How To Prevent Mice In Your RV & Deal With Their Mess

[@edblack2061]

We have been dealing with mice. It is a nightmare. The foam insulation doesn't work. They will chew through it. I use steel wool and caulking. Sealed around all areas under camper and any place inside. I even had to use sheet metal to cover holes under slideouts. I had a name brand exterminator come and it did nothing. They caught a few, and I had to clean up the mess, but they never filled any holes. I found them after they visited. Payed a ton of money. I really like the light thing. I will be adding that to our camper and any others we purchase in the future. I recommend filling holes with steel wool or mesh an caulking. I never had any luck with any of the human traps. Also we have tried the peppermint, dryer sheets, all the repellents. Spent hundreds of dollars. Nothing worked. They even made a nest with the stuff. Best thing is to cover every area they can get in. Another thing we never had any food out everything was covered or went into the fridge anything editable. Sugar, candy, chips etc. Good Luck to all.

[@johnorofino8649]

i been getting mice in my trailer and i did the same thing as you , used steel wool and foam insultation... sealed in every little hole ,even gap spaces , and just recently i mixed steel wool and caulking instead of just the steel wool on its own , i added caulking and flex glue , i also used some sheet metal, plus i have traps, it does,nt really matter beacause they will try to find another way in

[@paullee8786]

I just bought a 22' winnebago Itasca spirit. After watching your video about mice issues, I thought I'd share my idea/theory. Using heavy grease, rub undercarriage (pumping pipes, rear axle.... you get the idea). Mice has nothing to grab onto. I also thought of sprinkling Diatomaceous around all four tires. It works great up here in big bear. No ants, spiders, other crawling insects. in my cabin. JUST A THOUGHT

[@ThisIsOurRetirement]

Some great tips TFS we just got a trailer and this will be our first winter leaving it, so very helpful, have a great weekend Cheers 🍷👍🍺🍁

[@IfIHadItMyWay]

Very helpful, I am going to try this with our gazebo area as well! Thank you!

[@billstevens9461]

Great tips! Shall try some this year. Last year was my first RV trailer adventure. Tried the plastic humane traps at first. Was amazingly hilarious how quickly they learned to 'have a trantrum' which shook the trap apart. Got a gravity-drop-and-lock trap after that with peanut butter as bait. Caught a mouse every night for 4 weeks straight (48 mice for the season). Located 2 nests and stopped up openings around 10 access points. Final 6 weeks had NO mice! Going down in another week to the rented trailer; already heard there is 'mouse sign' there. We'll see how well my new insights work this year. Great blog, thanks.

[@o2bnov0307]

Great tips! Thank you!! I'm with you about the inexpensive wooden snap traps. I used those in my tent when I was deployed. I put all of my snacks in ZipLock bags, and then into Tupperware containers. Before I used the Tupperware containers all of the area's mice thought my tent was a food bar! I put out a dozen traps, replaced them when they had caught a mouse, and eventually went through less than 2 dozen traps. Never had another mouse. ZipLock bags placed inside of Tupperware containers. That was my trick.

[@AStreaminLife]

Great tip! If we ever have more issues I'll be using the Ziploc bag inside of Tupperware tip! Thanks!

[@46619TAB]

AStreaminLife - My husband and I are very new at RVing [as in never did it before], our factory ordered motor home won't ship for a while yet, which has given me time to look for answers to many concerns. Many tips posted by other RVers confirmed what I had already concluded, most other tips were extremely helpful and then there were the 'light bulb goes on' tips. Two things I cannot tolerate are rodents and anything with more than four legs invading our space so right now we're down to how to keep mice and bugs out of the house on wheels. We just bought our current house last June which in one many subdivisions in the area built on acres of what used to be farmland, the houses moved in but the mice didn't move out. We've had an issue in the attached garage and tried the humane traps, nope. We tried the 'tried and true' snap traps, nope. We tried the black glue boards placed along the base of the walls, success! We felt bad because it's a bad way to die until we saw one in the house and it was war. On advice of the local garden center, don't use spray foam because they'll chew thru it, we went thru the entire house plugging any little hole and gap with steel wool and mission accomplished. When we take delivery of the house on wheels we'll do the same but we still don't want mice crawling up the tires to get in, especially into the engine compartment and hadn't found an answer until we found a comment from one of viewers. LOVE the rope light idea, another 'light bulb goes on' tip!! We have to be very care about what we use inside because we're planning to take Tazzy, our 1 year old Chihuahua Tasmanian Devil puppy along for the rides, and the breed is 'very busy'. Also her vet said no ultrasonic electronic pest devices because it could/may damage her hearing. We plan to place a glue board and a stick of the green mice poison in every exterior storage bay as well as the exterior utility/dump bay. Now, what have got about dealing with keeping bugs out, I'm a 63 year old guy terrified of spiders. NICE video, thank you!!

