Thank you for the tips! In one of our older travel trailer, a mother mouse climbed up the electric cord of the rv and gave birth to her babies under the bed. We had mouse traps going off every night...nightmare.
A quick tip. We have tried several methods over the years after finding a squirrel family living in our outdoor kitchen in a former trailer. One of the methods we have used is the ultrasonic devices similar to what is featured in the video. We started to notice our dog behaving erratically, full of stress, pacing around, whining etc. Unplugged the anti rodent device and he was fixed. So fellow dog owners might want to be careful with this particular solution. Cheers Unhappily stuck in Ontario, can't go South, can't go East
Y'all have one of the best RV channels out there for practical information with out the drama and I appreciate that. I know that it takes a lot to film and edit your videos, so thanks for being so informative, and so consistent in your content!
Awesome video, like always!! We use a combination of things that have worked well for us. We never leave any food of any kinda in the TT when not in use. Also, I’m a clean freak. Sealing the gaps is a big deterrent for the critters. Our TT is parked in what use to be a field of whatever crop was planted that year, this is our 4th year parking there. Knock on wood no critters have use our TT as a home. 🤞🏻it stays that way.
I'm Full timer and just have used the Pest Repellant have 2 in my house and it's 39' 5th wheel going on 3 years now still no mice I do have a few spiders but not many. They do work great
Yes this works!!!! I used 000 size steel wool in any cracks around plumbing in laundry room in the house and it solved the mice problem. We have a lot of bare land in the neighborhood.
Downy dryer sheets is all we've ever used for mice. I put them everywhere.... around pipes, in cabinets, tucked in the head of the bed. Have never had a mouse. Plus it makes it smell great.
I thought this was youtube voodoo. Googled how to get rid of a mouse. I had just gone to TSC and bought mouse traps for my RV. When I got home from that trip your news letter was in my inbox. Now today, the very next morning,, there is a video In my notifications . Would love a video with all my favorite UA-cam couples together!.
I'm a transplant from Oh. We live in Fl full time, now going on 30 yrs. Truly, not a joke, palmetto bugs are not like the dirty roaches that live more North and eat you out of house and home. Yes, ours are big, and pretty much harmless. Once in a while one will sneak in around a threshold of an entry door, you kill that one and that's it. Remember too, many homes like ours have been made hurricane resistant and are tightly sealed everywhere which really blocks out any pests.
The plug in repellent actually works in a house, at leased for us. We used to have an ant and spider problem but after having these plugged in we rarely have any ants or spiders! They work as long as you plug them in each room/area.
Some really great ideas, I like the blue light underglow, that will help with the darkness on the back side of the trailer where we have no lights at all, and if the bonus is keeping away mice, so-be-it.
We’ve been RVing for >30 years and have used the electric plug in gizmos for pest control both on the road and when RV is in storage. Also whenever the levelers go down we sprinkle Comet (big shaker from a $ store) around anything that touches the ground. Haven’t ever had a pest problem anywhere across this great country. 🇺🇸
Foam needs hardware cloth and screwed down… Smelly stuff needs to be replaced often… Motion alert cameras…. This is a list of many things tried and failed . 8-(
Good video. Also, good to hear you plan to work less. Hope it works out for you and praying Tara gets her health issues under control. Looking forward to seeing the upgrades. Stay safe guys.
Great video never thought about that but I use coffee grounds and nothing wants to come near it. Many none of the critters drink coffee. But will use the lights didn’t think they would work. Thanks.
Thanks for the great video as always! Thankfully we haven’t had pest problems with our current rig but my biggest tip is keep hoses and lines off the ground as much as possible (they’re a perfect highway for ants)! I use a couple bungee cords to coil and hang the power cable and water hose (usually from the slide-out) so they can’t even touch the ground! I tried the Irish Spring soap... it made the interior and basement smell nice and fresh... until our stupid dog decided to eat it! She only got mildly sick but doesn’t seem to be any dumber than before!🤦🏻♂️
I am glad the shorter videos will allow you to take care of yourselves. I really appreciate your in-depth advice though, too. Maybe you could create a video series to cover some of the more complicated topics, although you have covered quite a bit.
10 years, fresh cab, zero mice. We have a coroplast under belly and have not re-sealed anything. Would recommend fresh cab and Tom Cat which is a poison bait which I also put down.
The dryer sheets always seemed to work to keep mice out of the trunk of my elderly cars, but a few years back a mouse made a nest in the dryer sheets. Black pepper has worked for me in the past with ant problems. I try to have no real poisons around as we have 2 and 4 legged pets. I wish you the best Tara with your health and that things get better for you. Stay safe and well.
To stop rodents from entering, you first need to deny them access to anything that gets them up to the chassis. They will climb tires, and jacks to get up. I have had good luck with mothballs on top of tires and around the base of the jacks, but they will climb right over mothballs if they are in the way. It is the smell that keeps them away. My house gets mice all the time due to being out in farmland, and I am constantly chasing little openings. One day I watched one of the little buggers walking the foundation, and leaped over the mothball bag. If the mothballs are surrounding the pads, and on top of tires, the aroma will keep them from going up the tires, and they don't like to stand on them. If they can leap over them, they will. Placing them inside will do nothing though, once inside, only traps will take care of them. Seal all openings, larger ones with steel or brass wool, then foam. They will chew through foam, but not steel wool. Irish Spring and dryer sheets are great for keeping the trailer smelling good, but wont deter mice. When I put the trailer in storage I make sure there is no way for them to get up, so never had a pest problem. One year after taking it out of storage and getting it all set up for traveling, one got in. The trailer had the power cord inside so you pulled it out to plug in, and well, the cord was on the ground, and the little bugger climbed it and got in through the outlet cover. Always remove bedding, clothing or anything they can use to nest with and remove all foodstuffs. If they can't smell it, they won't go near it.
