The web developer in me got the best of me this morning… a post on another friend’s facebook wall about trail camera battery costs got me thinking. So I nerded out and built a quick trail cam calculator that maps out the total cost of ownership in a full deer season. I thought I’d share it here and ask ya’lls feedback. Steve Pinkston has a great new product called the Powerplant coming out. It’s a rechargeable lithium battery for any trail camera. The upfront cost is certainly higher, but I believe the payoff will be pretty quick for guys that run cameras in super cold regions of the US & Canada. Ya’ll can enter your own numbers and see if it makes sense for you to stick with what you’ve got or maybe switch some cams to the Powerplant.
View and Use the Trail Camera Cost of Ownership Calculator Here.
The above Google Sheet is publicly viewable and editable in the yellow fields only. Obviously everyone’s cameras, climate, and uses vary, so enter values applicable to you. I ran the values out to show cost of ownership through 3 seasons. If you hunt in warmer climates, obviously your batteries will last longer. Those of us living in cold weather climates have decisions to make, especially when it gets really cold.
Or, maybe we all prefer to not call any attention to how much we spend on trail camera batteries!? LOL Let me know your thoughts, thanks!