[@AStreaminLife]

It sounds like you are doing your homework! We're so glad our video helped you! We have some great viewers who know a whole lot more than we do so we try to get them involved as much as possible. :) If you are on Facebook you should consider checking out our Facebook group. A lot of great people to answer questions there as well. facebook.com/groups/162213031043884/ Good luck with your new RV! If you have any questions for us, let us know!

[@marclanthier3942]

We have been using Bounce sheets for the dryer where they could possibly come in like under sink etc... never had a problem with mice even in storage

[@michaelrice3538]

Steel wool plugging any opening under to camper to keep them out. Old fashioned traps to take care of those already in. I appreciate the humane approach to removing mice, but bubonic plague and hantavirus are serious issues and the problem should be solved quickly. I leave a partial roll of toilet paper just inside the door to let me know if the problem hasn't been solved.

[@AStreaminLife]

We started with humane traps but they didn't work very well. Stuck with the old fashioned traps after that!

[@jackmcgonegal8728]

@@AStreaminLife LongLongHoneymoon had a good episode about their experience with mice in their Airstream while camping at Gros Ventres by Grand Teton. They kept catching the same mice with their humane trap. Kill those suckers.

[@StampinJo]

Are you talking about the steel wool scrubbing pads we use for dishes?

[@philderrderr616]

@@StampinJo Go the hardware store and purchase 00 to 0004 stainless steel wool. Stuff it in the holes and any area where an electric or water line enters your rv. Steel wool will not rust. If you still get them I found as stated already the good ole wooden mouse traps with a bit of peanut butter is a mouse killer. I always check the sex and do not stop setting traps until I have killed at least one mature female.

[@stagghorn22]

You can use steel wool (not SOS pads) stuffed into openings from the inside of the RV. Mice will not chew through it or try to squeeze past it. You will find it in big packages in the paint section of home stores. They don't like the feel of it. I use it in my RV and around openings that go to the crawlspace from inside my house. Seems to stop them coming in. I always have traps set, too. They will chew through insulation. Not sure light is what is keeping them away. I live in Alaska and in summer we have 24 hours of daylight and the critters are running around in the garden, etc. during that time. We see them all the time. Thanks for the video.

[@AStreaminLife]

Great tips on the steel wool! Thanks!

[@VJWLPN1]

Balsum fir oil...fresh cab is the brand name of it. Discovered by an OTR trucker. So far works great for us!

[@jeanmaney6194]

Our neighbors own an exterminating company. They have told us to use cottonballs soaked in peppermint oil and put them in areas where they can get into. We will be placing them in all the corners and also in our kitchen drawers and any other areas where they would like to go if the manage to get inside.

[@trohse16]

Just want to say thank u .Starting out summer or fall of this year .PREPARED,thanks again

[@ColorMyWorld]

OMG Brilliant!!!! That light trick!!!

[@anneholz8228]

Great tips! Since we are primary caretakers for our 90 + mothers, our travel is limited to mostly Florida state parks. So far no mice. We will start implementing your preventive tips so when we do start traveling cross country, we can hopefully avoid mice all together. Thank you!!

[@AStreaminLife]

You are welcome! Hope it helps!

[@vpaniagu]

Thank you for light tip. I will try that. I currently use Irish spring original scent soap. This works, I have been told, same as peppermint oil. Mice hate smell. I used wire wool and insulating foam to close up holes. I cut up a few bars of soap in 1/4s. I put these in the engine and in what I considered vulnerable places. That was a total of 4 bars of soap. I bought 20 bars for $21 on amazon. I then took 6 bars in their boxes and poked holes in the boxes to release scent. Placed them around 20ish foot campervan. If you cannot tell. I hate mice. I then got solar light bulb. Put an oil ring on it and put peppermint oil in it. Van has been sitting now with these things in place. I do not see any sign of mice. I also borrowed friends cat..she did not sense any mice. I did refresh soap and oil every 3-4 weeks. As we head off for adventures I plan on clearing site and add solar light underneath. Fingers crossed. Hope my

[@rogerm7176]

I put Irish spring soap in my camper this winter. 4 bars, and the mice ate all four bars. That is the only place I noticed mouse droppings, was were they ate all the soap. I do not recommend Irish spring!