You guys were right down the road. Love your videos and this one is definitely helpful for us. We’re a mile off the road on a lake in the woods. Mice are always a problem
Good advice as always. Your time & effort for creating videos is much appreciated. I've adopted a couple of your suggestions for my house. As an aside, rodents are food to snakes. A snake in search of food might follow the rodent in.
U can keep food in ur rv but u have to keep it in containers or a tote that actually seals. Keep in mind not all totes deal the typical rubber made totes dont actually seal. Most totes and bins that actually seal either click on or have locking on lids
Peppermint Oil is Very Flammable, there was an 18 year old kid who died cutting in too an empty barrel of peppermint oil in Canada, be careful with anything flammable.
We have used Irish spring soap in the rooms in our house during the winter when we are away. It has worked for the past 2 years. No pests or bugs. Key is to keep it clean.
My husband and I love watching your channel, we are what you might call silent fans. Anyway after hearing your segment on pest control we decided to comment on our experience. We ended up with Bedbugs and a few mice in our condo. I thought bedbugs were a childhood saying (Good night, don't let the bedbugs bite) I didn't know they were real. Anyway the husband bought a few home from his job and they attacked me nightly. Talk about the worse things ever to try to get rid of. Long story short, we have a dog and cat and we had to be careful on how we killed these pest. Amazingly the Electric Plug-ins did the job. Alone with putting steel wool in the mice's point of entry. Bedbugs I read can live over a year without eating, so that is just how long I left it plugged in to an electric cord on the floor next to my bed. After a week I noticed I wasn't being attacked anymore and about a year later I'm still good. We need to change them out again though. The little lights inside of them are starting to dim. But the statement as to whether the Electronic plug-ins work or not, our answer is YES we think they work great. Just make sure to take care of the issue as soon as possible. Thanks for the Pest Control information, Michelle and Jim.
they ate my Irish spring soap and made nests with the bounce sheets our camper got wrote off because of mice. the stuff that works the best for us and haven't had mice in new camper is rodents x away. We also filled every hole under the camper.
I had a stowaway in my engine when leaving a boondocking spot. I used THIEVES and PEPPERMINT oil and he abandoned ship. Good luck out there Lil buddy 🐭
Awesome ideas, thank you for sharing! I came across your channel from Tom and Cheri's channel and it was a surprise to see Tom in the shot at the end. Looking forward to watching other videos on your channel!
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I have used Irish Spring and it did not work. The mice to eat that stuff. I have used peppermint oil in a diffuser and that helps and it smells nice. I have also just purchased some of the rodent repellant stuff you showed. We live out in the country so you get field mice all the time. It sucks, but you have to stay on top of it all the time.
Still a good video. Quality not quantity! I thought you were going say if you took pest precautions sooner, your RV would not be missing. Thank you for sharing and have a great Labor Day weekend.
What about spiders coming through the ACs and vents on top of the RV ? Please need some advice. I have seen spiders literally coming down from them onto my bed while I'm in it eat hing TV and the spiders are white or a light green... I have sprayed and sprayed. But there is also such a big whole if I remove everything I can see the sky from inside, is that normal? What can I do about that?
On a lot of older RV's the power cord was hard wired in and you just pulled one end out of a hole, and plugged it it. Anything walking on the wire, walks right it. Install a bulkhead type setup, so you are plugging in at both ends and its a sealed system. Those pot scrubber, stainless steel things.... if you stick part of one in the big gaps, before the spray foam, they can't eat their way through it. Stay safe!
I thought I recognized the color of that jeep in the background. I was going to ask if you were camped by them. Also a cat will get rid of pests LOL. But I don't think I'd want a cat in a full time RV because of the litter box. Anyway stay safe and enjoy.
@@philharrison4563 I guess that makes sense to keep it there. Even in the house we keep ours cleaned out every day. He will actually run around bawling and yowling when he goes to let us know to clean it. I guess he can't stand his own smell LOL
If any readers are reading this comment here is 100% accurate true like Chad and Tara advise. I purchase my RV back in 2013 a NRVTA inspector told me fill all gap with Pest Control Foam same can from this video and spray foot levers and electrical cord/water hose at ground level with insect spray same one from video. Now 2021 9yrs later, I never got any issues with pest/rotten and either with ants but got very few spiders that may find a way in from trees above. I also pick up all trash outside prior bed and have RV LED Markers Lights automatically turn on at sunset that turn off at sunrise DYI build while camping. Those marker lights also safe me multiple times from skunk passing by RV. Ohh I hate those. Cheers all.
