I keep a pretty close eye on my RV, and earlier this summer we had a visitor in the floor boards of our trailer. This one didn't make it to the interior, but I could hear it at night when all was quiet. So I crawled underneath and found the spot it has gained access. Little buggers follow plumbing or wires and make their own holes. Just sharing how I fixed it. Forest River uses floor joist that run front to back under the plastic, so it's easy to just screw a piece of plywood down to cover the hole.

Dang!We've had ALOT more mice around our garage and shed lately. Alot more than last year. Anyone else experiencing this?

WOW the size of that board compared to the size of the hole looks a bit of an overkill, but.....nice job....:)....Dennis

Yes Dennis, but I had to bridge the floor joist when I screwed it up to the bottom. They are on 12" centers.And I really enjoy reading your travel stories. Thanks for sharing those. I kept journals of all our trips when we first started traveling with our kids, first as a written diary, then computers and digital images really brought the journals to life. I printed them all, and it's an incredible library now and I still try to write travel journals even though my kids are grown now. Be sure and try to print yours for future generations in your family if you have offspring. I back up files but still like having hard copies in a file cabinet. Did you see the journal where some family was retracing their grandmothers epic motor car journey like in the 20's, even posing their modern rig in the same places the grandma had posed her car almost 100 years ago. It was a good reward. All the best, I still have some of my journals on my web site, just click the link under my signature.

GMandJM wrote:Dang!We've had ALOT more mice around our garage and shed lately. Alot more than last year. Anyone else experiencing this?Yes, we're seeing this on the West coast of BC too, but more with rats. I think it is because our past few winters have been very mild and hasn't been killing them off.

GMandJM wrote:Dang!We've had ALOT more mice around our garage and shed lately. Alot more than last year. Anyone else experiencing this?I had mice eating my F150 and the wife's Mustang. I finally got rid of all the birdseed in the basement and no more mice. Worked for me.

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westend
Explorer
Oct 02, 2015
suprz wrote:
We have 2 cats and on my old trailer, when I winterized it, I had both cats go into trailer with me. I open every closet, cabinet, etc.. And I let them rub up against everything and explore everything...etc. then once I closed it up for the winter, I would take some used kitty litter and toss it under the trailer. NEVER had one mouse even come close. Plus both cats outside all the time. I will do the same with the motorhome
I do the same with the cat walk through. I don't bother with kitty litter since there is hardly a day where they aren't catching something. Yesterday, Mom cat brought back a chipmunk to show her litter of six kittens. This morning, I saw a pair of munk feet next to their bed.
HJGyswyt
Explorer
Oct 03, 2015
I have been following another topic here about Rabbits chewing the wiring on a motor home. Seems Rabbits have figured out that many vehicles now have soy based plastic coating on wires, and even though it is highly processed with petroleum it still tastes good to them. Many people mistake the damage and attribute it to mice, but if you leave your coach in an area where there are wild rabbits, you may want to spray this stuff around the underside or in the engine compartment where most of the wiring is.

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