Caravan Tracker

andymort
andymort Forum Participant Posts: 1
edited July 2016 in Caravan & Motorhome Chat #1

This is not a specific caravan tracker, but I just noticed it today as they have a special today (3 for 2). I'll start by saying I'm in no way connected to this company, but I am invested in securing our vans. This system is really really cheap in comparison
to other systems. It only really works if a lot of us use it, as it seems to work by proximity i.e. if you are 100 feet away from my lost van, I will get updated where it is. I just though that with a group of people like us, all travelling around the country
and staying in places where caravans congregate, this device mgith work well if we all had one. And if it doesn't work, well its only £20.

https://www.thetrackr.com/

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  • Pippah45
    Pippah45 Forum Participant Posts: 2,452
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    edited July 2016 #2

    That is quite impressive - I think I will invest for the car keys and phone etc!  Hmm maybe even my son's dog that is staying with me and keeps finding a hole he can get out of!  My dogs are about 4 times his size and can't escape! 

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited July 2016 #3

    Mislay your phone and all the tags in the world, including the one on your phone and you are still in a pickle.

  • SteveL
    SteveL Club Member Posts: 12,311 ✭✭✭
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    edited July 2016 #4

    Looks interesting for some applications. However, I assume for the crowd locate to work, which you would use for locating a stolen van, the app would have to be running in the background, accessing your location. I tend to disable this function and only
    allow apps access to location when in use, otherwise battery life is severely compromised. If others do this, even if they are next to your stolen van, you are not going to get an alert

  • EJB986
    EJB986 Forum Participant Posts: 1,153
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    edited July 2016 #5

    The only problem with trackers in caravans is that it will indicate which travellers site it is on...then the police will tell you they can't take any action at the moment....but they will let you know when they can!

    The above scenareo is now becoming more prevalent with Motorhome thefts also!

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