
Haha we felt a little bad - he was a lot more scared than we anticipated 🤣🤣🤣
Hi there, do you leave the camera when you're on the road? Thanks!
Thanks so much for asking! When we are moving in trace days we take it down and put it back up when we set up again. We have accidentally left it on a few times and it hasn’t fallen off, although I don’t recommend it 😅 we got lucky! Lol
seems like they're great if you're parked at home (or at your parents house) but how are they when you're boondocking? can you use a "Hot Spot" on your cell, can you plug the sync module directly into a USB port? guess i'm still looking for a security system that is completely Bluetoothed for r.v.'s that doesn't require internet!
Great question. We have had a lot of success with the blink. You do need to be connected to a power source. Could be an rv park or could be a generator or solar. The internet we have has been really good for the most part (MobileMustHave), starlink is another great option. We have our blink cam plugged into a thumb drive too so we don’t have to pay for service with blink.
Hope the drone is ok😲🙈
Cameras look great, big brother is watching 🤣 you'll have so much fun with the 2 way audio 🥰
Thanks so much! She made it through/ but scared us for a second 🤣 we have already had too much fun 😂. How is your renovation going? 💕
@@TheLiveOutLoudFamily Oh good🥰
It's slow at the moment but hopefully won't be too long, that's the trouble when you rely on others to do the job... would love to be able to do it all ourselves, maybe if we do another we'll do more 🥰
@@rebeccaj I totally agree! That part is so frustrating! Can’t wait to see it! 💕❤️
LOL @ you have earned yourself some fright cream! 😂 We are looking to get RV security too! We use a pep wave router through Mobile Must Have. Thanks for sharing! ~ Shion and Matthew
I have never heard of that! I know you guys are work out of your rig, has it been pretty reliable? 💕❤️
@@TheLiveOutLoudFamily It has been except for 2 campgrounds and those were Thousand Trail campgrounds! But we have not put the antenna up on the roof yet either.
Stinky Dad that was a nasty trick you played, I hope those boys got loads of icecream 🍦
Haha we didn’t know he would freak out - but ice cream was the great peace maker 🤣 and we have gone 3x since then so I think we are even 🤣💕❤️
You guys have thought of everything! I like how you included clips from the security cameras. Did the drone survive the small crash? I lost one drone in a lake, but my new one has survived several crashes into trees. Have a great week :)
Thanks so much Mart! It did survive, thank goodness haha so horrible to lose one in a lake 😭😭😭…. So are you in the Philippines yet?! 😬😬💕❤️
@@TheLiveOutLoudFamily unbelievably, yes! I’ll be posting two new vlogs within a week showing all the stress, tension and relief in finally getting here. Freedom follows :)
@@rafsworldtravel I am tearing up! So happy for you three, Mart! I’ll be anxiously waiting for the vlog! 💕❤️
Hi there! We took a long break from CZcams, and slowly getting back to the community. To be honest, I forgot again this is your channel, since remembering the old channel name. Great to see you are still pursuing the full time travel plan. When do you plan to start? BTW, the camera is a great idea, one day you will get some cool wild life footage.
So great to hear from you and see you back on YT! We don’t have a hard date yet - just finishing up the renos and then hoping to find a truck and we will be on the road. How are you all doing?! 💕❤️
@@TheLiveOutLoudFamily we had a rough year last year but rebounded later last year. Ending up spent the whole winter in Salt Lake City then slow travel our way through Rockies and skied our way through. It was an epic winter. Now we are back to hiking. Looking forward to see your adventures
Does the blink system use up data during not active situations?
Great question. Blink cameras mainly uses internet data when recording. The data used when the cams are not active is very tiny. We also opted not to use the Blink subscription and used a small thumb drive to back up all our footage. Hope that answered your question and thank you for watching.
I never thought of RV security!!! Genius mod to hide the cable. Way to put the kids to work!!! We are going to take away the camera in Rosalie’s room because it scared her also. Oh no. Did your drone survive?
Awww poor thing! They are kind of creepy. When I forget it’s on and go in and Chris talks I always freak out 🤣
Jonah is obsessed with Jurassic World - after watching your last vlog he has insisted we head to Florida first 😂
@@TheLiveOutLoudFamily Glad we can influence. Much more for little kid to do than I expected. Especially at Universal.
