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Old 12-16-2012, 10:19 PM   #21
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Old 12-16-2012, 11:35 PM   #22
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We had mice & chipmunks in our Kodiak a year ago. There was a large opening on the underside. Closing that took care of it. When we go south in the winter one vehicle stays home. We've had mice in the heater blower and under the hood. We put a lot of moth balls in a pan underneath and hang a bag or two under the hood. No more problems.
Mothballs work great in house attics for rodents / bats. There are packages that have lavender mixed in with mothball crystals that have less benzine odor to humans but apparently still work fine in my house for both types of critters.

Many years ago I just put duct tape over camper openings for the winter...
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Old 12-17-2012, 01:16 AM   #23
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I have had that issue!!
We were introduced to a product called Fresh Cab
Believe it to be outta North Dakota. All natural combination of seeds
Smells ok to us but mice seem to hate it. We live in the country and there are lots a those things around.I use Fresh Cab in the Boler and my hot rod
which are stored indoors but not secure from mice never a problem.
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Old 12-17-2012, 05:55 AM   #24
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We used fresh cab in all the farm vehicles. The only thing better was the cats.
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Old 12-17-2012, 06:19 AM   #25
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Old 12-17-2012, 06:55 AM   #26
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If you've got a power hatch something like this: Locking Hatch , it can be a welcome mat for critters. After one camping trip in VT, (not winter storage) we came home with ants and mice.

After trapping all the mice and placing ant cups throughout, I replaced the hatch with a slightly larger (lockable) hatch that provided access to the area previously used for the power cord (now storage for small items) and installed a sealed 30 amp Hubbell connector for shore power. No more ants or mice and a new storage locker.
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Old 12-17-2012, 09:08 AM   #28
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If you've got a power hatch something like this: Locking Hatch , it can be a welcome mat for critters. After one camping trip in VT, (not winter storage) we came home with ants and mice.

After trapping all the mice and placing ant cups throughout, I replaced the hatch with a slightly larger (lockable) hatch that provided access to the area previously used for the power cord (now storage for small items) and installed a sealed 30 amp Hubbell connector for shore power. No more ants or mice and a new storage locker.
I did the same changeout - the other huge benefit is that now the power cable is a like a thick extension cord I can curl up and store separately in the truck instead of trying to wrestle it in and out of a little camper storage space.........
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Old 12-17-2012, 08:05 PM   #29
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This year I am using "FRESH CAB" after hearing a lot of good reports on the product. we had a mice issue in our non fiberglass camper this fall after storing it in the repair shop field after I tore the back of the camper loose. Mice got in during the repair wait. I found 2 dead mice in the camper toilet floating in antifreeze. Thus trying the Fresh Cab. It is suppose to work wonders. Camper smells nice and woodsy......hoping critters do not come back.
Still wishing I had not sold the Casita. I would not have tore the back off a fiberglass egg. Lesson learned, and I see a Casita in my future sometime again.
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