I am grateful that so many people are willing to take the time to make so many different videos on things about rv-ing including this one. Foam is a great thing to use as it works great. However, there is one thing that makes me a little leary when I have someone giving me advice on products and that is when you don't even know what you are using. You called the foam product Good Stuff several times when the name of the product on the can says Great Stuff. Do you really use this product brand or do you just get a kickback for advertising it? If I had just listened to the video and not watched it then went to the store, I would be looking for a product that wasn't even there.
We're new subscribers and old Motorhomers now looking at buying a travel trailer or fifth wheel. We've been binge watching ya'all's videos and wanted to let you know how much we have enjoyed them. Y'all are clearly a great team and it shows in every video. We love watching them for not just the content but also the sheer charm y'all exude and the fun conveyed. Keep 'em coming.
"Raid MAX bug barrier" is pretty good to use on the outside. I sprayed all exterior windows/doorframes and storage doors/bottom holes/roof entrance areas and have had zero issues. Doesn't eat paint or rubber. Will last a few months even with weather. Id re-apply if you power wash the RV but other than that its pretty cheap and easy to apply.
Steel wool stuffed in the gaps will keep the mice away, too. They can't chew through it. Just replace it when it gets rusty. FYI: Diatomaceous Earth is a main ingredient in... DYNAMITE! [Boom!] ;)
DE is probably the best thing to put around your landing gear for ants and other exoskeleton type insects. It gets into the joints and basically paralyzes them. The ultrasonic repellants, I'm with you guys on them as well. I had a really bad pantry moth infestation due to some infested bird food I bought. I spent several years finally getting down to the point that I didn't have too many fluttering around my house. At the beginning of this year, I bought a two-pack of them and put one in my house hallway and put one in my kitchen, where I've had problems with sugar ants, and I've not seen an ant or moth in my house since I put them up. Just before I plugged them in, I did change the pheromone trap for the moths and caught two, but after I plugged in the repellers, nothing. Not 100% sure that is the reason, but I am not going to be taking them out anytime soon.
good vid! what about electronic devices such as the "Neatmaster Ultrasonic Pest Repeller Electronic Plug-in Indoor Pest Repellent". this is the only one i've tried as i dont endorse it (yet). but I did have a mouse chew on a coil wire which cost $400 to replace which wasn't covered by Ford warranty (Class-A F53 Ford chassis). interesting story: the Ford mechanic told me that Ford uses peanut oil on the coil/spark plug connectors to help them fit better (what?!). unfortunately, unless they make battery-operated devices, they need electric to work.
I had mice get in my class C and eat the wiring harness up in the engine. I found on Amazon Grandpa Gus Mouse Repellent and so far it has worked. I guess I will find out this winter how well it works but so far so good. Enjoy your videos thanks for producing them.
Theres a video on youtube of a guy who did an experiment with the top choices. It literally show the mice eating the Irish Spring. The peppermint worked to keep the mice away from the bait.
There are 2 "Critters" that are very deadly in the North hemisphere & the South hemisphere the Long Tail Mice ( just as nasty as Rats) and the Recluse Spider, aside from that I hate moskitos👎👎👎👊😆😆😆
An idea to enhance the foam filling the holes and gaps. Stuff some steel wool in the gap first. Then spray the foam in. I’ve heard rodents can chew through the foam without the steel wool. Love your videos!!!
I’ve had a horrible wasp infestation, sealed every single crack, gap, everything and somehow those heffers keep coming in and I’m allergic to them so it’s been a rough journey
NY Adirondacks were hit real hard with mice this year. At our favorite off the grid campground some campers were trapping 25/night. Before we left home I tried to fill all gaps. I used electronic ultrasonic devices, peppermint oil and cayenne pepper (around stabilizers). I felt lucky that we trapped only 4 mice over 3 nights. During our 14 day stay. I think when the weather turned a little cooler in August that is when they looked for a way in. At the end of the season. I will look to see if I can determine how they got in. Prep for winter storage. I will also try some of your deterrent suggestions. I look forward to seeing your upgrades.
Rats and mice can definitely chew through Great stuff, expanding foam...use steel wool and peppermint, mint oils sprayed on your tires, your engine bay and then soak cotton balls and place those around the camper for mice and spiders both. The diatamacious earth kills every crawling bug. Even those huge flying roaches like in Florida, true.
I really lack a lot of education when it comes to keeping mice out of my trailer. I'm a new RV owner and so luckily so far I have not had the experience of mice. Can mice jump high? I figure there are only 5 points of entry into my trailer that mice can climb on in order to get inside my trailer when my trailer is parked for the winter (no stabilizers deployed). The four tires and the front hitch jack. If I take care of those 5 points of entry then I'm golden. Unless they get up on two legs and climb up onto the axel? But then if I roll up on leveling blocks to make the clearance higher that should take care of that issue. What am I missing? Because of my lack of experience in this issue I fear I'm a one-dimensional thinker
Good video. Chad, what do you use to block visitors where your water hose exits the wet bay? Looking forward to the suspension/brake upgrade video (oops, forgot it was secret 😄🛣). Travel safe.
Good tips. With regards to lights under the rig, a good idea, unfortunately on our GD Solitude, we cannot turn on the underbelly lights without having the obnoxious front cap lights on also. PS Short videos ... good.
How do you keep Daisy from getting into those pest bags on the floor? Or doesn't she bother them? Love your videos. Very helpful and informative. We are just about to hit the road.
