- In this video today
we're going to be talking about Arlo mounts and accessories.
We're gonna be going over a bunch of different options,
letting you guys know which ones are good
and which ones to avoid.
So stay tuned.
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Hey everyone, welcome back to another video.
A while back I did a video
talking about different mounts and accessories
for the Arlo Pro two system.
I thought it would update that since it has been a while
and talk about mounts and accessories for the Arlo Pro three
and the Arlo Ultra.
Now all the mounts that I talked about today
can be used for any camera
that has a quarter 20 mount on the back,
but today I'm just going to be focusing on Arlo.
Now if you guys watch the one from a few years ago,
they're going to be a lot of similar mounts,
but it has some new stuff that I wanted to show you guys.
Like I mentioned in the beginning,
there are going to be some things
that you're going to want to avoid
which we will be talking about later in this video.
And as always, I will have links
for everything that I talk about
in the description below so you guys can check those out.
But before we get started,
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With that said, let's get started.
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Okay, so we are going to start off with the basics
and that is going to be security mounts.
So in your kit that you got,
you probably got a security mount.
It looks like this.
This is the security mount
that comes with the Arlo Pro three and the Arlo Ultra.
Now if you have used any of the other Arlo products,
say their solar panels
or if you got the Arlo Pro two,
you are probably used to the old security mounts
that looked like this.
It was
quite a bit bigger.
It was all metal, it was heavy duty,
and now you get this thing that is plastic
that comes with the cameras.
Now a third option that we have
is a security mount from Wasserstein.
So this is the mount that comes with Wasserstein.
This one also is metal
but is quite a bit lighter
than the heavy metal one that Arlo provides.
Now this one with Arlo,
you can still buy it on their website,
but they don't come with the new cameras anymore,
which is unfortunate.
I have been using these from a Wasserstein for a while now,
they are a great deal they sell them in a bundle.
The main difference between the two of these
is going to be the look.
With the Arlo mount it has a nice smooth paint job
where the Wasserstein is going to be
a little bit rougher with their paint job.
I don't know if it's the paint job or the metal
it is a little bit harder
when you are trying to anchor this down
and get it exactly in the position that you want to
it's a little bit harder to do that
once you get locked in, you're fine.
It's no problem,
but it is a little bit tougher
to get that exact spot that you want.
Whereas the Arlo one
is just it's a good quality, nice, heavy solid mount.
So if you're in an area
where you're worried about your cameras
and you need something that is just heavy duty go with Arlo.
If you can just get away
with something a little bit lighter,
like for me, I have mine up really high
so I'm not worried about anybody grabbing those
Wasserstein is going to be just fine for you
so you guys can check those out.
All right, next we have the Arlo outdoor mount.
This is one of my favorite mounts
because it's just so easy to use.
Now it is not secure at all
but here is the mount right here.
You can get it in either black or white,
but it comes with a base
that you're going to screw
into whatever you want to connect this to.
If I put this in the eaves right above my door,
I screw the bass down
and then I'm just going to take the actual mount itself
and then just put it over there and lock it into place.
From there, I can point the camera
in any direction that I want to
and it's just easy to position in a place
you don't have to worry about tightening anything
screwing anything down once you get it into place
and hoping that it holds
it's just on a ball swivel here
so you can just swivel it wherever you want to.
For the sake of ease, this is one of my favorite mounts.
The next one I have on the list is a gutter mount.
So this is a gutter mount out from Wasserstein.
And this has been a pretty cool mount
because if you don't want to put holes
anywhere in your house,
you can now just connect it to your gutter.
It's really nice
because it's got two different options for sizes
we've got a really thin side that you can see right here,
that if your gutter takes that
or we've got a bigger side
if you need a bigger hole with your gutter.
I've also found with the bigger gap here
that this actually can go on my back fence.
So if I put it on my back fence,
I've got a mount that I can set up there.
But what you're going to do
is that it's got this bracket on here
that's kind of like a GoPro looking bracket,
but you can connect your camera there
and turn it in any position that you want to.
I've also been using these
to connect it to my Arlo spotlights
and you can use them for solar panels.
And with this mount you can connect to anything
that has a quarter 20 connection on it.
But this is a nice little mount to use
if you don't want to be putting holes in your house.
Alright, so the next mount that I have
is also from Wasserstein and that is a suction cup mount.
So it essentially just comes with a giant suction cup
with a quarter 20 on the other side
so you can attach this to any window or glass
that you want to put this on and point your camera.
I actually have mine set up with my Arlo spotlights on it.
So I didn't want to have to run cables.
I didn't want to have to drill into my stucco.
So I actually connected these to the windows of my house
to point out into my yard.
Now the one problem I have had with these suction cup mounts
is that the metal on it has rusted
so it's got some rust on the screw parts
where it screws into the camera where the mounting part is
but personally that doesn't really bother me
the mounts still works fine.
I will say though I've had these suction cups up
for about a year now
and on one of my windows,
it has fallen down a total of three times
over the last year.
On the other window
I have had it fall down once in the last year.
