Spiders
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Spray around the camera not on it but the area around it. This stuff is amazing its also whats used in the military but in a powder form. I can lay in a non maintained field for hours and never be bothered and tic free my buddy well he had to visit a doctor after his women found tics hanging on the stick and berries along with his back etc etc.
Spray around the camera not on it but the area around it. This stuff is amazing its also whats used in the military but in a powder form. I can lay in a non maintained field for hours and never be bothered and tic free my buddy well he had to visit a doctor after his women found tics hanging on the stick and berries along with his back etc etc.
CaliGirl
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I put a layer of vaseline around the camera housing and I haven't had any issues this winter with spiders. I have IR lights on at night too.
tigerwillow1
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Are you telling me these are spiders? I thought they were UFOs.
Why would it make a difference if it was a turret or bullet? Is it because a bullet is longer or has more led lights ?
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Ir away from lens..Why would it make a difference if it was a turret or bullet? Is it because a bullet is longer or has more led lights ?
Shockwave199
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It doesn't matter. Either type camera, they're happy to screw up your viewing and recording pleasure.
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it matters VERY much...turrets are WAY less prone ot this issue...with bullets (the ones with the ir ring around the lens) you are cleaning webs every other day in the summer..
hmjgriffon
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I've got a google calendar reminder for monthly camera maintenance which includes wiping the lenses with microfiber cloth and clearning away any webs lol.
Lmao ...nice....
CaliGirl
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I have significant spider and web issues. Long term spider spray around the area, paired with thick vaseline around the camera totally has worked well for me!!!
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I sprayed teflon lubricant on a couple of my bullet cams and that has worked well so far this summer. But it did leave a nasty looking brown residue on the camera case after the sun hit it for a week. But it's worth it for me not to have to mess with spidy videos. I may try the vaseline trick when the teflon wears out. Do you put the vaseline directly on the camera case?
CaliGirl
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Thick vasoline around the camera housing has held up for 1.5 months now. We are in the forest, there are spiders everywhere. They don't try to set up shop on the thick vasoline. I put on rubber gloves and spread the vasoline around the outside of the camera housing up to but not on the lens of course. I only do this on the outside cameras obviously and they are mounted high so they are not unsightly.
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looney2ns
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Spell check got her: replace word gasoline with Vaseline.
CaliGirl
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It did that to me 3 times!!! I kept correcting it and it wants to go back to gasoline 
looney2ns
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Well gasoline and a match would definitely take care of the spiders!It did that to me 3 times!!! I kept correcting it and it wants to go back to gasoline
This works very well for about 2 months, and then you have to reapply.
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