[@firehawkcolorado2619]

We purchased the TomCat traps with 3 grapes in it. Within the 40 minutes we caught 4 mice and we caught one more over night. We do not have any more mice. We pulled all the furniture out of RV and cleaned everything we found including a nest that was just in the beginning steps. We found day light around the rear wheel wells, we are now using Great Stuff crack filler to seal those holes.

[@cogalh.1131]

Cleaning up with bleach and water is such good advice to prevent contracting Hantavirus and plague both of which are here in the west. First I have heard of light, think that works only outside since we had a 2 mice that came in our house, first time we knew was when I was sitting in the living room watching a youtube video and saw movement ....a mouse sauntering across the living room floor to the kitchen! He /she like my oven also! Tried the humane traps with no success. Snap trap worked tho. Seems like no one has made a better mouse trap yet! Going to try the light when we are using the trailer.

[@AStreaminLife]

Yeah I think the light only really works to prevent them from wanting to come in. Hopefully!

[@jackmcgonegal8728]

Oh man, I should have not let Sarah see this one. This will set back my RV acquisition plans. Her exact words were, "aw, hell nah." If we got mice in the rig she'd expect a full-on alpha strike by CAG-1 followed by a SEAL team to finish the job with thermite grenades. Or even worse (shudder), she'd want to get cats.

[@AStreaminLife]

Hah! Mind you, that's only really been a problem in one area of the country. Most of the time we don't need to worry too much.

[@1RodeoMom]

really like your light idea for under the RV.

[@AStreaminLife]

It seems to help!

[@jimrizor5988]

Take a cheese grader and shred up a bar or two of green Irish Spring soap around the outside of your RV or trailer. They will evacuate the area. You may have to do this every few weeks in places with many mice... Best solution I've found.

[@Sunrise-k56]

Thank you for being honest.

[@pickettmonroe]

We use dryer sheets in our outbuildings as we don't want to use poison because of dogs. Old style mechanical traps where dogs can't reach.Use peppermint oil and Dawn mix for wasps but will now try peppermint for mice too. The more basic, the better.

[@AStreaminLife]

True! It's nice having everything on hand already.

[@KJRitch]

Every winter in our house we got mice entering. We tried humane traps and got a few but then the mice wised up. We got an exterminator who laid poison traps in the attic and house. Mice would enter the trap, munch on the bait and go a way to die. We tried a mechanical trap once but when it caught a mouse it left a bloody mess. We haven't had any in the Airstream We are going to try the rope lights under our Airstream and truck. Thanks for the tips

[@AStreaminLife]

You are welcome! Hopefully, it works for you too!

[@fmpApps]

Poison causes the mice to die and they often do that in the walls of your house, hidden areas in your RV and then they do what dead organics do, they begin to smell. There’s a video of the mice plague one farmer faced and how a river of mice would flow out of his granaries and sheds. Yikes.

[@markswarbrick9052]

Wow you really nailed it! Everything was great, As a licensed professional I have not seen the "light" thing.. cant wait to try it. The sonic thing? Has been proven to be a farce, by scientists. I like your video, huge thanks.

[@lorrainedeveau7706]

We use a humane trap called the metal cat.

[@WhatsMyGear]

Traps, poison & repellent DON'T work. This is the ONLY method that I know of: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6nIXqZtit56jbs to stop them from getting inside in the first place.

[@secondyaya]

Diatomaceous Earth and peppermint oil. It got rid of stink bugs in our apartment once, and I know many people have used these items for mice. Mice hate these two things. I took peppermint oil and soaked cotton balls and put it all over my apartment. Really helped. UnfortunatelyI can't use bleach because of the chemical sensitivities I have. So I have to find ways to clean and prevent things that are also not toxic to me. Great tips by the way!

[@AStreaminLife]

We used diatomaceous earth when we had an ant issue and it worked great! We've peppermint oil is awesome too...I use it when I get headaches so win-win.

[@secondyaya]

AStreaminLife I forget which person that we follow on KZbin mentioned it for their mice problem and they said it worked. I never knew it would help with that also. And then someone else mentioned it and help them, so maybe it will help you guys too! Let's hope!

[@seabliss22]

Susanelizabeth Turner use Thieves from Young living. It's better than bleach.

[@sprocket9200]

I've heard over and over peppermint oil, I don't have any of that but I do ( for some reason) have 2 jars of vics vapo rub. I'm gonna put that around in key places.

[@jemora17]

I appreciate your suggestions they were very helpful, we have scratching inside the roof. And will do what you have suggested. I hope this works thank you and God bless

[@suerasmussen9982]

Just a thought to add to the discussion: I personally believe the old wooden and metal traps are a humane solution simply because they kill the mice very quickly. I never would use the ones that trap them on sticky paper or whatever because then they die very slowly and I think that's horrible. We will definitely try the lights when we get back on the road.

