We have been using the P4 Trakker at SkiTek for the past two weeks and it's been a great experience. Prior versions of the Trakker were bulky and cumbersome, but the latest P4 version is very functional and efficient. There is plenty of room to access the pylon to change the line, and we've been using the PP slalom switch simply cliped right on to the arm without issue.

Sometimes the skier will go out of the shot -- but this only happens when the skier makes a slack turn independent of the boat, which is not good form anyways. A great training tool!!



Trakker Camera Mount

The trakker should mount any camera. Image stabilization is recommended, although my old camera doesn't have it and it still works fine.

This camera looks like a great deal for the money

I wanted to give people a little insight to what Bryan, the inventor,  had in mind when designing the Trakker Video Camera Mount.

First, he saw a need for serious skiers to view their sets and critically examine their technique.  We believe the most productive use of the Trakker is to help a skier improve his performance and increase their competitiveness.  We believe all competitive skiers need to video and review themselves to get to the next level.

Second, the Trakker is a great tool to get the younger skiers into the sport.  They will benefit the most from the Trakker if they find they have an affinity for the sport.  They'll enjoy showing their friends their “mad skills” on the lake.  It is a great advantage to have access to a tool like the Trakker when you start a sport at a young age.  I would like nothing more than to hear of a champion skier who had one of our camera mounts on their boats as a child and then grew to become a world class skier.

Third, for the ski and wake board instructor the Trakker helps show and explain good and bad technique.  They can offer video of their student's strengths and weaknesses.  It is a great visual aid.

Lastly, and probably the most important, just for the enjoyment of the sport.  Every one can enjoy having videos to capture the fun of skiing and wake boarding.

The new P4 model is great with line length adjustments. There is plenty of room to access they pylon. I was frustrated with the old model as well but the new one is a huge improvement. We have had one on the boat at SkiTek for the last 2 weeks and it is great!

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Trakker cameras are pretty awesome. I've got one set up on my rig to record my wakeboarding tricks. And it's pretty easy to dismount and use for other things.

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Last edited by minnescene (Thu, Jul 30, 2009 6:11 PM)

The 5 “zinc” plated Trakker were P4s, but they are all sold.  I am not familiar with the pylon on the 04 Moomba, but all of the Trakkers come with the Monster Tower Universal clamp.  They have different sized shims to fit all size pylons from 2.5” to 1.5”.

Trakker Pylon Video Camera Mounts

Travis, I think you have underestimated a few very important business expenses, mainly what we call SG&A, cost of goods sold, etc.   Your post is an excellent reason why in the real world we keep the engineers locked in the office and away from the balance sheets and customers. hehehe. I urge anyone who complains about the price of most things to start building their own. Being an engineer, you should be able to handle that, right? The cost of an item sold to the public is not only a reflection of the price of the material. You have labor, research and design, marketing costs, carrying costs, insurance, taxes, etc. Then you have to have a profit. I wouldn't price something without a minimum of a 20% gross margin attached to it today. All of those things add to the price. For that reason, I don't think the Trakker's price is out of line.

Dtepe, thanks for the review.  I am glad you like our product and I hope it helps you achieve your performance goals.  Thank you also for posting a video.

Trichter12, I appreciate your comments, we get this concern often.  I cannot get the Trakker on the shelf of most dealers, because there is not enough margin in it to make it worth it for them.  There are about 18 years of development in the Trakker.  It is called the P4, because there have been 3 previous versions.  Previous versions were all inferior the current version.  If you have seen video of less developed camera mounts you would know that there are a lot of problems to resolve; rope slap, vibration, accurate tracking as well as clamping to different size pylons and how the camera mounts.  Making a less expensive version would just mean putting our name behind an inferior product giving the customer inferior results.  The only excess in the Trakker is the Polishing and most people who own a boat appreciate accessories that look nice.  If you are serious about wanting to buy a Trakker, send an email to the contacts page of our website (Wade posted a link on this thread).  I will try to find a Trakker made during the engineering process that I may be able to let go for less than the retail price.

Thank you to everyone else for the support.

I didnt mean to make anyone angry on here, I guess i didnt take into a count all of the added business expenses.  It looks to be a great product, and I wish you the best for your business.

Thats ok, I wasn't offended or anything, Im just apologizing.

Thanks for all of the feedback up till now.

I have experimented with a minor modification to the Trakker.  Many users want to use the Trakker with a shock tube, but the rope loop is not made to accommodate the larger diameter.  Basically, I made the rope loop on the Trakker into a “U” shape to accept the larger diameter.  The customer that tried it got great results and ordered another one for their ski club.  I just wanted to let everyone on this forum know that this modification is an option.

You can purchase the Trakker from the Homepage of this website.