Rodent Proof your RV: No more mice in our TAB 400!
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- Опубліковано 24 лис 2024
- We had quite an adventurous week when we were camping and a whole bunch of mice decided to stowaway in our camper!! After losing several nights of sleep, we finally decided to take care of the situation. Join us as we rodent proof our T@B 400 - and pick up a few tips for your own RV!
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it's a well known issue. Should be addressed during manufacture.
I agree... but across the board, none of them do it.
My guess is that the manufacturers (or dealers) could totally charge extra for extensive mouse-proofing and many people would pay for it when they buy the RV. Nobody wants to be woken up in the middle of the night by a mouse on their bed.
We got mice Too! once in Joshua tree...hubby Now Going to mouse proof out 400, since we're leaving tomorrow back to Joshua tree again...wished we had seen this video about 1 month ago
Omg 21? That gives me the chills.
Seriously - at first we were just going to deal with it at camp, but after 3 days I said NOPE! We gotta go to my folks to take care of this
Somehow you guys managed to smile through that miserable experience, which put a smile on my face too. You know how to keep it real. Thanks for another great video.
Thanks Jan! One thing I've learned is that you just have to deal with what happens... it happens, so deal with it!
Sorry to hear about the mice. My husband and I experienced that problem in our previous trailer. A pregnant mouse decided to climb into our trailer via the electrical cord plug-in. She gave birth under our bed. While I was washing the breakfast dishes, I turned around and saw a mouse drinking from my water cup. I screamed to high heaven. My husband attacked it with a broom and chased it out the door. Little did we know, the ordeal was just starting. We deep cleaned and set up mouse traps, too. Every night, we would hear the sound of the mouse trap going off. It wasn't until we reach a campground in Northern California that we were finally rid of the mice. The camp host had a very friendly cat named Lucky. She spent the night in our trailer and cornered the mouse. My husband opened the door to let Lucky outside, and thankfully, she had a very nice "breakfast". Thank you for sharing your additional tips. I agree, the secret is to plug all openings.
Now that's a story!
@@MandyLea One of the mice got "fried" by the rv's electricity....bad smell in the RV. I got sick from the mice...thought it was the flu, but after seeing the mouse drink from my water cup, I knew. Thank you for sharing your story with us. I need to make sure that all the entry ways are plugged. Blessings to you and Kendrick. We enjoy your videos so much!
I found the wood snap traps and peanut butter work very well, second only to my cat. Thanks for showing everyone how to find all the gaps that lead to the camper's cabin. That's a big help in preventing rodents and drafts from getting in.
yep! peanut butter worked amazing!
Cats cannot reach if they do not come out..
Possibly one of a camper’s worst nightmares, especially whilst sleeping in the camper. Great tips and demonstration of how-to address and retrofit! Thanks for sharing! However, after seeing you both get down into every nook and cranny, it makes one wonder why the manufacturers don’t address the issue from the get-go during the assembly. It would be a lot easier when every opening is still readily accessible and cannot add that much additional cost. Perhaps nüCamp (and others) is watching and listening ...
I agree, seems across the board with manufacturers no one does it.
We have also had a mice problem. We have tried EVERYTHING! We have used: dryer sheets. Irish spring soap. Ultrasonic devices. Those nice smelling packets your friends gave you….none of these worked AT ALL! We then went for moth balls everywhere but unfortunately while RV not in use and solar powered blinking lights inside the RV and outside under RV! This has helped immensely but obviously can only be used when not in use. Thank you for these suggestions. When we purchase our TAB this coming weekend we will immediately do what you did! Sorry for your horrible experience! Thank you again for your suggestions ❤
Copper mesh is best for stuffing holes to deter mice in lieu of steel wool due to rusting. You can spray the mesh with foam to keep them from chewing through it.
Definitely something we looked into... but it is difficult to find, and it is also still flammable.
@@MandyLea I get mine on Amazon.
Crazy 21! That’s insane! I had one mouse 🐭 this winter. One Victor mouse 🐁 trap and a teaspoon of peanut butter. Took two days but I nailed him. Thanks for all the advice and recommendations!
That was exactly our solution!
Apply Bleach water to trails in.
Agave or syrup pours in bait trap easier.