I’ve been using dryer sheets, Irish Spring, the little mint smelling bags, and the little sonic deterrents. Nothing has worked. The only thing that works are the old style snap traps. I’ve caught 3 in the last 2 weeks. I’ve plugged all of the holes I could find. And the camper is clean of any food. It’s frustrating.
Shorter and to the point videos are not a bad thing. Especially if it makes it easier for you guys to manage. I use Irish spring soap and some moth balls her at home in my garage. Seems to have stopped my problem with mice, but who knows for sure. Knock on wood, we haven’t had any infestation problems in our trailer. Thanks
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Daisy is a big help to the rodent visitors. Rodents stay away from dangerous guard dog smells. We had no issues in our sticks and bricks until our dog passed.
When my cat passed my house became infected with spiders and mice almost instantly. I had those white tile roofs in my living room which is a spoders dream come true having a foot all across ceiling to hide in....1 time while watching dexter my car killed a mouse in front ofbme and it resulted in blood on the white wall lol
Thanks for tips! I'll be adding some rope lights and sealing the cracks soon. For now we use moth balls in the basement and bug home defense spray whenever we're in storage around the jacks and wheels.
I found a spider inside my tt last week..... set it on fire and watched it burn - No more spider! Not sure what I'll do if I see one in my new tent... 😏🍻
We installed LED lights from the tongue of our travel trailer to the bumper of our travel trailer in the underbelly and we haven’t had any rodent problems, we are so filled in all the gaps and holes that we thought would bring in the rodents and we used a silicone spray which hardened , I keep the travel trailer extremely clean everything is packed up in airtight containers even the linens we are not full timers but we go on weekends and take trips for a week or two but afterwards I clean the travel trailer thoroughly and I also use peppermint essential oil‘s on cotton balls inside the travel trailer in different areas and that seems to repay all the spiders in the bugs and even the rodents but I think the undercarriage lights have helped tremendously!
Mouth balls are very toxic to animals. We use mainly electronic deterrent inside and out. We had a rat in our Jeep once so we went to Lowe’s and bought an electronic device , mounted it on some 2 by 8 boards and stuck it under the Jeep, the rat was gone and now for 3 years we place it under our class A and never had any rodents inside.
@@1206jl we use victor pet chaser pro Heavy-Duty Sonic PestChaser Pest Repeller. You can buy them at Lowe’s or Amazon. My husband put them on two 2x4 boards screwed together to keep them off the ground and put them under the RV. We never had any problems.
Thank you for the advice! I tried the ultrasonic repellants and they have not worked in my current RV. I’m actually trading in my 42ft 5er for a smaller footprint (since it’s just me now) and I’ll be trying peppermint oil and foam in the openings in my new RV.. 🙏🏾
Rodents can eat through the foam, but it helps for sure. One thing you can also do is pour foam then while it's wet,add steel wool pad, then cover it with foam. Mice will not chew through steel wool.
I’m in pest control , for Rats 🐀 I would use foam and steel wool .
Thank you for the tips! In one of our older travel trailer, a mother mouse climbed up the electric cord of the rv and gave birth to her babies under the bed. We had mouse traps going off every night...nightmare.
A quick tip. We have tried several methods over the years after finding a squirrel family living in our outdoor kitchen in a former trailer. One of the methods we have used is the ultrasonic devices similar to what is featured in the video. We started to notice our dog behaving erratically, full of stress, pacing around, whining etc. Unplugged the anti rodent device and he was fixed. So fellow dog owners might want to be careful with this particular solution.
Cheers
Unhappily stuck in Ontario, can't go South, can't go East
My wife can hear them as well and was a similar reaction as was with your dog.
Y'all have one of the best RV channels out there for practical information with out the drama and I appreciate that. I know that it takes a lot to film and edit your videos, so thanks for being so informative, and so consistent in your content!
Thanks! 😊
Awesome video, like always!! We use a combination of things that have worked well for us. We never leave any food of any kinda in the TT when not in use. Also, I’m a clean freak. Sealing the gaps is a big deterrent for the critters. Our TT is parked in what use to be a field of whatever crop was planted that year, this is our 4th year parking there. Knock on wood no critters have use our TT as a home. 🤞🏻it stays that way.
I'm Full timer and just have used the Pest Repellant have 2 in my house and it's 39' 5th wheel going on 3 years now still no mice I do have a few spiders but not many. They do work great
Used steel wool in utilities passages between basement and living quarters. No more mice!
Yes this works!!!! I used 000 size steel wool in any cracks around plumbing in laundry room in the house and it solved the mice problem. We have a lot of bare land in the neighborhood.
Downy dryer sheets is all we've ever used for mice. I put them everywhere.... around pipes, in cabinets, tucked in the head of the bed. Have never had a mouse. Plus it makes it smell great.
I have been in pest control for 20 years and those mouse plugins that make noise are a scam. Sorry!
I thought this was youtube voodoo. Googled how to get rid of a mouse. I had just gone to TSC and bought mouse traps for my RV. When I got home from that trip your news letter was in my inbox. Now today, the very next morning,, there is a video In my notifications . Would love a video with all my favorite UA-cam couples together!.
No seriously we’re here in Georgia and we had a few of those giant palmetto bugs in our camper, dam it man. I rather just leave and buy a new camper.
