check out wyze.com They just announced a new outdoor camera that is battery powered and offers online storage with no fees as well as the app. I use their regular camera outdoors under a cover and they do fine but do need usb power. Won't find a cheaper setup and the quality and features compare...
Argus is following the old route. Some parades are changing, but not Argus on Mardi Gras day. It is up to the Krewes which route they take. We always go to Bonnabel.
I have one that I got on Amazon. Around $30-35. Pick up New Orleans sometimes and Baton Rouge. There are channels broadcasts that aren't on cable. I used two sections of chain-link fence pole. The horizontal poles at the top of the fence that runs between the posts. They were 10 ft and cost...
I had one in the corner of a play house. I soaked it at night with wasp spray. Went back a few days later and there were still moving yellow jackets in a huge pile underneath. As I tore the nest down, I freaked when I came across the face of a baby doll the yellow jackets built their nest over.