• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

Drill-less mount for small dashcam

  • Thread starter Thread starter Dan Robinson
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Dan Robinson

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I stumbled upon this very simple rig to mount my Aiptek dashcam. No drilling or adhesive necessary. Parts are around $6 (aluminum bar, bolts and nuts). The camera is upside-down, but the video is easily rotated 180 degrees with editing software. The bar is bent so that it is held in place by the spring-loaded tension of the bar against the roof. Another bend keeps it from sliding forward, and the cross-brace keeps it from rocking.

This might even work for a small camcorder as long as your visor clips are strong enough.
 
Dan, thanks for posting. That looks like a nice alternative. Is there anyway to move the camera from side to side or does it just face forward. I have an HV20 and it is a very light camera that may also work in that set-up.

For a screw-less mount, I use an old Video Innovators mount. Unlike in the image, I now have the vertical bar turned horizontal between the other two bars. The mount is a bit more forward on the dash. I still use the bungee cord. The mount is non longer made but there may be some on Ebay. It does require a fairly flat dash.

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Bill Hark
 
The camera is attached with a single 1/4" bolt (standard tripod mount thread size). It can be moved side to side, though that would loosen the bolt. A cheap tripod head could be attached to the bar that can be swiveled and panned if needed, which would solve that problem. The only mod I might make to this later is to add a c-shaped bar that would allow the camera to be positioned right-side-up.

I like that Video Innovators mount - if they're no longer available, I think it could be easily replicated with the Lowe's/Home Depot aluminum pieces. Those aluminum bars are great, you can bend, drill and shape them into whatever you need, yet they are strong and lightweight. They come in flat bars, box beams and L-beams.
 
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