[@AStreaminLife]

You are right that most of the time they kill quickly but not always and that always makes us uncomfortable. I was talking about traps that allow you to release the mouse afterwards but like I said none of those worked for us.

[@lynnorta1355]

Bounce fabric softener sheets work really great never have problems wherever you need to when you're not using your camper and when you are put them underneath your plastic containers things that makes you camper smell good too

[@Nulleo]

Putting slabs of Irish Spring soap in all piping areas on the floor has been working for us . Mouse free for 3 years.

[@Fiferoony]

What do you mean by piping areas? Do you have pictures? I got a mouse in my van for the first time last night and it is not an experience I want to ever have again.

[@thomasblalock600]

I did this also, this is year 3 and when we picked up our camper for this trip. It was full of rodent droppings and the Isaiah spring was all chewed up... so. Not a good preventative measure.

[@ranfam99]

We did this and the mice clawed and chewed on the soap.

[@Erin-Thor]

While camping in Colorado we stayed in an area where mice and squirrels were a common problem. Warned but without time to plan ahead for this, they recommended mothballs at every access point. We did, and it worked, and might work in a pinch for others. Just a thought.

[@AStreaminLife]

We did this too! It might have helped but we still had mice so not a 100% solution for us.

[@robertbailey3452]

Better read about the toxicity of moth balls! We considered it until the warning, “may cause cancer”. No thanks!

[@Erin-Thor]

@@robertbailey3452 - Interesting! Didn’t know that! That might explain the death of that camper... wait... can motorhomes get cancer?

[@macrichardson7440]

like your videos. problem i am having is mice chewing lines in our Class A diesel, impossible to patch every tiny hole or keep them out of undercarriage of a class A. Was looking for a miracle to keep them away from the bottom of our coach. best to you all !!

[@nervusbreakdown]

Here is a great product I have used. It's a plastic trap very much like the old fashing style. What is so great about those? It kills them just like the old ones but without the fatal mess you have to clean after. Plus you can reuse them with easy...you will thank me!

[@txdave2]

Thanks for the advice, Courtney. I'm ordering some rope lights today. We haven't had any mouse issues, so far. However, there had been a family of squirrels living inside the belly pan of our Airstream at some point in the past. Discovered evidence of this during our restoration.

[@AStreaminLife]

Hope the lights work for you too! Uhoh squirrels! Glad they aren't around now.

[@wulfclaw4921]

I never thought that light would be such a good deterrent. As for the ultrasonic devices- I didn't have very good luck with them. They are so disgusting and destructive. I made a few traps that worked well. Gonna try a new bucket trsp design too. I just stumbled onti something called FRESH CAB. It's supposed to be something the just cannot handle being around. A mixture of organic oils in packets that from what I have researched really work fantastically. I plan to give them a try in my treehouse and my travel trailer. Anyway, thanks for the info ! All the best !! Wulfy

[@Lovecamping290]

old school traps wood and steel work the best, kills them dead, PERIOD,, best thing out there, done deal,

[@AStreaminLife]

Very true!

[@VJWLPN1]

@@AStreaminLife I use Fresh cab. If you use mouse traps with any kind of food...it invites them in.

[@richardjones990]

Thanks for posting this info. Just ordered a rope LED light from your link.

[@AStreaminLife]

You are welcome! Hope it works for you too!

[@TPayne-fm8ie]

We got a big container of cayenne pepper from Costco and sprinkle it around the tires.

[@t.q.6639]

How do you handle windy days that will blow away the cayenne pepper?

[@ericsteinhauer3991]

I use a live trap called the “tin cat” works great catches multiple mice with on set. Don’t even have to bait it, just place it along a wall or under the bed

[@aztz3749]

Ace Hardware has Tomcat traps. THEY WORK. No mess, no kill. They get trapped alive. Do with them as you wish. We bought the blinking light sonar sound machines and, even though we kept them under and in our trailer, they still came in.

[@058118808]

Thanks for your advices.I was looking for good solutions and finally it appears that I have two powerfull anti-mice, named Zara and Felix, my two beloved cats.

[@AStreaminLife]

Perfect solution! Wish we weren't allergic....

[@jaydeisel]

Lol

[@Jollyprez]

Metal containers - not tupperware. We've had mice chew right through tupperware.

[@AStreaminLife]

O wow! Determined mice!

