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Cabela's enters the trail cam business

I have 4 of them. Have not put any out yet. I got them for free through a rewards points thing I'm part of and they had these cameras in the catalog I spend my points in. I'll let y'all know soon if they are worth buying.
 
Just because it has Cabela's name on it is (in the case of Chinese-made trail cams) that is still no guarantee the cams will be "as advertised". (Yes, I am making an assumption that these are made in China.)

I also made the erroneous assumption that Leupold wouldn't put their name on a piece of junk (trail cam made in China). Hopefully, Cabela's learned something from Leupold's mistake and has found a better way.

I do like the aesthetics, features, and price points of these Cabela's cams, but how many will be DOA or fail before the 3rd set of batteries?

Excuse me, but I just have near zero faith in any trail cams that are made in China. If they do work, but for how long?

Despite my negativity, am glad to see Cabela's adding to the competition. This is what makes the free enterprise system sizzle, and will ultimately help us get better trail cams at better prices.
 
Let us know when y'all find out if they are made in china or not. I like all of cabelas products. Hoping for the best with these
 
JCDEERMAN said:
Let us know when y'all find out if they are made in china or not.
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At the prices quoted, they have to be made in China. Similar cameras made in America (by Reconyx) cost three times as much.
 
BSK said:
JCDEERMAN said:
Let us know when y'all find out if they are made in china or not.
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At the prices quoted, they have to be made in China. Similar cameras made in America (by Reconyx) cost three times as much.
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That is my assumption. I have 2 Reconyx's that work flawlessly for 4 or 5 years now. I just don't have the money for anymore of those. $199 for the black flash at cabelas, there's about 90-1 odds they aren't made in the USA. Just wanted confirmation
 
JCDEERMAN said:
. . . . there's about 90-1 odds they aren't made in the USA.
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I'd say more like 99-1 odds. :D

However, Cabela's has a stellar reputation for making and keeping things "right". Knowing their business philosophy, wouldn't surprise me if they've thought a little outside the box of all the others, possibly having their cams made under higher quality control, maybe in the Philippines or somewhere other than China?

But then, I thought similarly about Leupold.

Interesting how so many "big names" have gotten into branding trail cams. Even "Browning" has recently come out with their own line of trail cams.
 
One somewhat "outside the box" thing Cabela's did with their new offerings was offer a full-color traditional white flash cam with 10 mp. That's taking a different angle on the market, possibly going after a segment disenchanted with all the blurry B&W nighttime images they're getting.

On the other hand, similar money will get you a 12 mp homebrew that should take even clearer pics than this 10 mp Cabela's cam.
 
Wes Parrish said:
JCDEERMAN said:
. . . . there's about 90-1 odds they aren't made in the USA.
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I'd say more like 99-1 odds. :D

However, Cabela's has a stellar reputation for making and keeping things "right"
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I'm trying to be optimistic :D

I agree on their reputation. I would take cabelas over bass pro ANY DAY
 
Wes Parrish said:
One somewhat "outside the box" thing Cabela's did with their new offerings was offer a full-color traditional white flash cam with 10 mp. That's taking a different angle on the market, possibly going after a segment disenchanted with all the blurry B&W nighttime images they're getting.
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I'm seeing more and more new cams with a white-flash option. I think these offerings are for those new to the trail-cam market who never experienced the homebrew hay-day.
 
Just to set a standard, I think a man should get 2 seasons out of the cheapest cams sold.
And even more for the more expensive ones,the number one culprit ,that is killing these cams are bad seals letting moisture in.Have you ever looked at the rubber seal around the door? Looks like a rubber band.
I hold all my homebrews under water for 5 minutes ,I pull it out and dry the outside off,then I open the door .....and hopefully I have done my work well.
 
Good time Charlie said:
Just to set a standard, I think a man should get 2 seasons out of the cheapest cams sold.
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As a consumer and avid trail cam user, going into it, if I knew I'd only get 2 years out of a unit, I wouldn't have ever started buying trail arms in the first place.
 
In my opinion, the cheaper trail-cams should average three years of life. Some will last longer, some shorter, but the average should be 3 years.
 
BSK said:
In my opinion, the cheaper trail-cams should average three years of life. Some will last longer, some shorter, but the average should be 3 years.
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Part of the issue . . . .
"How much of those 3 years will be warranty replacements?"

When you ship a cam back to be replaced or repaired under warranty, not only is that shipping at your time & expense, but you are going for an undetermined amount of time without the ability to take pics, an ability for which you have paid, but will never recoup under any warranty.

Yes, they SHOULD last longer, but good luck on that (at least the ones made in China).

Having tried various brands made in China, to date, I've yet to have a single cam "work as advertised" even for one year, although I do have some that have "somewhat worked" (just unreliably) for the past 3 years.
 

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