That’s so fun! The boys would love it. It was so cute seeing Rosalie having a ball! 💕❤️
As always a very good video and funny😀
Thanks so much! How was your week? Thanks so much for your suggestions last week! We have been researching solar as a result. 💕❤️
@@TheLiveOutLoudFamily Thank you for asking it was a good week. Hope to see you on the road soon😊
@@pamelawaterman3960 I’m so glad to hear it! We hope so too! 💕❤️
Glad we've crossed paths, we've subscribed and look forward to following along with you guys.
Thanks so much! Where in the UP are you guys originally from? My dad’s side is from Ontanogan 💕❤️
@@TheLiveOutLoudFamily we are originally from the central lower Michigan area and still here, our travels just take us north to explorer.
@@TheNorthwoodsRVLife oh very cool! I hope we get to meet on the road! 💕❤️
@@TheLiveOutLoudFamily are you aware of the M21 meetup here in Michigan in Septeber for RV CZcamsrs?
@@TheNorthwoodsRVLife yes! Just found out about it not too long ago! We would love to go if we will still be in Michigan! Are you guys going? 💕
I also installed the mini blink cameras inside my rv and a blink outdoor camera as well. While they were simple to install and simple to use on the blink app, I did have one major problem.
Blink requires greater upload speeds than I usually have. I think the blink rep said a minimum of 2.0 mbps? I’m not a computer person so not sure….still I was able to get the cameras to function at home in my driveway. But so far on the road and at my first state park visit they are completely off line.
Thanks so much for sharing your story! Have you thought about some type of mobile Internet? We are looking into a lot of different options right now because in addition to needing it for this we work remotely. Right now we have a hot spot - but will need more for even more remote places. Thanks for inspiring us for another video topic. Great to connect with you, Mary! 💕❤️
@@TheLiveOutLoudFamily yes. I purchased a t mobile inseego 5G mobile hot spot. It does work pretty well but the speeds still don’t allow the blink cameras
@@TheLiveOutLoudFamily yes. I purchased a t mobile inseego 5G mobile hot spot. It does work pretty well but the speeds still don’t allow the blink cameras to work. Now I’m wondering if I need a weboost or some kind of internet booster. It’s getting rather expensive now….all I wanted was a camera to keep an eye on my dogs. And to make sure no one was bothering the dogs, for example making a lot of noise outside and causing them to bark in the RV. My plain old data coverage from t mobile worked just fine for CZcams TV, Netflix, Hulu, phone reception and the rest. And I tried out t mobile all the way across the country with good results. But the cameras would be a nice addition. Any advice would be helpful.
Oh no! I’m really hoping Starlink becomes mobile this year - I think that will be a game changer for the RV community!
The options we have been looking at are really expensive too! I was totally shocked at the differing opinions on what works best and the high price tag!
Awesome video. Is it possible to leave the camera mounted while driving without worrying it might fall off the mount?
Thank you so much! I would take it down, But we have forgot it a few times and it was still standing lol
@@TheLiveOutLoudFamily You can't leave the cameras up while you drive even with the Camera Mount, 360 Degree Adjustable Mount? That's too bad
Love having our cameras, glad you did that! As for internet, we use the pep link through mobile must have. With a cell sim Data card! It’s worked good most places we’ve been , but it’s not inexpensive.
Pretty soon maybe the star link satellite system will be full going! That would be great!
Hugs to you all!
Thanks so much! You are the second person that has told us about that- we will have to look into it! I’m hopeful about Star Link too! It seems to be getting better each time I look at it! Hope you two are having a great week!! 💕❤️
@@TheLiveOutLoudFamily it would be great if starlink came to fruition for full time travelers! We look forward to your next video!
great vid enjoy your journey
watching from uk
Thanks so much! Where in the UK are you from? We can’t wait to get back there! Missing my family in Cheltenham and Cornwall terribly!
@@devonthemaskeddevonaire9471 that’s awesome. Where from? 💕❤️
south devon@@TheLiveOutLoudFamily
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You should look into nomad internet I have heard they are the best.
I’ve heard they are pretty good too, but recently found some mixed reviews. There are so many options and we have to figure it out ASAP lol how was your weekend, Buddy? 💕❤️
Working hard lol but I am still getting out when I can.
I’m glad to see that! You’ve been everywhere lately! 💕