[@Jollyprez]

Maybe you're not old enough, but when I was a kid, we had a bread box - which was made out of metal. The sugar, flour, salt, etc. jars were glass or metal.

[@johnorofino8649]

as long as they are the thick plastic, and a thick plastic lid , thats good to and yes, metal containers are even better

[@Jollyprez]

@@johnorofino8649 No, they are NOT. I have personal experience with heavy-plastic-encased food expressly designed for long-term storage. Not only did mice / rats get in, but the local black bear finished off a couple of buckets as well. All ignored the metal cans sitting right next to the plastic buckets.

[@jamesbondaygee]

So, i had my sewer drainage open to a bucket. I think a mouse might have got in. I can't confirm, except it sounds like a scurrying noise at 3 am. Main issue here is there are several inaccessible areas behind panels you can't reach in this RV. Thoughts? Tips and Strategies? Same as vid? Light, traps, sound thing?

[@thomascanfield5204]

We’re soon to have a new kitten in the house hold so he’ll be traveling with us. So for us. LOL mouse problem solved. 😂

[@KTown9173]

Hello, helpful video, thank you! Also can you tell me what you used to seal the bottom of the airstream? First season with our Bambi and worried about winterizing/mice.

[@AStreaminLife]

We just picked up some of the expanding insulation foam for this project. Otherwise, we haven't done anything else to winterize but we seem to be doing okay.

[@TheBerserker50]

Awesome and best ever! Thanks much!

[@zamfully]

Thank you so much

[@arianafelker9110]

mice will tear through spray foam and insulation... a simple trick, heavy duty brillo pads... mice will NOT chew on them. Fill any areas around the plumbing, and etc.

[@wendyfoster997]

We used heavy duty meshed steel to block the vents to our crawl space. Worked great. Mice can’t chew through it.

[@benjaminashery7728]

I have watched many videos of keeping rodents out of your camper, but NOT ONE talks about how mice have to "jump" almost 2ft in the first place to get in the camper. So, why not catch the mice to prevent them from climbing? Glue traps can be placed around tires and jack stabalizers. A mouse cannot jump 2ft onto the underbelly, they have to climb up something, be it the tire, the stabilizer, or electric wire and sewage lines. If you were to stick glue traps all around the areas, the mice wouldn't be able to get in the first place. So you would have to use a strong double sided tape to stick to the bottom of the rectangular glue trap. Stick that around each tire, each stabilizer and around the water and electric hook ups. Just to be sure, stick glue traps all over the underbelly.

[@elizsend6604]

Your live mouse traps will work if you manage to get the odor of mice in the trap ( Once we caught our first mouse in the live trap others followed)

[@pupcamper58]

Thanks for the tips Corey , have never had a problem but now that I am FT I have more food year round. Had to battle ants this summer so everything is in airtight containers. Getting ready to head toward Arizona for the winter in a few weeks. Cheryl

[@AStreaminLife]

Awesome! We'll be heading into AZ in October too. Maybe we'll be in the same area at some point.

[@janietallman6950]

Baking soda & icing sugar make great bait for ants. They ingest it, then swell up and die!

[@rvbeginnerwinnebagoadventu6786]

8-10 inches high of flashing around tires, and jack stands where mice can climb bleach water spray mouse paths, I read they follow scent of other mice... many repellants do not work, as in rat glue traps and spices, in 40 degrees weather or colder live traps and sodium chloride pellets worked well but the poor mouse non stop tried to escape dor 12 hours them]n it seemed it went to sleep forever as in directions... i saw recipe online for such, dehydrates them....using ingredients salt, flour and plaster of paris. Rat x was a little larger but was a better deal at menards... glue traps need warmth to work, a motion sensing camera is good so you can promptly remove, cover and flatten with cement block or such... I had 3) ft led rope light plugged in a disk to dawn timer, but when it rained the plastic cover fell off and i think it tripped things and now i don’t have electricity....an electronic trap, one of two worked, i pit pads of paper towels with seeds and wetted it to help electric work

[@AStreaminLife]

Great tips!

[@ILkaterlyn]

AStreaminLife between motion cameras Samsung smartcams and arlo netgear and orbi satellite in rv....and FACEBOOK people AND KZbin people....I’ve been given a lot of ideas...thanks all!

[@ronpreece3429]

I had mice in my RV ceiling space no access points through speakers or lights, the RV was built to well darn it so what I had to do was cut a 3 inch hole in the microwave compartment ceiling with a hole saw I installed glue traps on top of the microwave and put it back in its opening until the dirty deed was done. This hole is now available for a reoccurrence and a cover plate screwed over it is not visible from the living area ! Found the access point it was the furnace roof vent , my solar panel installer had cut a large hole in the screen and never re-meshed the opening, GRRRRR !

