R-pod Owners Forum : Mouse proofing undercarriage http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks : Mouse proofing undercarriage Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 02 May 2026 21:21:09 +0000 Thu, 24 May 2018 20:52:37 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=11605 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ Mouse proofing undercarriage : We have camped for years in a... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11605&PID=109723#109723 Author: JoeSaint
Subject: 11605
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.]]> Thu, 24 May 2018 20:52:37 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11605&PID=109723#109723 Mouse proofing undercarriage : I park our Pod over a rattlesnake... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11605&PID=109677#109677 Author: lostagain
Subject: 11605
Posted: 24 May 2018 at 8:32am

I park our Pod over a rattlesnake den.  Curiously, we have no mice. Wink

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.
]]> Thu, 24 May 2018 08:32:04 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11605&PID=109677#109677 Mouse proofing undercarriage : Personally I opened trailer to... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11605&PID=109674#109674 Author: mcarter
Subject: 11605
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.]]> Thu, 24 May 2018 07:27:32 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11605&PID=109674#109674 Mouse proofing undercarriage : Thanks for the info....do you... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11605&PID=109666#109666 Author: JoeSaint
Subject: 11605
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?]]> Wed, 23 May 2018 21:00:32 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11605&PID=109666#109666 Mouse proofing undercarriage : Steel wool is ideal for sealing... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11605&PID=109530#109530 Author: Ghosthawk
Subject: 11605
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.


]]> Tue, 22 May 2018 06:57:33 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11605&PID=109530#109530 Mouse proofing undercarriage : When not using our 177 it usually... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11605&PID=109528#109528 Author: jato
Subject: 11605
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. ]]> Tue, 22 May 2018 03:32:08 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11605&PID=109528#109528 Mouse proofing undercarriage : I have not had to do anything... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11605&PID=109519#109519 Author: codycountry
Subject: 11605
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.   

]]> Mon, 21 May 2018 20:21:08 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11605&PID=109519#109519 Mouse proofing undercarriage : Welcome to the group!! Congrats... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11605&PID=109518#109518 Author: Leo B
Subject: 11605
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. 
]]> Mon, 21 May 2018 19:44:12 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11605&PID=109518#109518 Mouse proofing undercarriage : Before we decided to buy an R-pod,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11605&PID=109517#109517 Author: JoeSaint
Subject: 11605
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]]> Mon, 21 May 2018 19:20:41 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11605&PID=109517#109517