Comments on: Keeping rodents out of your RV

By: Catalina

Catalina — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:09:06 +0000

PS – we had picked up the mouse before trying the renuzits. Never picked one up in storage in 5 years, only on a camping trip by the woods. Won’t go without renuzits again, tho. Ever.

By: Catalina

Catalina — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:07:39 +0000

We were told to put the Renuzit air fresheners (the one shaped like a cone that you pull up to activate) in every nook and cranny and bin and so far it has worked. course we only picked up one (pregnant) mouse last year parked by a field, and I think a rat in the mountains of colorado. i caught the mama in a live trap and released her and my cats took care of the 4 adolescents. But the renuzit alone drove out the rat (or whatever). You can buy copper rodent mesh online and we put it around electrical cord (yes they can), water hose, etc. In fact, if you have an ‘entertainment center’ they can come in through the hole for THAT wiring, too. That is an old wives tale about them leaving for water after the Dcon. They will die in your unit and stink to high heaven. so far Renuzits easiest and best smelling – and so far so good. Will write back if they stop working (must replace when they dry out totally)

By: Pam

Pam — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:31:45 +0000

HI everyone I am looking for a way to get rid of ants.Our last camping trip we developed a problem with them and now I cant seem to get rid of them.Any suggestions? thanks Pam.

By: FarcticOx

FarcticOx — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:24:46 +0000

I wrap a copper dish scrubber around the electrical cord where it enters the camper through the little door to the cable compartment. This has prevented mice from entering (trust me they can, had it happen on my last camper).

By: Reeve Kahabka

Reeve Kahabka — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:00:22 +0000

I don’t have mice problems but spiders and bees. I found using a dog flea and tick collar cut in strips and put anywhere they can get in works. I replace these every spring and have no problem since using .(5Yrs)

By: Raymond Cooke

Raymond Cooke — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:56:15 +0000

For years now I have been using whole cloves, not crushed or powder, spread all throughout my 5th wheel camper. This means all around the inside floors, in all storage compartments, drawers, closets, tubs, sinks, even the storage areas for gas tanks and under carrage storage. I have used this method with great results, only one case where one mouse was found in the sink, dead. I do not store my camper in any enclosed storage, always at either a campground, private field, or main driveway with grass and tree’s close by. The lasting smell is much better in the spring time than most of the others I have heard about. When you open the camper in the spring you only have to vaccum up the remaining cloves on the floors, sinks, cabinets, etc.

By: mark lutes

mark lutes — Sun, 18 May 2008 01:50:09 +0000

TO KEEP MICE OUT I PUT DECON DOWN AND A STICKY STRIP RIGHT NEX TO IT AFTER THEY FEAST THEYGET CAUGHT ON STICKY STRIP AND DIE NOT HIDDING, JUST GET RIDE OF IT BEFORE THE WARMTH OF SPRING COME AROUND

By: Pkunk

Pkunk — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:21:12 +0000

There’s a product called ‘Rat-a-way’ which is a granular repellent designed to be spread around the perimeter. Lasts for several months even under rainy conditions. I get mine from gemplers.com.

By: Willy

Willy — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:16:32 +0000

RE: Poison in the coach causing dead mice to hide where you can’t find them.

D.Con causes the mice to get so thirsty they will leave the coach in search of water. They will die outside near their water source. My philosophy is that if a hungry mouse is in search of something to eat, I don’t want to disappoint him.

Works on squirrels and raccoons too. You may not like the thought, but if you want to be PC about it, enjoy your trashed RV!

By: Nancy Irwin

Nancy Irwin — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:03:58 +0000

I heard about and then have used since, quite successfully, used kitty litter, solids and all.

I tried this method by accident over 10 years ago and it has worked so well that I have not looked for another method. By the time that Spring rolls around in Northern Ohio, the smell is almost gone for humans, but it still works on ‘critters’.