Okay folks, a question for those who store their campers where there is a chance for mice getting in. I had a pop up about 8 years ago that the mice raised havoc in. Chewed through the new canvas in a number of places, and generally destroyed the camper with the stink! Are there any sure fire ways of keeping the mice out? I've thought about a pet snake in the camper, but I'd have to heat it all winter. LOL!
There are a lot of different options. Start by not letting them get in... from under the camper, caulk all holes and around any water lines and wires. Next, put brass wood in the inside of the camper around all penetrations. (not steel wood, it will rust)
There are a few other deterrents to help keep them away. I use Bounce dryer sheets throughout the camper between trips and winter storage, some thing they work and some don't. I've never had a problem since I've used them. ??? During winter you can also use poison pellets, glue traps or similar deterants. You can also plug in a sonic rodent repeller if you have power to the camper.
I had Mice get into a popup a few years ago and it made me want to cry :'( . Every winter after that I now put about a box of dryer sheets in it, 4 or 5 mouse posion thingy's, and I pop it open about once a month to check on it. I think the damage could have been less in my popup if I had checked on it over the winter. I now have a house with a 2 bay garage and I keep the pup in one of the bays. I will still put the dryer sheets and posion in it and check it.
Matt O 2006 Skyline Nomad 27' travel trailer. Previously owned 1986 Coleman Columbia / 1992 Coleman Senecca / 1989 Born Free Class C RV.
I haven't used this, but it is intriguing...
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Living in a rural area, mice are a real headache. If they just got into a box of cereal or something, it wouldn't bother me much. But when they start eating holes in canvas, wiring, or leaving that god awful stink, that's too much for me. As I said in my introduction, I camp to fish, and that requires towing my boat. We do a 2 week trip in the spring, and another 2 week trip in the fall to Kerr Lake, VA. I'd like to consider buying a pop up and leaving it down at the lake, offsite, Sept through April or May. I can store it there for $20.00 a month. If I had the camper stored there , I'm sure I'd probably use it more than the bi annual trips. My concern is to show up ready to camp after a 3 month absence, and find the tent canvas ventilated by mice! >:( I've heard conflicting stories on the dryer sheet treatment. Some folks have said the mice used them as bedding. Poison or traps would leave me with the stench of dead mice. Mice can get through some amazingly small openings. Brass wool might be a good fix .
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... Mice can get through some amazingly small openings. Brass wool might be a good fix.
Yeah, about the size of a dime.
When we bought our '07 Flagstaff new, the first thing I did was crawl underneath from end to end looking for any possible entry point. I found plenty! Wire access holes an inch big with a few wires running through, extra holes ... I used plenty of brass wool and caulk and made sure I checked everything a couple times a year. I repeated the process last fall when we bought the Niagara and was pleased that there weren't nearly as many holes to plug, but there were some.
I've done that with every PUP we've owned since the late 1970s and have never had a mouse problem.
John
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