[@arianafelker9110]

also they make coyote urine for purchase, anytime you are going to park your rv for a stay somewhere sprinkle it all the way around the trailer and it will keep away rodents and raccoons... basically will keep away anything a coyote would be a predator to.... hope this helps ;-)

[@AStreaminLife]

Good suggestion!

[@b.squared1769]

Ah, but will it now attract coyotes? At least they won't be able to get in those little varmit holes.

[@avocado3748]

Can humans smell it?

[@tuberez]

We tried the coyote urine from Amazon around our trees that were getting eaten. Mice and rabbits just laughed at it waste of money

[@BeBodacious]

How do you clean up droppings from areas you can see but can't reach? We were given a used trailer and there are droppings under the bed and a couple of other areas where I can't reach to scoop up.

[@AStreaminLife]

I crawled into every nook and cranny I could find and fit our vacuum attachment in everywhere else I could think of. I hopefully got most of it but there are probably areas I missed.

[@drewt9829]

I have had great success with rat zappers witch use 4 d cell batteries to electrocute the rat or mouse when it enters the device to eat the bait.

[@Lotuslaful]

Good info! Thanks I have a cat. Do you know if the viruses could be a danger for a cat if they caught the mouse?

[@AStreaminLife]

I think plague can be transferred from mice to cats and then from cats to humans but I'm not positive. It is probably something to look into.

[@plantbee333]

Spray insulation is a great idea. I heard steel wool would also help seal up holes. Particularly to prevent bees, our Airstream has bees that like to enter near the step.... hopefully they aren't building a city beneath our floor!

[@AStreaminLife]

Yes! We used some steel wool in places inside too. We heard it's a good deterrent.

[@46619TAB]

Based on what our landscaper told us when we bought our house last June, DO NOT waste time or money on spray foam insulation because mice WILL chew thru it. NEVER stuff a hole with fiberglass insulation because the mice WILL take it to pad their nests. The most effective thing to use is steel wool because mice CAN'T chew thru it. The larger black glue boards along the perimeter walls, they can't see it at night when they travel, and the green poison sticks, be VERY CAREFUL if you have pets or kids, are both very effective. Any hole or gap as small as a pencil is a main entry for mice. We're RV Newbies and plan to take the time once our new motor home arrives to do the same thing.

[@lonelymisanthrope]

I had a hell of a year with rodents. A 5 gallon bucket pit trap took care of the packrats that got in. I've used several different traps for mice and the ones that have worked the best are the rat sized sticky traps. I use them both in the RV and the winery.

[@AStreaminLife]

Good to know! The packrats in AZ are crazy!

[@HSkyler]

Those traps are inhumane. Rodents are sentient beings. In New Mexico there were pack rats IN my Explorer that were caught with Hav-a-Heart traps and I let them go way down the mesa by a river. Pack rats are actually very pretty. I've also killed rats and mice with snap traps which are mostly quick and easy. I lived across from a winery in Oregon and again, the snap traps did the trick. Please don't use sticky traps.

[@BOAExplore]

Interesting. I'm gonna give it a try. Thanks for the video.

[@AStreaminLife]

Hope it helps! It still works for us!

[@Stanf954]

Peppermint extract soaked cotton balls dropped into all the nooks and crannies in the storage bins.

[@noeleenfalkner4557]

HELP Mice are coming up the down pipe in the kitchen. I live in New Zealand past Australia. I have traps but been licked off and set off but not caught. okay lights will see what i can do with that,

[@AStreaminLife]

Hope it helps!

[@19Photographer76]

On one episode could you show how you guys installed the rope light in the closed underbelly (if that's where you placed them) and how you wired them. I'm sure there are some that have/are using mothballs, not a good idea.

[@Joe-cu4hi]

David Dube' I think they just stretched the rope light across the bottom of camper on ground. I've seen that done by many rv'ers but thought it was just decoration

[@AStreaminLife]

We just strung them along the ground under the trailer and since it's solar we just need to make sure we place the solar panel somewhere (front or back of the Airstream) that gets good sun. Takes about 2 minutes to do it every time we setup camp. We'll show it in a future video.

[@Brianlovesbacon]

DO NOT USE GLUE TRAPS! the bounce around in the cabinets and stick to all your stuff!!!

[@PrincessJamiG]

Interesting about the upper cabinets and oven. I'm guessing we should keep the cat dishes up high. (Planning to have places for the cats to explore high up, anyway) Did you ever accidentally burn mice in the oven...? Eeps.

