Has anyone ever rigged a non-moultrie battery to their cam to extend battery life? I was just thinking… ATV/Lawnmower batteries are 12v and would obviously have a lot more capacity than expensive D-batts. Could a guy just wire up an ATV/Lawnmower style batt with the plug and have it work?
thanks! 
A small sealed battery that would be used for a flasher should work. Most are 12v 7 or 8ah. They would be a lot cheaper too.
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nice find. So a guy would just have to find the right style plug and hope the camera recognizes it right?
I have run my Wildview off an old mower battery. It was too weak for the mower but holds plenty of charge for the camera. Then I switched over to a smaller battery like the one attached in the previous post. It is actually a battery from one of those little electric kids pocket rockets. The pocket rockets have two tied together so I just switch them back and forth when I need to. If you go to Radio Shack or a place like that and explain what you are doing they can set you up with the cord to connect to the camera. I carry the battery out to the woods in an ice cream bucket and just run the wire through a hole in the side. The bucket sits on the ground or I hang it from a limb. You lose the ability to hide your camera but that’s why I use a cheap camera. My Wildview ran through batteries pretty quick so this has been a good solution for me.
nice! Glad to hear this works. Disposable batts are so expensive nowadays. Doing something like this would save a lot of $$$ in the long run. What kind of battery life do you see on an external like this? Probably months at a time, right? 
It seems like a month or two between charges. Here is a link to what you need from Radio Shack. Get the 4th and 5th items from the bottom. Together they make your cord. 20 bucks….a good one time investment.
I do the same thing for my underwater camera that I use for ice fishing. I have the old mower battery in a 5 gallon bucket and then last year I attached the camera to the top of the bucket. The 100 foot camera cord attaches to the side of the buckets so I can wrap it up easily. It is not great but it works for me. I like having the camera up higher where I can see it better. With this method I also don’t have to worry about the battery running out when I am on the ice.
Thanks for the help Jr! 
No problem…..I had the same questions a few years ago myself.
Darren – I guess I didn’t know that the different brands were interchangeable. I guess for $39 it saves a guy the trouble… not to mention you’re saving money after 4-5 battery changes with disposables!
thanks! 
saw a Moultrie solar panal with built in 12v battery for 79.99
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