ljnl 0 Posted September 15, 2011 Hi, I'm planning my surveillance setup for around my house (topic: http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=26861). To get a better view from the camera's I'm searching for 2 or 3 camera poles (max. 3 meter above ground). The ones I can find are starting around 600 Euro: Which is too much for me. I need something much more simple. For example just a pole in the ground and that's it. Has anyone ever build a camera pole? Is it possible to just hammer a pipe into the ground, or create some sort of pipe construction? Something like this: Or is that bound to go wrong? Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fa chris 0 Posted September 15, 2011 Do you plan to use motion detection? If so, the structure needs to be very rigid. Otherwise, there's nothing special about most camera poles, and nothing special about the brackets used to attach a camera to a pole. At the very most I'd put in a nema 4x enclosure at the base or below ground for terminations, surge supressors, maybe a power supply, but I doubt you'll even need this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ljnl 0 Posted September 15, 2011 Ah, good thinking! Yes, I do want to use motion detection. I think I'll just dig a hole, put the pole in it, and fill the hole up with cement. And see what happens Cable wise it just needs to hold a cat5 cable. So I'll have to create a opening under ground. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ljnl 0 Posted September 15, 2011 A traffic-sign post: 3.1 meter above the ground. Including delivery 70 Euro. That should work Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
