Date:         Sun, 24 May 2020 11:00:59 -0500
Reply-To:     Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
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From:         Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject:      Re: Rodents
Comments: To: Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
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They only need a hole the size of a quarter for access.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
Stephen Grisanti
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2020 10:50 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Rodents

Don't fall for one recommended deterrent, Irish Spring soap. I tried it,
slices in perforated Ziploc bags stashed around the interior. A few days
later I found one bag gnawed into and the soap chunk severely nibbled upon.
Some deterrent.

Stephen

Mobile

> On May 24, 2020, at 10:27 AM, Mark McCulley <markmcculley@GMAIL.COM>
wrote:
>
> If you camp like I do and leave the sliding door open for long periods
> of time, mice can jump right in the open door.
>
> -Mark
>
>> On Sat, May 23, 2020 at 12:37 PM David Boan <dboan@outlook.com> wrote:
>>
>> I am preparing to go camping next month as campgrounds open up, and
>> part of my prep is to seal up the camper so rodents cannot get in. At
>> the end of the summer last year I had two mice get in during the
>> night.  They got into the insulation, among many other things, and
>> made such a mess that I had to replace all the insulation.  I am
>> determined to avoid that this summer.  I sealed up three places where
>> they may have gotten in: I replaced the gasket around the sink drain
>> where it exists under the floor, and I used plumbers putty around a
>> hole where the ground cable from the house battery passes through the
floor, and sealed around the lines from the AC in the closet.
>>
>> Can anyone think of any places I am missing where mice can get in?
>>
>> Dave B.
>> '85 Westy
>> Boise
>>

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