Trail cam camo idea...

[h20hunter]

So....a while back a member posted a pic of a great job they did disguising their trail cam. My brother in law and I went in on a new Bushnell and I plan to decorate the outside of the box. The member I mentioned used some type of clay or putty to texture the outside almost like bark. It was painted up and looked good. Any suggestions on what I can use that will harden, be workable, take the paint, and be waterproof?

[viva_che1363]

plaster of paris might work and make a mold or something. you'd probably need to seal it with some sort of waterproof spray or paint.

[coop2424]

I would use bondo or even a fiberglass paste if I was to do it..

[BowForElk]

I would use bondo or even a fiberglass paste if I was to do it..

+1 Bondo would be my first option. its cheap and you can make it look how ever you want. hardens well sands easily for further customizing the look and is paintable

[wt]

Any advice on cheap enclosures? +3 on bondo or you could glue foam pipe insulation torn up to look like dug fir bark?

[Heredoggydoggy]

Whatever you use, pay cose attention to the SMELL.  Some materials offgas a chemical odor for a long time, and critters go through life nose-first!

[whack em]

Here's a few pics of what I've done so far.  When I set them, I usually scrounge together some deadfall, ferns, leaves, branches, pine bows, etc to help blend the cam in even more.  I also spray them down with some scent eliminating spray when I hang them.

[Smossy]

Alittle Hydrographing on a trail cam is worth testing. I think I may pick up a kit soon myself and see If I can sell some camo patterns to some of my buddies it would really look cool on a trail cam. Im thinking at the least, hydrodip the ammo case instead of painting it.

[Skyvalhunter]

easier to get a security box and use bondo and paint it on the outside to make it look like bark.

[Heredoggydoggy]

I just modified an old electrical breaker box and camo'd it with a few colors of Krylon rattle-can paint.  Got to go see if it's still there so I can put my cam out again.  (Left the box there when I took the cam home when winter came.)