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    Trail came Shade Enclosure

    Testing stage for our new Trail-cam shade Enclosures...

    We have lost plenty of cameras during the years to the extreme heat in Mexico (same heat in TX).... We ended up constructing some wooden shades about 7 years ago..... and the percentage of cameras lost to heat dropped significantly...... The problem is they were made of wood.... and had to take them off when not using because the weather would destroy them......

    Now we are testing a shaded enclosure made out of metal..... Hopefully these enclosures will last for years and years..... and also, these can fit 2 trail cams... (one for pics and one for HD video)... once all the glitches are fixed we will go back to shop and make 20 of them....... The will be able to sit out in the brush the whole year....... the cameras are just removed from enclosures......

    The enclosure is set on a T-post, and the top part has a hinge that closes and stays closed with magnets... (No more placing a cinder block on top so the wind wouldn't blow it open).. it should keep cameras at least 15 deg cooler.....

    I will post updates once they are field tested and deployed.....
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    #2
    Neat idea! In for results

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      #3
      Good idea

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        #4
        Awesome idea. Do you have cattle on the place? I wonder how you would keep livestock from rubbing on them.

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          #5
          Agreed with the others, neat idea and I bet it works great!

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            #6
            I’ll send you a 100 bill if you’ll make me one?

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              #7
              great idea

              Maybe i can help, paint it white or that metal will drive the temps above that around it... I had a metal homemade cabin that had sides of 1/8 in plate and it cooled down dramatically when I did this.

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                #8
                Originally posted by kingranch View Post
                great idea

                Maybe i can help, paint it white or that metal will drive the temps above that around it... I had a metal homemade cabin that had sides of 1/8 in plate and it cooled down dramatically when I did this.
                Good Idea.....

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by RMW View Post
                  I’ll send you a 100 bill if you’ll make me one?
                  I might make a few extra and sell a few......

                  Ill keep you guys posted....

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by santana View Post
                    I might make a few extra and sell a few......

                    Ill keep you guys posted....
                    Awesome! I need 3 to tell you the truth

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                      #11
                      Why make them so wide?

                      And what do the holes do?

                      Very cool idea overall. I like the T Mate with the T Shade but its just not enough protection.

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                        #12
                        I would think that medal box is going to get awful hot and hold a lot of heat in the summer.

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                          #13
                          Look good I was thinking of building something similar to those.

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by muddyz View Post
                            Why make them so wide?

                            And what do the holes do?

                            Very cool idea overall. I like the T Mate with the T Shade but its just not enough protection.
                            I put 2 cameras per station.... and holes are for the air to flow and to keep cooler....

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by BCHUNTER View Post
                              I would think that medal box is going to get awful hot and hold a lot of heat in the summer.
                              Reflective paint should take care of that.....

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