[@AStreaminLife]

Haha nope no burning of mice in the oven but I needed to clean it really really well before we cooked in it again.

[@jeandecker4073]

Do those ultra sonic repel devices affect dogs or cats?

[@AStreaminLife]

We don't know ourselves but looking it up "Most ultrasonic mouse repellers are safe for household pets such as dogs and cats which aren't affected by the ultrasonic sounds that the device emits. However, the sound can distress domesticated rodents such as rabbits and hamsters."

[@justamom863]

Ours dont bother our dog at all. We have never had any pest problems using them and we leave our rig parked near a meadow for extended periods of time.

[@alignmentexpert3787]

When storing your RV, unless you have AC power connected, how will you power the ultrasonic devices? I have to store my RV in a storage lot that does not offer electric power.

[@cynthiarice7438]

Ultrasonic sound devices do not work…we have one running year around in our camper, in storage and when we are camping…mice walk right on in and enjoy the vacation…

[@TheGlampingGuys]

Great tips! 👍 Thank you! Peace! 🌈🌈

[@AStreaminLife]

You are welcome!

[@CorinaVR]

Ultra sonic pest repellent does not work. I've used them and mice still visit. Don't waste your money.

[@StampinJo]

I agree! We wasted money on that for our camp too!

[@melissabaumann686]

I have had the best luck using a cotton ball with some vanilla extract on it with the old fashioned mouse trap to catch the mouse. Then, stuffing steel wool in any open areas. We just moved in to our camper while we build our house. This is our first camper and we just finished our first week. (50 yr old rookies). I think we heard a squirrel on the roof last night. Any suggestions???

[@kelvinblankenship1218]

STEEL WOOL

[@kennethhudson8013]

Take steel wool and stuff it in any holes under the trailer mice will not eat through it.

[@AStreaminLife]

Great advice! We did that too in some spots!

[@myeaglefriend]

Why not also Call The Pest Exterminator And have them Check Out Where the Mice is Getting in And Have All Holes Sealed And Have Them Spray Underneath.

[@jaydeisel]

Get a cat, lol

[@clarasalaam2831]

❤️❤️❤️

[@AStreaminLife]

Thanks!

[@delbertcordry5395]

the electronic devises do not work

[@nfoss5656]

i think a cat would work. They do tend to play with them first. lol

[@AStreaminLife]

True but 1) we're both allergic and 2) I'd rather prevent them from getting inside in the first place. Though cats are a great backup plan.

[@cindymarshall4449]

My mom has lived in the country for 50 yrs and we have always had cats and never could completely eradicate the problem. The old fashioned victor spring traps work best w/peanut butter bait, but I am excited to tell her about the light solution. We have never tried that!

[@deanamartin2967]

Baited glue traps work well with mice

[@avocado3748]

Lights? Who would’ve thought

[@AStreaminLife]

Lights are used in Arizona to prevent pack rats from chewing up wires inside cars. They have worked for us!

[@avocado3748]

You’re a gem, thanks for sharing this with us. “Pack rats” what a frightening visual 😳

[@johndarrow6047]

I have a mouse that isn't afraid of us, runs from under our tiny fireplace to the other wall cabinet! In the daytime...it's not afraid of the light.

[@BrokerBarbara119]

They don't like peppermint essential oil and moth balls! Dirty little buggers!

[@AStreaminLife]

We did mothballs back in Florence too. I'm definitely going to be using peppermint oil in the future!

[@bruceh3786]

I do not know about the peppermint, but I have tried moth balls. Some field mice built a grass nest on top of the warm engine block of my truck while on a fall mountain camping trip. So I went into town that morning and bought a bunch of moth balls. That evening a put them in a paper bag cut with a bunch of holes and placed the bag on the top of the engine before closing the hood. Well, the next morning I opened the hood to check for mice and there was a brand new grass nest ...... right on top of the paper bag with the moth balls!

[@alrbredwall]

I don't know if anyone will have any luck with this but I am starting to leave some tuna fish outside every night to attract some of the ferral cats in my area so that they learn to hangout and kill the mice.

[@imabina7425]

Cayenne pepper y’all

[@terrydody6590]

Hate to be a buzzkill, but if you research the numerous experiments about repelling mice performed by many different entities, you will find that while light will repel some animals, it has proven to not be effective against mice. Also, the sonic sound devices have shown to have no effect at all on repelling mice. The various scent repellants; Cab Fresh, peppermint oils, dryer sheets and even mothballs have shown little to no impact on repelling mice. The only tactics that have proven effective are to seal up all of the possible entry holes in your unit as best you can and then set kill traps on the ground under your unit. Use traps that kill, not the humane traps. I have to laugh out loud when I watch a video of RV owners catching mice inside their units using live traps and then taking them outside and letting them go. Those mice just discovered a great shelter to hide from the weather, from predators and with food to eat to boot! They will come right back to that 5 Star hotel as soon as the sun goes down!!