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I HEAR YOU!!!!😂😂😂
Same!!
The worst part about those is they can fly, I absolutely hate them,ugh...
I'm a transplant from Oh. We live in Fl full time, now going on 30 yrs. Truly, not a joke, palmetto bugs are not like the dirty roaches that live more North and eat you out of house and home. Yes, ours are big, and pretty much harmless. Once in a while one will sneak in around a threshold of an entry door, you kill that one and that's it. Remember too, many homes like ours have been made hurricane resistant and are tightly sealed everywhere which really blocks out any pests.
I could deal with random ants, insects, even mice, but spiders...no way. I'm a severe arachnaphobe and it's one of my biggest worries about RV'ing...
I have lights in my storage compartments so I turn them on at night and crawl under my Rv and check for light.
Great Idea!
The plug in repellent actually works in a house, at leased for us. We used to have an ant and spider problem but after having these plugged in we rarely have any ants or spiders! They work as long as you plug them in each room/area.
Some really great ideas, I like the blue light underglow, that will help with the darkness on the back side of the trailer where we have no lights at all, and if the bonus is keeping away mice, so-be-it.
We’ve been RVing for >30 years and have used the electric plug in gizmos for pest control both on the road and when RV is in storage. Also whenever the levelers go down we sprinkle Comet (big shaker from a $ store) around anything that touches the ground. Haven’t ever had a pest problem anywhere across this great country. 🇺🇸
@Chris Kibodeaux i don't believe they work either but i got a pack for free and i just use them to use them. Who knows
What brand of "plug in gizmo" do you use.
@@1206jl none of ones i tried worked.
Foam needs hardware cloth and screwed down…
Smelly stuff needs to be replaced often…
Motion alert cameras….
This is a list of many things tried and failed . 8-(
I used steel wool around my plumbing pipes from the inside, usually works, it’s not messy and easy to remove and put back if work needs to be done
Good video. Also, good to hear you plan to work less. Hope it works out for you and praying Tara gets her health issues under control. Looking forward to seeing the upgrades. Stay safe guys.
Great video never thought about that but I use coffee grounds and nothing wants to come near it. Many none of the critters drink coffee. But will use the lights didn’t think they would work. Thanks.
Thanks for the great video as always! Thankfully we haven’t had pest problems with our current rig but my biggest tip is keep hoses and lines off the ground as much as possible (they’re a perfect highway for ants)! I use a couple bungee cords to coil and hang the power cable and water hose (usually from the slide-out) so they can’t even touch the ground! I tried the Irish Spring soap... it made the interior and basement smell nice and fresh... until our stupid dog decided to eat it! She only got mildly sick but doesn’t seem to be any dumber than before!🤦🏻♂️
I am glad the shorter videos will allow you to take care of yourselves. I really appreciate your in-depth advice though, too. Maybe you could create a video series to cover some of the more complicated topics, although you have covered quite a bit.
10 years, fresh cab, zero mice. We have a coroplast under belly and have not re-sealed anything. Would recommend fresh cab and Tom Cat which is a poison bait which I also put down.
The dryer sheets always seemed to work to keep mice out of the trunk of my elderly cars, but a few years back a mouse made a nest in the dryer sheets. Black pepper has worked for me in the past with ant problems. I try to have no real poisons around as we have 2 and 4 legged pets. I wish you the best Tara with your health and that things get better for you. Stay safe and well.
To stop rodents from entering, you first need to deny them access to anything that gets them up to the chassis. They will climb tires, and jacks to get up. I have had good luck with mothballs on top of tires and around the base of the jacks, but they will climb right over mothballs if they are in the way. It is the smell that keeps them away. My house gets mice all the time due to being out in farmland, and I am constantly chasing little openings. One day I watched one of the little buggers walking the foundation, and leaped over the mothball bag. If the mothballs are surrounding the pads, and on top of tires, the aroma will keep them from going up the tires, and they don't like to stand on them. If they can leap over them, they will. Placing them inside will do nothing though, once inside, only traps will take care of them. Seal all openings, larger ones with steel or brass wool, then foam. They will chew through foam, but not steel wool. Irish Spring and dryer sheets are great for keeping the trailer smelling good, but wont deter mice. When I put the trailer in storage I make sure there is no way for them to get up, so never had a pest problem. One year after taking it out of storage and getting it all set up for traveling, one got in. The trailer had the power cord inside so you pulled it out to plug in, and well, the cord was on the ground, and the little bugger climbed it and got in through the outlet cover. Always remove bedding, clothing or anything they can use to nest with and remove all foodstuffs. If they can't smell it, they won't go near it.
I thought I saw Enjoy The Journey's jeep behind you. Hard to miss that teal color. 😁
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This is the only thing I’m worried about with rv life. LOL
You guys were right down the road. Love your videos and this one is definitely helpful for us. We’re a mile off the road on a lake in the woods. Mice are always a problem
Good advice as always. Your time & effort for creating videos is much appreciated. I've adopted a couple of your suggestions for my house. As an aside, rodents are food to snakes. A snake in search of food might follow the rodent in.
I bathe with Irish Spring and I’ve never had an infestation.