Great ideas on rodent-proofing the underbelly of the trailer. Just a thought from a pest control tech...the only rodent proofing you will need is the underbelly. The second level rodent proofing you did on the inside is not necessary. If the first level fails and they get in the coach then trying to block their way around on the inside of the coach will fail as they will just chew through another spot. I understand it makes one feel better to do both levels. The exterior rodent-proofing is all that's needed and the only way to keep them out...:)
Good words from pest control! Thanks!
What about the roof? I found holes on roof entering thru frig vent
@@illinoisvideoatlarge8039 You can also rodent proof the roof if you're storing an RV for a while. Rodents are probably not getting on your roof while camping.
GREAT VIDEO! This is one of the most detailed videos I've seen so far on this topic. Thank you not only talking about it, but adding the necessary footage to back it up and show what you did to mitigate the access points. I agree with many of the comments below as to why the manufacturers aren't doing something about this well known problem before the unit leaves the factory. In our RV they filled a lot of the big holes, but left a lot of the smaller ones open.
Glad it was helpful!
Oh Mandy . . . I feel ya. We dove into mouse proofing our 400 this spring after pulling it out of storage. Over the winter, our niece refreshed dryer sheets every week, but that didn't seem to keep them out of our cozy little space :-) Thanks for the great tips on finding and filling in all of the little entrance spots.
Ya we heard the same thing, that sheets and soap don't really work. So we sealed it up as best as we could!
Thank God for Mom n Dad !! Job well done guys!! We fight the varmints every spring in our old Dutchman... Determination is on their side for sure
Yep, they let us take over the garage haha
Very Important subject, especially in cold climates where rodents seek shelter in cold temperatures or wet weather.
For sure! We learned how important it was when it became a huge problem!
A mouse can contort and squeeze through a hole as small as a dime and as narrow as a nickel. They also can jump and use tall grasses to climb and jump from. We had mice and two lazy cats but our chihuahua was the best deterrent of all and fixing the tiny hole we found under our house next to our back door.
Haha, pets are the best!!!
They can jump up on a bucket like a cat; climb camera cord like a fire pole.
I've had the same problem mouse traps and cleaning and I seen you gone an extra step and sealing everything you can get to sometimes they just overwhelm you have fun and enjoy the video
Thanks for checking it out Roger!
Lots of great information! Pass on to manufacturer. I think patching up during manufacturing would be a great selling feature to an already well built trailer.
None of them seem to do it. Wish it was standard!
we live in a house built in 1865, we set the victory traps, not the plastic cheese ones but the original ones. Set it with Peanuts and that is what keeps us rodent semi free.......did not have much luck with the ones with the phoney plastic cheese and putting Peanut Butter on them was just way too messy! Gonna go with Paul Wilson and "manufacturer should cover all entry points"!
I totally agree that the original wood ones are best. The plastic ones didn't seem to be strong enough for a "quick kill"... but we did have a lot of luck with the peanut butter!
My wife got a ground hog up in the motor area of her Prius. $7000 later after the wire harness. Had a utility trailer become home for the mice that nested with my wiring harness material. Replacement time! Glad you went on offensive. Your camper could really have become inoperable with chewed wiring. Good topic for all those boondocking. Thanks.
Ugh, how annoying!
I heard pvc the trailer wires
I can’t believe all the holes and gaps in such a new camper! The company who builds this camper needs to address this!
every single company out there has holes and gaps like this... all you have to do is look. There isn't a single rodent-proof camper on the market.
Thanks for this very important sharing. It surely is a critical issue that needs to be addressed by Nucamp in their manufacturing process. Mandy, please make sure that Nucamp hears you regarding this critical issue so that they may continue to perfect the camper down the road. Again thanks!
Glad you caught them before they chewed your wiring!
Us too!
We had the same problem with moths..they kept coming in from all the places that were not sealed off. We foamed it up..lol cleaned and they can't get in the camper no more! Yayy
Exactly! Except when you open the door for a split second... lol, that's when they always get by me!
@@MandyLea haha..for sure! You try to maneuver quickly but living tiny your gonna turn into something even your husband behind you with a swatter 😂
Need a couple of terriers! Thanks for the info!
haha!
I have heard that keeping lights on under your camper at night helps to deter them. That was an invasion!
I've heard that too but not tried it!
That can be really annoying to neighbors.
I heard about those holes…and what people have done to seal them using metal mesh and silicone them down…I would have used hard as nails…thank you again! Tomorrow we drive out to see the 2022 TAB 400! Exciting! I think one of the first things I’m doing is sealing up all the holes before I even use it for the first time.
