I've been warning you guys for years about feral cats. They broke my wiper bladed using them for a boost to the roof rack. About the only solution I found was to align the wiper bladed straight vertical after I parked my camper. There are other wildlife varmints around too and that could include raccoons, bob cats, coyotes, wolves, foxes, gophers. There was one lake I went to and the Gate Keeper said that those were Chipmunks that I saw. Seems somebody had a mating pair and turned them loose several years ago. I guess they just held steady in a gopher hole until they got their extended family born. Stan
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of Larry Chase Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 9:19 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Antifreeze and pests and pets
John, " think the best approach is the secure your goods, don't leave dog food or antifreeze on the roof" I agree totally and I know Stan was only kidding. The Nutria episode was funny but only because no innocent rodents were harmed. Foolishly I thought things were ok on the roof. But that event and the next night in Florida when a Raccoon climbed the Van and went for the Antifreeze taught me otherwise. Of course I moved everything into the Van. Strong Metal Containers for the roof cargo area might be a good idea. And then last night another Raccoon tried to drag away my Grey Water Receptacle. What is it with these Southern Creatures :)
Larry Chase Email: RoadGuy@RoadHaus.com Web: WWW.RoadHaus.com Cell: 408.202.1217 What: North American Road Trip How: RoadHaus - 1990 White VW Westfalia Syncro Today: Florida - - - Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 22:26:19 -0600 From: John Rodgers <jh_rodgers@BELLSOUTH.NET> Subject: Re: Antifreeze and pests and pets Clipped > > I think the best approach is the secure your goods, dont leave dogfood > or antifreeze on the roof. Or, invest in some very strong containers > for your roof cargo. |
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