360 camera mount on truck

I have an Insta360 X3 action camera, that you may have seen footage from in previous posts. When capturing video or a timelapse of a drive, I’ve previously held the invisible selfie stick out the window, which is a bit awkward.

So I thought I’d get a mount to attach it to the roof of the truck.

I opted for a magnetic mount, since our truck is often a bit dirty after being dragged behind our motorhome, or driving on dirt roads, so I thought a suction cup mount may not work well.

To avoid risking losing the camera if the magnets fail, I secured it with three safety tether cords; I initially only used one, but added a couple more when I wanted to use the camera on a travel day, since I would be in the coach and wouldn’t be able to keep an eye on it. (I removed the camera during a lunch stop, both so nobody steals it, and to recharge it for the remainder of the trip.)

Here’s the camera mount and tethers on our dusty truck:

One of the tethers was secured to the side mirror:

And the other two were secured to back seat ceiling grab handles:

Another angle:

The 360 camera on the mount, oriented sideways for reduced wind resistance:

I don’t leave the mount and tethers there all the time, though they’re pretty unobtrusive, and fun for recording scenic drives and coach travel days. I might try variations on this placement in the future.

Stay tuned for a travel day video tomorrow, with a picture-in-picture of the back of the coach from this camera!