So if you are going to do these suction cup mounts,
you are probably going to want to do it in an area
that it's okay if whatever falls does fall to the ground.
For me I have a wicker chair underneath it.
So when it did fall in the first one,
it just fell into the wicker chair
it did bounce to the ground,
but I had no damage to that light.
The other one that has fallen three times
falls down on to a window sow below it.
As far as the spotlight goes,
I haven't had any damage to the spotlight itself
and then falls into the grass.
So keep that in mind
if you were looking at this suction cup one
that I have had it fall a couple times.
Each time it's fallen
I've just made sure that I've cleaned the window really well
and the suction cup really well before I put it back up
that seems to fix it for the most part.
Like I said I've only had one of them fall down
once in the last year,
but for the ability to put one of these items in an area
that I don't want to drill into my house
I really like these guys.
(whooshing)
Okay, let's start talking about some accessories now.
So the first one I wanted to start off with
is a pretty basic one,
both Arlo and Wasserstein
and plenty of other companies out there
sell a 25 foot power cable.
So if you want to take advantage
of the features of having your Arlo cameras plugged in,
then a longer cable might be what you need.
And if you weren't aware
the two features that require the camera to be plugged in
is the three second look back
and setting up activity zones.
So you do have to have the cameras plugged in
to take advantage of either one of those.
In the example I have for you here
I've got the Arlo 25 foot power cable
that will allow you to plug into outlets
that are farther away
than where you want your cameras positioned.
But they do come with the magnetic charging end
so you can use them on the new pro three and ultra cameras.
If you're like me and you don't like running cables at all,
you might want to look at the solar panels.
Both Arlo and Wasserstein sell solar panels.
I do have both of them.
The Arlo one works fantastic
I've been using that one for actually over a year now.
And I really enjoy it, I'll actually link that video above
if you want to check that out.
I really liked those solar panels
but they're pretty expensive at about $80 a piece.
So what I wanted to do
is I wanted to check out the Wasserstein version.
Those are quite a bit cheaper but the concern is that
they're not going to work as well.
I am pleased to say that the Wasserstein solar panel
has worked out great.
I replaced it on one of my cameras
and got rid of the Arlo solar panel
just using the Wasserstein one
and it keeps the camera topped off perfectly
just like the Arlo one.
The good thing about the Arlo solar panel
is that it does come with the
bigger heavier duty security mount.
So that's kind of an added bonus to that camera.
But if that doesn't interest you
then the Wasserstein is going to be perfect for you.
It's a little bit bigger and lighter
and the plastic on it does feel cheaper
and a little bit flimsier.
But for the cost and once you get it up there,
it should be fine.
I've had mine up for about four to five months now
and I haven't had any problems with it, it's working great.
Okay, so the next one I have on the list
is probably one of my favorite as far as security mounts go.
And I wouldn't necessarily call this a security mount,
even though it is named the theft proof mount
is that
it has this cover.
So this cover is going to slip over the camera
like that.
And what it does is it protects the button underneath
so nobody can come and push that button
but it leaves the charging port open.
So if you are in an area
or you are worried about somebody taking your cameras,
this is going to be a great option for you.
What you're going to do
is it comes with this braided cable right here,
you're going to put that through the screw in here,
screw that down,
the other end is going to screw into the area
where you have your mount
and this is going to keep it locked into place.
So now you can still charge this thing if you need to.
But with this braided cable,
somebody isn't going to be able to just come up
and pull this off the wall and take it.
To take this down,
you are going to need this special tool that it comes with
because it does come with a torque bit at the end
it's not a normal screwdriver.
So
all in all of this is a fantastic option right here
if you're wanting to make sure
that nobody is taking your cameras.
Well I wish I could say that I saved the best for last
but unfortunately I saved the worst for last.
I'm talking about the Wasserstein
batteries and charging station.
So I have tried using the Wasserstein batteries.
And even though it shows
that they have the same amount of charge at 4800 milliamps
as the Arlo ones
I am getting about half the amount of usage out of these.
These do die really fast.
So from my experience,
I would say avoid these third party Wasserstein batteries
just stick with the Arlo batteries,
you're just going to be better off with that.
Also with these batteries
does come the Wasserstein charging port.
So my experience with the charging port is that
it works most of the time.
However, if your batteries completely die,
this won't charge them.
It just for some reason,
if a battery just goes completely dead,
it doesn't recognize that anything is plugged into it
and it just won't charge it at all.
I have to take the camera down I have to plug the camera in,
it'll charge through the camera
once I get enough of a charge on there,
then I can stick it in here and it'll charge up
but I almost even I'm wondering
if this is fully charging them to 100%
I have some concern with that.
So
from my experience,
I would say avoid these all together
stick with the Arlo brand for batteries
and their charging station.
You're going to be better off sticking with that.
Alright, well that is all I have for this video today.
What did you guys think about all the different options?
Were there any new ones out there that you learned about
or did you already know about all of these?
Which ones are you guys that look into pick up?
Let me know below, I'd love to hear
what you guys think.
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