Mice have been getting into rvs ever since there have been rvs.
Mice in rv underbelly.
For several months of the year the camper is empty without much activity making it the perfect spot for rodents to hang out unnoticed.
Any small hole in an rv can serve as an entrance for mice especially the underbelly the compartment where the shore power cord is kept and even the air conditioner.
Then when you take it out put the sheets in a plastic bag and use them for laundry.
An rv is a warm cozy place for a mouse to take up residence during the winter months.
Mouse and rodent infestations often occur while your rv is in storage for the winter.
Photo by dwight burdette while mice may not like these smells mice are extremely persistent.
Commonly recommended deterrents include peppermint oil mothballs pine needle spray dryer sheets and oddly enough irish spring bar soap.
The first thing you do.
Irish spring soap same idea as the dry sheets.
Knowing how to keep mice out of an rv requires this because where the light shines through is a space where a mouse can enter the rv.
You ll want to move the light around and inspect the underbelly of both the driver and passenger sides of your rv.
If you re one of the campers who find evidence of little pests inside your rv you need to follow a good attack plan to get rid of them.
Using various scents to keep mice at bay is usually the first thing rvers try to correct the problem.
Nearly all rv owners will get mice in their camper especially if it s stored and unused for long periods of time.
Fabric softener sheets spread dryer sheets all over the rv when it s in storage to keep mice away.
I set out dcon bait and a couple rat traps right on the flat area behind the windshield.
The presence of the aluminum belly on your airstream helps chris but mice are sneaky and can work their way into an opening of perhaps inch diameter or smaller.
Mice are hungry curious and small.
Accessing tiny places is their gig and they re very good at it.
You notice that rodents are using your rv s engine compartments as storage areas.
Supposedly mice hate the smell.
Put these traits together and you have an underestimated rv enemy.
Mouse free is a non toxic formula that stops the entry of mice into your rv.
What you can do.