U can keep food in ur rv but u have to keep it in containers or a tote that actually seals. Keep in mind not all totes deal the typical rubber made totes dont actually seal. Most totes and bins that actually seal either click on or have locking on lids
Peppermint Oil is Very Flammable, there was an 18 year old kid who died cutting in too an empty barrel of peppermint oil in Canada, be careful with anything flammable.
We have used Irish spring soap in the rooms in our house during the winter when we are away. It has worked for the past 2 years. No pests or bugs. Key is to keep it clean.
My husband and I love watching your channel, we are what you might call silent fans. Anyway after hearing your segment on pest control we decided to comment on our experience. We ended up with Bedbugs and a few mice in our condo. I thought bedbugs were a childhood saying (Good night, don't let the bedbugs bite) I didn't know they were real. Anyway the husband bought a few home from his job and they attacked me nightly. Talk about the worse things ever to try to get rid of. Long story short, we have a dog and cat and we had to be careful on how we killed these pest. Amazingly the Electric
Plug-ins did the job. Alone with putting steel wool in the mice's point of entry. Bedbugs I read can live over a year without eating, so that is just how long I left it plugged in to an electric cord on the floor next to my bed. After a week I noticed I wasn't being attacked anymore and about a year later I'm still good. We need to change them out again though. The little lights inside of them are starting to dim. But the statement as to whether the Electronic plug-ins work or not, our answer is YES we think they work great. Just make sure to take care of the issue as soon as possible. Thanks for the Pest Control information, Michelle and Jim.
Glad they worked for you... Sleep tight! 😉
Ok yeah "sleep tight"? funny 😁, thanks guy love your channel
they ate my Irish spring soap and made nests with the bounce sheets our camper got wrote off because of mice. the stuff that works the best for us and haven't had mice in new camper is rodents x away. We also filled every hole under the camper.
I had a stowaway in my engine when leaving a boondocking spot. I used THIEVES and PEPPERMINT oil and he abandoned ship. Good luck out there Lil buddy 🐭
Re: Tom & pest control, OMG & huge lol... made my day!
(Love Tom & Cheri too...)
Awesome ideas, thank you for sharing! I came across your channel from Tom and Cheri's channel and it was a surprise to see Tom in the shot at the end. Looking forward to watching other videos on your channel!
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Steel wool will burn if in contact with a spark or ignition source. Steel wool will rust as well.
Mouse free works great and it smells good too
I have used Irish Spring and it did not work. The mice to eat that stuff. I have used peppermint oil in a diffuser and that helps and it smells nice. I have also just purchased some of the rodent repellant stuff you showed. We live out in the country so you get field mice all the time. It sucks, but you have to stay on top of it all the time.
I sealed up all the entry points and use Cab Fresh. Going on 12 years and no pests, plus the Cab Fresh is pet friendly and smell nice
Still a good video. Quality not quantity! I thought you were going say if you took pest precautions sooner, your RV would not be missing. Thank you for sharing and have a great Labor Day weekend.
What about spiders coming through the ACs and vents on top of the RV ? Please need some advice. I have seen spiders literally coming down from them onto my bed while I'm in it eat hing TV and the spiders are white or a light green... I have sprayed and sprayed. But there is also such a big whole if I remove everything I can see the sky from inside, is that normal? What can I do about that?
On a lot of older RV's the power cord was hard wired in and you just pulled one end out of a hole, and plugged it it.
Anything walking on the wire, walks right it.
Install a bulkhead type setup, so you are plugging in at both ends and its a sealed system.
Those pot scrubber, stainless steel things.... if you stick part of one in the big gaps, before the spray foam, they can't eat their way through it.
Stay safe!
Tom popped up like a Wacamole lol
We use Fresh Cab. It has worked 100%. We put it in all our bottom bays.
I thought I recognized the color of that jeep in the background. I was going to ask if you were camped by them. Also a cat will get rid of pests LOL. But I don't think I'd want a cat in a full time RV because of the litter box. Anyway stay safe and enjoy.
We camp with four dogs and 1 cat and the litter isn't a problem if you clean it every day. We keep it in the garage portion
@@philharrison4563 I guess that makes sense to keep it there. Even in the house we keep ours cleaned out every day. He will actually run around bawling and yowling when he goes to let us know to clean it. I guess he can't stand his own smell LOL
Same here I was looking over Chad's shoulder at that jeep thinking... Are Tom and Cheri over there? Then There's Tom!
If any readers are reading this comment here is 100% accurate true like Chad and Tara advise.
I purchase my RV back in 2013 a NRVTA inspector told me fill all gap with Pest Control Foam same can from this video and spray foot levers and electrical cord/water hose at ground level with insect spray same one from video.
Now 2021 9yrs later, I never got any issues with pest/rotten and either with ants but got very few spiders that may find a way in from trees above. I also pick up all trash outside prior bed and have RV LED Markers Lights automatically turn on at sunset that turn off at sunrise DYI build while camping. Those marker lights also safe me multiple times from skunk passing by RV. Ohh I hate those. Cheers all.
I am grateful that so many people are willing to take the time to make so many different videos on things about rv-ing including this one. Foam is a great thing to use as it works great. However, there is one thing that makes me a little leary when I have someone giving me advice on products and that is when you don't even know what you are using. You called the foam product Good Stuff several times when the name of the product on the can says Great Stuff. Do you really use this product brand or do you just get a kickback for advertising it? If I had just listened to the video and not watched it then went to the store, I would be looking for a product that wasn't even there.
