Recommendations for T.V. reception

[SCBillandJane]

We don't usually watch television while camping, but there are rainy days and days when the fish don't bite. Sometimes it would be nice to see the weather channel. We also have a mountain cabin where we do not want a permanent dish mounted to advertise that there is a television ready to be stolen. Is there something that will work with both? If so, how complicated is it to set up? Cost? Why did you pick your method of reception?

 

[Maxine51334]

You can get portable satellite service. We have DishNetwork. Check out Winegard website

 

[bvmcbid]

How about the Tailgater

Dish also offers the Tailgater, which will search for stations, and there is a plan which allows you to pay only for the months it is being used. I would be interested in hearing about the experiences forum members have had with any of these products.

Steve

 

[kempert]

I use a flat panel shaped one that I hook up to the TV and just throw on the roof of the TM. Works fine unless there are numerous "monster" RVs parked around me at just the wrong places.

 

[campernurse2012]

We are using the tailgater now at Davis Mountains State Park and really enjoy it ! We do not get our local stations but we do have cable here also for that, does anyone know if you can have both hooked up at the same time and just switch back and forth or do you have to disconnect one or the other? Any info will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

 

[Padgett]

Depends on the channels, in general cable uses different ones than OTA so could Y. OTOH satellite and cable will probably collide. Personally, I'd use an A-B.

 

[TrailManorMan]

I use an AB switch, a few bucks and available around town at Wally etc.

 

[campernurse2012]

Ok, thank you so much!!

 

[grubbyjeans]

Tailgater use

We are using the tailgater now at Davis Mountains State Park and really enjoy it ! We do not get our local stations but we do have cable here also for that, does anyone know if you can have both hooked up at the same time and just switch back and forth or do you have to disconnect one or the other? Any info will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

Are you still using your Tailgater? We just switched to Dish so we could use the Tailgater in our TM.

I have some questions:
Where do you set it up?
Did you mount it on the TM?
How do you switch from antenna to dish?

I'm considering mounting it on the TM but that would require removing the antenna or using a cable switch so I'm not sure what would be the best method.

Anyone else using a Tailgater?
Thanks

 

[campernurse2012]

We run the cable through the flap near the sink to the receiver , we did not mount it to the TM. When I have the cable and Dish hooked up at the same time I cut the Dish receiver off and use the remote for the TV and vice versa. Worked great ! We love the tailgater and use it on every trip.

 

[campernurse2012]

The tailgater requires a VIP211z receiver and since we have 2 hookups at home we just take a receiver along. We have the Dish remote and a separate TV remote for our Sansuai tv. We hardly ever use our HD antenna .

 

[grubbyjeans]

The tailgater requires a VIP211z receiver and since we have 2 hookups at home we just take a receiver along. We have the Dish remote and a separate TV remote for our Sansuai tv. We hardly ever use our HD antenna .

We have a Hopper3 and wireless Joeys. We have a Wally ordered for the TM.
Can you watch your recorded shows from your home dvr while you are on the road?

BTW, what part of Texas do you call home? We're in NWHouston

 

[campernurse2012]

We don't have a dvr with our setup.
We are located in Shiner, about 125 miles from Houston.

 

[Padgett]

Could always get one of these.

 

[grubbyjeans]

Could always get one of these.

Thanks for the suggestion, but I'm not sure this would help us. We aren't looking for a means of carrying pre-recorded material with us. We want to have the capability to watch what is now recorded and what will be recorded while we are on the road. We may be on the road for 6-8 weeks at a time.

 

[grubbyjeans]

We don't have a dvr with our setup.
We are located in Shiner, about 125 miles from Houston.

We make heavy us of the dvr. Our daughter told us that the dvr "will change your life", and she was right!

The dvr allows us complete control of our viewing time.