Pure peppermint oil is a winner; instead of using cotton balls, I wet (not soak) dryer sheets that are scattered in key areas. I find it in the baking section of almost every supermarket.Also, in place of steel wool - I sprang a few more pennies and...
I too have the 2- 5ft Rhino sections with caps, it stored nicely in the bumper and removed easily until our final outing last fall when some furry "friends" decided to pack some pine needles and acorns into the bumper as well. -needed extra effort t...
Nice re-purposing! We have a silverware drawer, but I like this idea for the spatulas and such... better stored that way then in the general purpose drawer.
Another option could be a plastic dishpan left near the door. If the kids tend to get dirtier like mine, a storage tote is a little bigger and the walls are higher to catch splashed water. They have had no problems stepping in and out of it.