Hope you love it! Thats not a bad idea :)
We use those herb bags in our RV and it has definitely worked for us- no bugs either.
Oh good! I'm excited to try it out!
I use Fresh Cab in my Winnebago Travato. I’m a full timer. Used it in my sticks and bricks when I had one. I think it works.
Cool! Been good so far
Change often
Thank you for posting a new video loved it sorry you had a mouse problem their hard to get rid of them bless you
Jason and Ann
Thanks for watching Jason and Ann!
2 years ago I managed to get one under my truck hood..what a mess they chewed up that flame proof fabric under hood. Opened my glove box and I jumped. They made a nest in there. Sold truck!
Haha, well that's one solution!
@@MandyLea actually traded it in..I was honest! Lol now I leave my truck hood up while boondocking.
Your videos are the best. You gave us real solutions without the hipster guilt trip for killing wildlife in their territory. I'll definitely be looking for these areas in our Fifth wheel. Btw.. I've heard that keeping the under belly lit up also discourages them. But I've never tried it
LOL - thanks!! I love this comment. Practicality > Hipster Guilt!
I feel your pain. I have been living in my jeep Cherokee for over a year now and mice are my biggest problem. I always have a mouse trap set. Also be mindful where you are camping. I have been camping in remote spots in the desert that were infested by mice.
For sure. We keep an eye on the truck too
good video- love the bourbon sipping while u r taping
Haha, gotta get comfortable to talk on camera :)
hahahahaha
Irish spring works we put it all of our Diesel engine bays and equipment battery boxes and works for squirrels also
I've heard of that as well!
Irish Spring is worthless for repelling mice! They actually eat the stuff
Our cat brought a mouse in our house this week! Fun times!!!
My cat would drop them on my head in the middle of the night in his attempt to train me to hunt🤣. Got pretty good a catching them to be released - to the dismay of my cat. He kept trying.
🤣😂
I think mice don't like Light it scares them off, you can mount a battery powered motion defector underneath your underbelly of trailer.
Mr Beams makes some really good ones two or more styles that I already use and like. I use them for different reasons like on my gate on the road up to my house lights up the gate area at the road. I also have them on the deck of house, the critters don't like them. They serve two purposes keep away critters and help you see the way up the stairs. They are easy to mount and are adjustable. Let me know. Oh the batteries also last along time because they are LED lights! I love these things.
Ya I've heard a few people mention that, thanks!
21 mice, yikes! Thanks for the informative video, Mandy and Kendrick. We learned of Fresh Cab botanical rodent repellent while living in North Dakota. Fresh Cab was developed by a ND mother of two for use on the farm in tractor cabs. I have used it in the past for winter long term storage of vehicles, always had success. I will definitely buy more for our T@B 400.
Awesome! This was the first I heard of it!
I live in an old sticks and bricks. We've been unsuccessful in keeping the critters out. But, an electric rat trap does a good job. And it is safe to use with our cat, who is pretty but useless.
We have found that dryer sheets deter them and plastic bins with covers usually protect the food.
But it's a crazy war with them, since there is no good way to seal the house.
That electronic thing did nothing. The sprays and sachets have done little.
Ugh, how annoying!
Thanks for the tips! I’m getting that spray foam and checking all the nooks and crannies this weekend!
Good idea Chris, and best of luck!
Sorry you had to go through that! Thanks for sharing!
You're welcome! It's a common problem!
Wow! What a nightmare! Great tips!
Thanks for watching!
Great video and info...Hope all that hard work works...keep us posted...thanks
So far so good...
Great job on teaching about a gross subject👏👏
Haha, we try our best!
GREAT advice! I have a puma and this advice will be useful for my trailer as well.
For sure!
If you already have a puma you shouldn’t need any further traps ;)
Well done! Thanks for sharing...will check out our Tug! Michael and Doreen
Thanks Doreen!
Sodium Laural Sulfate is found in hair shampoo. It's fine. :)
Perfect! Because it's sprayed all over the camper now :)
Great tips Mandy! Thank you for sharing!
You are so welcome!
good stuff. can't believe i forget about your channel
LOL, you'll probably most enjoy the 14 Fourteener videos. I have them all in a playlist if you want to filter out all the RV stuff.
