Dryer sheets

To date we have never had a mouse. We put bait blocks in the plastic containers by the rear tires and front of the trailer. We normally set a small portion of a 6x6 on top so dogs, cats, etc. can't take it as a chew toy. We keep the bait blocks out all year round, while the trailer is parked and have never had an issue. From time to time we do have to replenish the bait, but have yet to see a mouse anywhere, dead or alive.

We've never done anything and have never had a mouse. Now that we have an RV garage, we probably will have one.

I have camped in various travel trailers and a 5er since about 1990. I have always parked them next to the woods near the house. Never had a mouse. My parents had two motor homes which was parted closer to their house than the woods and seemed to battle them every winter, even to the point of mice chewing thru wiring. They finally tried some electronic sonic rodent repelers. Something like that. It fixed their problem. Of course, they where plugged into 120 year round.

1) Seal all potential entry points
2) Make sure there is no brush or other growth under or around the trailer. In other words no place for them to hide from predators when looking for a new home.

We've been parking trailers next to our garage for nearly 25 years. The garage gets mice all the time. The trailers have never had mice.

As you can tell, dryer sheets, peppermint oil and all the various elixirs have margin results.

At our house in the country, unscented sheets did nothing, scented sheets worked one year, my DW does not like moth balls so they were out. One year we did absolutely nothing and had no mice. It is really the luck of the draw so to speak.

Living in the country we learned a long time ago, that mice can walk through walls. :)

A mouse only needs an opening the size of a dime to get in. Good luck finding all of those! While camping at Squaw Leap many moons ago (yes, bad taste, and the name offends the Native Americans who live there), we were invited to check out their food storage areas and the traditional sleeping quarters. Both were lined with the local version of bay leaves to keep out the rodents and bugs. They said that it is very effective. Not such a bad smell either.

So far, we have not had mice in a camper. All entry points are sealed and periodically checked. Only the tires and tongue jack touch the ground. All food is removed, floors and counters cleaned after every trip. Also throw a couple of TomCat blocks in the underbelly twice a year.
I've also heard that Irish Spring soap works. We use it, so that might be a factor.
Now, ants, is a whole nother thing. Always have a supply of Terro baits spread out.

Rubber Ducky1 wrote:
Since most of you are saying NO to dryer sheets, I guess that I will get 3 or 4 bottles of fox urine and leave them open in my trailer ALL winter. That should keep the mice away!! :S

Of course I'm joking about using fox urine. I have heard that some use dryer sheets and others use moth balls to deter mice from entering their camper. You can try and seal up ALL the openings but it doesn't much of an opening for mice to find their way in. My original post was to get suggestions on what works for most.

Since most of you are saying NO to dryer sheets, I guess that I will get 3 or 4 bottles of fox urine and leave them open in my trailer ALL winter. That should keep the mice away!! :S

Using dryer sheets to deter mice is a joke. If mice could laugh, they'd be laughing. They only method that's ever worked is sealing up the spaces that are allowing them to get in in the first place.