It was a simple mistake.
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Welcome to our channel! 😊
Thanks! We picked up ants at a campground and having trouble killing them.
"Raid MAX bug barrier" is pretty good to use on the outside. I sprayed all exterior windows/doorframes and storage doors/bottom holes/roof entrance areas and have had zero issues. Doesn't eat paint or rubber. Will last a few months even with weather. Id re-apply if you power wash the RV but other than that its pretty cheap and easy to apply.
Steel wool stuffed in the gaps will keep the mice away, too. They can't chew through it. Just replace it when it gets rusty. FYI: Diatomaceous Earth is a main ingredient in... DYNAMITE! [Boom!] ;)
DE is probably the best thing to put around your landing gear for ants and other exoskeleton type insects. It gets into the joints and basically paralyzes them.
The ultrasonic repellants, I'm with you guys on them as well. I had a really bad pantry moth infestation due to some infested bird food I bought. I spent several years finally getting down to the point that I didn't have too many fluttering around my house. At the beginning of this year, I bought a two-pack of them and put one in my house hallway and put one in my kitchen, where I've had problems with sugar ants, and I've not seen an ant or moth in my house since I put them up. Just before I plugged them in, I did change the pheromone trap for the moths and caught two, but after I plugged in the repellers, nothing. Not 100% sure that is the reason, but I am not going to be taking them out anytime soon.
Lmao! I knew that blue Jeep looked familiar! 😂
We use fabric softener sheets in our dogs collar when we walk her to keep the mosquitos off her. She's a yorkie poo.
Very helpful video
Excellent video... Great job you two.......
good vid! what about electronic devices such as the "Neatmaster Ultrasonic Pest Repeller Electronic Plug-in Indoor Pest Repellent". this is the only one i've tried as i dont endorse it (yet). but I did have a mouse chew on a coil wire which cost $400 to replace which wasn't covered by Ford warranty (Class-A F53 Ford chassis). interesting story: the Ford mechanic told me that Ford uses peanut oil on the coil/spark plug connectors to help them fit better (what?!). unfortunately, unless they make battery-operated devices, they need electric to work.
R V that are complety sealed underneath. With large metal sheets seamed at from factorys. Are best. Open on experance worst mice problem.
I had mice get in my class C and eat the wiring harness up in the engine. I found on Amazon Grandpa Gus Mouse Repellent and so far it has worked. I guess I will find out this winter how well it works but so far so good. Enjoy your videos thanks for producing them.
I had a similar situation but it wasn't mice it was squirrels.
Nice video thanks for the new brands to use. I use Ortho Home Defense.
Theres a video on youtube of a guy who did an experiment with the top choices. It literally show the mice eating the Irish Spring. The peppermint worked to keep the mice away from the bait.
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I use the Black Flag Propane fogger from Tractor Supply for mosquitos and it works great.
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We've haven't had pests YET. As we all know, it's very possible. Thanks for the tip. Duane and Deana
Yaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy for DAISY. i have used Irish spring for years, works on mice 2...
An idea to enhance the foam filling the holes and gaps. Stuff some steel wool in the gap first. Then spray the foam in. I’ve heard rodents can chew through the foam without the steel wool. Love your videos!!!
Rodents can chew through anything, that is how they their teeth sharpened. Their teeth constantly grow.
SO disgusting ! I am SO freaked out I found 4 and all trapped on glue strips but now I’m freaking out every lil sound
So freaked out
Eeek
Steel wool is flammable and also any exposed steel wool will rust.
I’ve had a horrible wasp infestation, sealed every single crack, gap, everything and somehow those heffers keep coming in and I’m allergic to them so it’s been a rough journey
NY Adirondacks were hit real hard with mice this year. At our favorite off the grid campground some campers were trapping 25/night. Before we left home I tried to fill all gaps. I used electronic ultrasonic devices, peppermint oil and cayenne pepper (around stabilizers). I felt lucky that we trapped only 4 mice over 3 nights. During our 14 day stay. I think when the weather turned a little cooler in August that is when they looked for a way in.
At the end of the season. I will look to see if I can determine how they got in. Prep for winter storage.
I will also try some of your deterrent suggestions.
I look forward to seeing your upgrades.
Rats and mice can definitely chew through Great stuff, expanding foam...use steel wool and peppermint, mint oils sprayed on your tires, your engine bay and then soak cotton balls and place those around the camper for mice and spiders both. The diatamacious earth kills every crawling bug. Even those huge flying roaches like in Florida, true.
Have a safe weekend, 🇨🇦
Great video, by the way...
What, no outtakes!! Great video! Very informative! Have an awesome weekend! Safe travels!
Sometimes, we just make no mistakes.. 😉
I really lack a lot of education when it comes to keeping mice out of my trailer. I'm a new RV owner and so luckily so far I have not had the experience of mice. Can mice jump high? I figure there are only 5 points of entry into my trailer that mice can climb on in order to get inside my trailer when my trailer is parked for the winter (no stabilizers deployed). The four tires and the front hitch jack. If I take care of those 5 points of entry then I'm golden. Unless they get up on two legs and climb up onto the axel? But then if I roll up on leveling blocks to make the clearance higher that should take care of that issue. What am I missing? Because of my lack of experience in this issue I fear I'm a one-dimensional thinker
Mark, you can read more about this topic in the blog article here: changinglanesrv.com/rv-pest-control/
Good video. Chad, what do you use to block visitors where your water hose exits the wet bay? Looking forward to the suspension/brake upgrade video (oops, forgot it was secret 😄🛣). Travel safe.