What a great video! Thanks. I was just telling my coworker about the problems with rodents in RV's and then he's your video in my feed. Damn Siri!
LOL! Right!?
Hi Mandy and Kendrick, as funny as this seems, I had a similar experience and it just sucked. I was going to give you a recipe for smoked mouse but decided not. The one thing I did wrong was I mistakenly trapped one of the little critters inside the where I had sealed it off. I few days later, it started to smell. Then came the flies...Had to sleep in the truck until I could locate Mickey and dispose of him properly. Stay safe and well. Thanks for the vid...
Oh gee! That sounds terrible! That's why we did a thorough cleaning before sealing!
Good info. Might even help for the Florida Scourge - ROACHES! Thanks!
Oh yes! Although I bet they fit in even smaller cracks!
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Ya those. They like to call them palmetto bugs. Looks like a giant roach on steroids with a gym membership to me.
Wow I cant believe you had 20 plus mice inside your camper that is insane!!!!!!
I know! We caught a few of them outside by the tires too... I think thats where they were coming in.
We have a string of bright white LED lights under our Airstream that are controlled by a timer. In 4 years of full-timing we have never had a single mouse. I'm guessing the lights are doing the trick. Could be they just don't like aluminum trailers. LOL
We've been full-timing for 4 years and this was our first instance, so don't get too comfortable! That's jut when it'll happen! haha
There's also stainless steel wool which is pretty easy to find.
Ya we do mention that at the end. Only reason we didn't use it is because it will rust... and it's flammable.
Omg this is my worst nightmare! I am going to make sure when we get our camper that all these areas are addressed. I would have been sleeping in the truck lol!
LOL! I was tempted to!
Very educational, thanks for the tips!
No problem!! So far so good with no mice :)
wow 21 is insane! I found 3 in mine and I am freaking out here! I used the glue trap to catch them and worked really well, also peppermint oil 100% seems to help a lot and makes the camper smell so good! Thank you for the video, I had no idea of some of those products you guys used, will definitely try them!
Best of luck!!
Once it gets 40 degrees or colder-they eat off glue trap like a dining room table.
When glue trap works, 3 am camera alert arrives…I run out there, cover with something, take outside, pray for it ..God bless you mouse… drop brick or rock on it and put in burn pile in case of disease.
So glad you got them. It makes you wonder how long they were there. Was it one family that multiplied, etc. That would make me pause RV life for a bit I think!! LOL
Haha, I think its a danger no matter where you are - even in a house. Just something you have to deal with
I live in an older normal house. We live next to an empty field. We have them too. Mice happen. Pets can help. Good traps. Sealing the house. They are annoying.
try lights under the camper at night. solar powered.
That may annoy your neighbors.
1) My situation is a little bit different as I live in mine while I take care of my mother. I got a roll of chicken wire and I just wrapped it around the bottom of the RV and push it down into the ground. Been there for years and you only problem I have Are the frickin palmetto bugs.
That is a great solution if you are staying somewhere for a longer stay!! We move so quickly that we wanted something permanent and portable. But I like the idea!
Just like camp!
I did the steel wool. It does not work. The mice used it to make nests. I used the ultrasonic repellers. They did not work. For as much as those trailers cost, it shouldn't have come with so many holes.
Screw it down with hardware cloth
Ammonia or urine is a good deterrent. Spray ammonia around entrance points. All animals react to urine. If they think a predator is around, they'll keep their distance
Urine has ammonia in it.
I was in a high mouse area, and was diligent using this method. I did get one mouse on board. Usually I get more.
So I guess peeing around the camper helps? :) haha
@@MandyLea yes, yes... it tells the mice that there's another animal here. Most likely an enemy preditor.
Everything with animals is urine. This is my turf. When camping, I put my pish around the tires. It helps alot. Also ammonia around tires, and other entry points. Last year, I was in heavy mouse territories, and I only got one mouse. I have a truck camper. It's super easy for them to get in. Also don't attract with food cooking smells or garbage. I'm vegan, so I don't have that heavy meat odor.
Remember ......Pish is valuable when camping . I use it wisely. heh heh
Great information Mandy and Kendrick. Good luck on future mice. ❤️
Thanks! We're camped out in the same spot again now and no mice yet!
@@MandyLea cool!!