[@AStreaminLife]

Hi Terry! As awesome as that research might be, the lights have worked tremendously for us. My folks, who full-time RV'ed for 13 years, starting using those sonic sound devices and didn't have *a single mouse* after using them. Research is a wonderful thing, but if it works, it works! :) Also, hilarious about letting the mouse go. Not sure what you expect when you release the guy back into the wild so he can do it all over again.

[@terrydody6590]

Yes, best to try everything!! I do! Doesn't cost much to go the extra mile, and if it keeps just one of those varmints out and stops any damage they might do, it's worth the effort and small cost. The point of my earlier commits was just to say be aware that there are no magic bullets when it comes to keeping out rodents.

[@Joe-cu4hi]

Terry, I'm with you! Millions and millions of mice breeding and birthing 10 or more baby mice every 3 weeks!!! They need to die! When we got 5 in our 19' camper I felt like hanging the dead little guys outside to show other mice not to even think about it 😜

[@nancyhowlandwalker9470]

Being Buddhist, we tru not to kill anything. We use humane traps and they work great! No, we do NOT release the little cuties right outside our RV, but take them a few miles away so they can't find their way back.

[@ItsAllGodAnyway]

Get a Havanese- they’re bred to kill rodents.

[@Keithphotorama]

I love animals, but Mice? They are plenty of them that using death traps will not hurt the ecological environment. The sticky traps are the best! Sealing the entry points makes more sense than anything else.

[@lynlewis8890]

Sorry Courtney but most of your tips we've tried and they do not work..we bought those electronic gadgets and plugged them in...caught a number of mice in traps right beside those pricey gadgets...food in plastic containers..nope mice can still smell that food and will chew into the plastic...mothballs work great but yuck.nobody likes the smell including us....we are now trying peppermint oil and menthol crystals..so far so good.. tea tree oil works great too but if you have pets in your rv they say not to use it

[@AStreaminLife]

Sorry! The thing that has worked consistently for us is the light under the RV. Hope you get your mice problem solved!

[@lynlewis8890]

@@AStreaminLife We really like the light under the trailer hint...that makes sense!! Thanks for sharing it! Going to give that a whirl.. read another hint yesterday that suggested using minty fresh Listerine sprayed where mice have been to disinfect the area and get rid of that nasty, musky mouse odour. Plan to pour a bottle of peppermint extract in the Listerine before spraying the basement of our 5th wheel. Can't wait to see the last of those nasty little poop machines

[@romanaangersbach1176]

Im using woodprix instructions to make it and I do it already :)

[@deluge848]

Humane issues while dealing with mice, really?!!!

[@traciebrazier1566]

Right!!!! Oh no if I see you little mice you are dead little mice.

[@captnhuffy]

mouse trap, loaded w peanut butter, solved all mice problems in my rig, in short order. edit: YUP: the microwave & ref are mice-free-vaults, and seem to be the only places they can't get into.

[@AStreaminLife]

Agreed on both counts.

[@FarWestStar]

Put rat poison under your RV also

[@brianasamuels]

Mystery Pacific Northwest No! Other animals like birds eat the dead mice and get sick and die!

[@CK-831]

light under the trailer re sort of rude to your neighbors, dontchathink?

[@AStreaminLife]

Less than a light on the side of the trailer from what we can tell (like a porch or step light). The light doesn't extend more than a foot past the bottom of the trailer. Like a low glow underneath. Less than a streetlight or something. Generators are much ruder and more disturbing....and no way to ban those :)

[@louisaloi9178]

Lost me @ putting dog bowl in YOUR microwave 👎

[@RVingTheCountry]

Your next video will be “how to prevent flies from getting into your RV”.

[@ronpreece3429]

I had mice in my RV ceiling space no access points through speakers or lights, the RV was built to well darn it so what I had to do was cut a 3 inch hole in the microwave compartment ceiling with a hole saw I installed glue traps on top of the microwave and put it back in its opening until the dirty deed was done. This hole is now available for a reoccurrence and a cover plate screwed over it is not visible from the living area ! Found the access point it was the furnace roof vent , my solar panel installer had cut a large hole in the screen and never re-meshed the opening, GRRRRR !