Never had any issues there... Our inlet has a cover that pops down and allows just enough room for the hose.
Good tips. With regards to lights under the rig, a good idea, unfortunately on our GD Solitude, we cannot turn on the underbelly lights without having the obnoxious front cap lights on also. PS Short videos ... good.
How do you keep Daisy from getting into those pest bags on the floor? Or doesn't she bother them? Love your videos. Very helpful and informative. We are just about to hit the road.
she doesn't even know they're there.. LOL
We had crickets. Eleven of them in about 3 days.
I’ve been using dryer sheets, Irish Spring, the little mint smelling bags, and the little sonic deterrents. Nothing has worked. The only thing that works are the old style snap traps. I’ve caught 3 in the last 2 weeks. I’ve plugged all of the holes I could find. And the camper is clean of any food. It’s frustrating.
After watching your video I’m going to try the lights under the FB. Thanks. Great video.
Shorter and to the point videos are not a bad thing. Especially if it makes it easier for you guys to manage. I use Irish spring soap and some moth balls her at home in my garage. Seems to have stopped my problem with mice, but who knows for sure. Knock on wood, we haven’t had any infestation problems in our trailer. Thanks
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Hello Navy. Spider tip, Mrs Muffet's revenge spider control. Really works indoor and outdoors. Thanks
Use Demand CS for ants and bugs around Camper!! it works great!!
Used the ultrasonic pest controllers, epic fail!! Spiders actually attached their webs to them and hung out there🙄
Daisy is a big help to the rodent visitors. Rodents stay away from dangerous guard dog smells. We had no issues in our sticks and bricks until our dog passed.
When my cat passed my house became infected with spiders and mice almost instantly. I had those white tile roofs in my living room which is a spoders dream come true having a foot all across ceiling to hide in....1 time while watching dexter my car killed a mouse in front ofbme and it resulted in blood on the white wall lol
I wouldn't be able to use some of that stuff because I have cats and we all know they climb and will get into things at some point
Thanks for tips! I'll be adding some rope lights and sealing the cracks soon. For now we use moth balls in the basement and bug home defense spray whenever we're in storage around the jacks and wheels.
I found a spider inside my tt last week..... set it on fire and watched it burn - No more spider! Not sure what I'll do if I see one in my new tent... 😏🍻
Very useful information
I for got Chestnuts 🌰 Give off a Gas which Spiders and other Creepy crawlers Away
Great tips on pest control.
how did you keep Daisy from eating or chewing the pouches?
She's oblivious to them...
We installed LED lights from the tongue of our travel trailer to the bumper of our travel trailer in the underbelly and we haven’t had any rodent problems, we are so filled in all the gaps and holes that we thought would bring in the rodents and we used a silicone spray which hardened , I keep the travel trailer extremely clean everything is packed up in airtight containers even the linens we are not full timers but we go on weekends and take trips for a week or two but afterwards I clean the travel trailer thoroughly and I also use peppermint essential oil‘s on cotton balls inside the travel trailer in different areas and that seems to repay all the spiders in the bugs and even the rodents but I think the undercarriage lights have helped tremendously!
Mouth balls are very toxic to animals.
We use mainly electronic deterrent inside and out.
We had a rat in our Jeep once so we went to Lowe’s and bought an electronic device , mounted it on some 2 by 8 boards and stuck it under the Jeep, the rat was gone and now for 3 years we place it under our class A and never had any rodents inside.
What brand of electronic deterrent do you use?
@@1206jl we use victor pet chaser pro Heavy-Duty Sonic PestChaser Pest Repeller. You can buy them at Lowe’s or Amazon. My husband put them on two 2x4 boards screwed together to keep them off the ground and put them under the RV. We never had any problems.
Thank you for the advice! I tried the ultrasonic repellants and they have not worked in my current RV. I’m actually trading in my 42ft 5er for a smaller footprint (since it’s just me now) and I’ll be trying peppermint oil and foam in the openings in my new RV.. 🙏🏾
For my basements I use 3 Victor multi-kill electric mouse traps and if I'm glamping near a city I use the goodnature Co2 powdered rat and mouse trap..
Looking. A 24 CO2 pro trapping kit
How’s your tow vehicle?
Is the F450 too much truck and is the F350 the better choice?
We’re lemon Lawing our 2020 GMC 3500 and need to swItch brands.
In hindsight, we would go back in time and buy a 450. The turning radius is amazing.
Changing Lanes The 2021 supposed to be new front axel and even better turning radius.
Thanks for showing Daisy 🥰
We put moth balls out around our house to keep the snakes away.
I have been in pest control for 20 years and moth balls are a old wise tail.
Rodents can eat through the foam, but it helps for sure. One thing you can also do is pour foam then while it's wet,add steel wool pad, then cover it with foam. Mice will not chew through steel wool.