Ultra sonic did work for us, but we had to buy an expensive one with varying frequencies AND keep all cupboards and doors open so the sonic waves can bounce around and penetrate (might take multiples in a large RV). That was the solution when it was parked and unoccupied. There have been a few campgrounds so loaded with aggressive mice ( must be certain species or food scarcity) that let to invasions of multiple mice! We then resorted to kill traps, because if there’s one, there’s probably more!! I wouldn’t use poison, as you can’t know for sure where they’ll die...and you sure don’t want rotting rodent carcasses in inaccessible areas!! Cats might be a partial solution, but there again you’d have to leave cupboards and doors open , and let’s face it, some cats just aren’t very good hunters, many will use a mouse like a toy, but aren’t all that interested in killing a bunch. This has me wondering if laying down feline scent around access point would deter rodents...but it might take so much it would be repulsive to humans too! Than of course there is that parasite that rodents get (scarcely humans too) that actually renders them ATTRACTED to cat odors and risky behavior (Toxoplasma gondii). Also remember went handling and cleaning up after mice, some species harbor Hantavirus, which is often deadly! ( see this link: www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/rodents/index.html ). I love Mother Nature, but sometimes it sucks dealing with it!
Looks like you've really done your research!! Good tips all around.
Mouse or Rat X
Baking soda and flour
Struggling with the mice in our coach too. Victor makes a basic trap with the bait location is a little copper deely-bob thingy. This type of trap works way better than the trap with the phony cheese platform, the trigger is much more sensitive....and adjustable. I take a blop of PB and force it into the curled up copper thingy rather than dumping it on top. The mice have to work harder for it, I caught one who had the copper thing jammed in his teeth. Ever see a mouse trap with no bait?....trigger is not sensitive enough.
Sealing some access holes with spray foams ie around pipes could make it very difficult for future repairs.
We didn't seal off any panels, just around the pipes. Its less likely to cause a problem than having mice chew up our wires.
Hey if you mix broken glass in the foam they won’t chew it.
use steel wool instead
I just saw this on utube so I thought I would throw in. I had read somewhere that rats, mice etc don't like to walk on plastic tarps so I now park my rv on a large weighted down tarp in the off season. It seems to work along with hole filling the underbelly and during covid I haven't used my rv in two years. No mice or rat infestations.
I need to try hardware cloth…I cannot enjoy Winnebago in yard anymore, parked on concrete. Cats stalked a mouse for 2 weeks…it came out weak when cats left and trap worked.
Smells like a hippie? 😂😂 Yup. A clean hippie. Not a dirty hippie.
Haha, that wasn't really a complaint, I like it!
Looks like Kendrick caught enough to make you a fur coat Mandy! Lol. We’ve had troubles over the years too.....frustrating! Little buggers can get through almost anywhere!😳🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀
Eww.. mouse fur coat... lol
Eeeeeeeeeek,! One RV video suggested solar lights under camper. Mice prefer the dark. 🙋♀️🇨🇦
Ya, but I wanted more than just a deterrent... I wanted it sealed!
Sorry about the mice problem. Sounds like you are mouse proof now lol. We've had bad mouse issues too at our log cabin. We took these steps there to get rid of them too. But so many more holes to the outside to plug up! :-)
Haha, that's the good thing about having such a tiny home!
I’m %20 of the way through a year long camp trip in Idaho. I tried the botanical bags, oils, soap, dryer sheets and the ultra sonic. None of them did any good. The steel wool has been decent as a deterrent for them to find another hole. The traps work but seems like I have to spend an hour in the morning changing out traps, but they work.
I’d buy a cat if it weren’t for the shit box.
LOL!! A cat litter box might be better than mice :)
Bleach water mouse paths; hardware cloth and screws over steel wool.
You need to keep an eye under the hood of your truck too since you boon-dock so much. Look for nests and droppings. Mice love to chew on wiring. I put out Decon in my garage to deter mice. It disappeared really fast and I began to think that I must have a lot of mice in my garage. Some time passed. Then I had a need to lift the hood of my Corvette and found that mice had stashed most of the Decon on a ledge in the engine bay of the car. Moral of the story, use traps to prove you got the buggers.
Indeed! Luckily nothing in the truck so far.... crossing fingers!
This happened to me in my van. Can't leave the door open any more.
:(
Great presentation ❤dang ronents
Thanks Keith!
Very awesome! Glad to see this and get some useful info! Have you had any in your Tacoma?
