Mouse proofing undercarriage - Event Date: 21 May 2018

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   Before we decided to buy an R-pod, I have spent a lot of research time on this great forum, and am expecting our new 171 any day now. Something I have not seen any info on is where and how to seal access holes for mice. I hope there are not too many spots and that they are not hard to get to. I appreciate any input you may have. Thx

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JoeSaint Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 06 May 2018 Location: WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 39	Calendar Event: Mouse proofing undercarriage Posted: 21 May 2018 at 7:20pm
	Before we decided to buy an R-pod, I have spent a lot of research time on this great forum, and am expecting our new 171 any day now. Something I have not seen any info on is where and how to seal access holes for mice. I hope there are not too many spots and that they are not hard to get to. I appreciate any input you may have. Thx

Leo B Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4508	Posted: 21 May 2018 at 7:44pm
	Welcome to the group!! Congrats on your 171!! We started with one and after a while moved up to the bigger kitchen in the 179. We checked under both of our and put a little extra spray foam around a couple spots but overall both were pretty good.
	Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171

codycountry Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 Jan 2014 Location: Wyo Online Status: Offline Posts: 168	Posted: 21 May 2018 at 8:21pm
	I have not had to do anything mouse wise to my 2015 177R Pod since I bought it, and I live in rural country, have a hay stack, and lot's of mice around. Hope I didn't just jinx myself! Mine is really "tight". Never yet a mouse inside. My neighbor bought a camper trailer and has spent a lot of time and foam with his trailer, and killed 16 mice inside the first two months he owned it while it was parked. And he doesn't even have a hay stack or big mouse source. Not a lot of entry points on the ropods, especially if you keep the stabilizers up when parked. That only gives them the wheels to climb up and not many good entry points off the tires. Good luck, and do set traps inside and foam underneath potential entry places, if you wonder or think you may have problems. I very much doubt you will.

jato Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3216	Posted: 22 May 2018 at 3:32am
	When not using our 177 it usually sits inside an old horse barn and until last year had hay inside, a great hangout for mice during the winter. Every spring there is a lot of evidence of mice activity, from nests found to their little droppings scattered here and there inside the barn. All we have ever done is to lay a couple of dryer sheets inside the pod during non use times and to date have had zero activity from these little critters finding their way inside; for that we are thankful. BTW we have been doing this for 7 years.
	God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."

Ghosthawk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01 Apr 2018 Location: Fargo ND Online Status: Offline Posts: 128	Posted: 22 May 2018 at 6:57am
	Steel wool is ideal for sealing holes for plumbing. Rodents just plain avoid that stuff. The average mouse can slip through a crack you would not think a cricket could get through. So everything needs to be tight. Coat surfaces with something like Black Jack asphalt. Comes in calking gun tubes for roof repairs. Stays flexible, tastes terrible, and dang hard to get out of your mouth. In other words, most rodents will give it a wide berth. Surface will dry, be water resistent, prevent dust migration. I'm an old farm boy, when it comes to the battles of farmer vs rodents, large buildings full of food. We've seen it all. Just wood is no real deterrent to them. Nail a tin can over a mouse hole and they just cut a new hole beside the old one. Plug the hole and coat a plate sized chunk of wall with asphalt = no new hole there. Does not mean they won't try to find one elsewhere. The main thing is to not give them an easy road in. Once they are moved in, set up house and are producing baby's they can be hard to get rid of.

JoeSaint Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 06 May 2018 Location: WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 39	Posted: 23 May 2018 at 9:00pm
	Thanks for the info....do you have any certain locations to look for. And is it easier from inside or under the trailer?

mcarter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419	Posted: 24 May 2018 at 7:27am
	Personally I opened trailer to allow as much light is as possible and worked underneath to seal off any open spots, I have used steel wool and flex seal. One suggestion I have is do not store the Pod with the slide open. From inside I can see light at bottom of open slide and have had issues with sealing the bottom seal completely because it moves with slide. Closed I see no light penetration. On the inside I have used dryer sheets and several commercial rodent repellants, to date no mice, a spider or two. The main areas I looked at were any place a pipe or wiring goes through the floor.
	Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."

lostagain Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2586	Posted: 24 May 2018 at 8:32am
	I park our Pod over a rattlesnake den. Curiously, we have no mice. Seriously, though, one of the things that you can do to avoid rodents is to not store things in your Pod that they like to eat. Keep it free of mouse food and they'll be less inclined to come in and set up residency.
	Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost

JoeSaint Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 06 May 2018 Location: WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 39	Posted: 24 May 2018 at 8:52pm
	We have camped for years in a pop up and have never stored any food, campfire grills, etc and have not had any problems. It’s stored in a garage, so no storage visitors. But with the new 171, we may decide to leave it at a campsite for several weeks and want to make sure we don’t have any furry visitors.