Not yet! (crossing fingers)
So far electric Victor mouse trap works BEST, but needs to be maintained.
Would like to cover rv with hardware cloth.
Never tried that one, thanks!
Mice also don’t like light. Astreaming Along used solar powered lights under their airstream and they didn’t have anymore issues. They did a video on it.
I have heard of using light successfully with the desert/kangaroo(?) mice, but we had east coast mice eating out of the dog dish during the day - alongside the bulldog🤣. Might be wild outside mice vs. house mice too - house version maybe just acclimated to the light.
Yuck. This is all good to know. You’re making my to do list longer! Question: I just purchased a T@b 320 and I’m wondering how you attach things to the wall/cabinets. I’m sure you’ve done a video. Thanks so much. I’m always excited when I get a new video notification from your channel!
Depends on what we are hanging... for most things we just used some sort of 3M hook that sticks on. They can hold quite a bit of weight. If you screw anything in, make sure you do it into real wood or into the frame. The walls themselves won't support screws.
Mandy Lea Photo - Thank you so much for taking the time to answer. I appreciate it!
@@ramblinsteven2554 Always!
THANK YOU!!!
You're welcome! Hope you picked up a few tips!
DAP mouse repellent spry foam? I did not know such a product existed.
THANKS!!
No problem! We love it!
I never had mice yet. But i've had several major ant invasions because of the stabilizers on the TAB. Come back from work and thousands are everywhere inside. Very annoying. At night, ants walk on your face and in your bed. I tried an experiment of not using the stabilizers and no ants problems have returned after 2018. The wheels are rounds so the ants just go in circles and never find a route to the TAB chassis.
Wow! That is interesting news! Ants are much tinier, so much harder to keep out I guess...
The Peppermint spray didnt work. The mice walked right past it. The ultrasonic didnt work either. I also put out 2 trays of Mouse X poison food and the mice didnt even touch it. The only thing that worked for me was the foam for small gaps and victor electric trap.
Ya I think the foam was key for us too
How about a 6 foot boa constrictor crawling around? That would probably keep the little furry critters at bay.😎🌴
LOL, why didn't I think of that!? Oh ya... I hate snakes....
That was sweet
:)
I agree with Paul. I don't know why the manufacture does not do that at the time if the build. you pay alot of money for these campers. You would think its a no brainier
21!!!!! Holy crap.....
I know!
Thanks for the mouse advice.
Got to ask, is that site 10 at shadow mountain?
While I love Shadow Mountain.... nope, this was in Colorado :)
Sticky glue is the best 👌 just put a dog kibble in the middle and you got them in one piece the snap traps cause a lot of blood.
41 degrees and above
Ultrasonic mouse deterrents do not work at all. I've had 4-5 different types; none ever worked.
We haven't tried them yet, I was curious.
They seem to be hit or miss. I've had ones that worked for awhile, ones that didnt work at all and one that worked like a charm!
@@phiia18 please, please tell us which one work like a charm.
My nightmare has come true. Mouse holding a piece of cheese with both hands and indulging on top of my stove.
Oh no!!
Hi. Did your rodent proofing solutions solve the problem 10 months on? Thanks!
Still haven't had a single mouse!! YAY!!
WOW 21!!!
I know! It was pretty ridiculous.
Thanks for this video. I don’t have a camper yet, but it’s good to know all of the things I’ll need to do. Did all of these steps keep the rodents out, or did you find additional holes where they could get in?
This did the trick!
Questions: Can you remove the foam easily? I am concerned that if I need to work on the water system that it may be inaccessible once the foam is applied. Also, how about the brake wire rubbing on the wrapped hardware cloth, will it be damaged over time? And will this mod nix the warranty? Thanks
You are right about the foam - I do not think it comes out easily. However we had the same thought and only put it around the hole. We did not cover any of the pipes junctions so I believe it would still be easy to work on if necessary. Much better than having a hole.... as for the brake cable, we wrapped the cable and the edges of the wire in electrical tape and then surrounded it with more foam, so the cable won't rub on anything. I don't believe this would void the warranty.
Foam fails.
21!?!?! OMG! Did they get into the truck at all? Please tell me you also went and found a new spot to park?
They did not get into the truck, luckily... we left and sealed it up. Now we are back as a test... so far, mouse-free!
Did it keep the mice out?
Yes it did!!
“Safety third” 😂
His favorite saying! haha