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04-01-2015, 05:48 PM
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demijac
2014 27' FB Classic
Livingston
, Texas
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 202
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Using Ultrasonic Rodent Protection While In Storage
Does anybody with solar have experience with our proposed use case for electronic rodent control while AS is in storage?
As background, we are planning to store our Airstream outdoors for 3 1/2 months and are looking for a rodent repellent solution that would last that long. The non-electronic solutions we've investigated are only good for 30 or 60 days which is shorter than what we need with peppermint drops lasting the longest at 60 days. For that reason, we are looking at a 110V device called 'T3-R Triple High Impact Mice, Rat, Rodent Repeller' that uses ultrasonic sound to repel rodents. It would run continuously while the trailer is in storage without shore power and we are hoping that our solar panels would be enough (with everything else turned off) to keep it powered up while we are away.
Questions:
1) Does anybody have experience with this product ?
2) Has anybody with solar used this device while the trailer was in storage?
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04-01-2015, 06:07 PM
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Rivet Master
2000 25' Safari
Davidson County
, NC Highlands County, FL
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 4,493
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I don't know about the solar aspect of powering them.
I've been using three Victor M753 Mini PestChaser Ultrasonic Rodent Repellent for about 4 years in my Safari at home in NC. It is parked outside right beside a wooded area 100% of the time. No mice in the trailer in four years.
I also have the same in my Excella. It is parked 100% of the time outdoors in Florida, near a creek and woods. No mice in the trailer in two camping seasons, but we do have an occasion gecko.
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2014 Silverado LTZ 1500 Crew Cab 5.3L maximum trailering package
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04-01-2015, 06:38 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 25' FB International
Little Rock
, Arkansas
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 594
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FWIW......I was wondering about these devices myself recently. I did a little searching online and found a few sources that said they didn't work. If I remember correctly the article stated they only effected mice if the mice were in line of sight of the device and mice could get acclimated to the devices.
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04-01-2015, 06:59 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2012 25' Flying Cloud
San Antonio
, Texas
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 116
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Is it April 1st?
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04-01-2015, 07:20 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 23' Safari SE
Biloxi
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 8,278
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I always thought they were just another "available only on TV" scam.
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04-01-2015, 08:05 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2007 27' Classic FB
Fredericksburg
, Texas
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 300
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Mouse in the House
I tried one of the ultrasonic devices in about 1999. I had a 1996 21' Sovereign and kept having evidence of their presence (they left presents). One day I opened the door to the trailer and there was a mouse sitting right in front of the ultrasonic device. Needless to say I was not impressed with it's effectiveness. I spent a lot of time after that tracking down all the places they could get in and finally stopped the varmints.
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04-01-2015, 11:09 PM
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Rivet Master
1974 Argosy 20
2014 20' Flying Cloud
Kooskia
, Idaho
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 4,591
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I believe Consumers Reports did a test of them and found them of no value.
Running them from a stock Airstream inverter and solar panels is questionable. Most inverters built into Airstreams take in the range of 1.7 to 1.9 amps just being on, sitting there doing nothing at all. That is about 20 amp hours a day and to reliably have that much power you need a reasonably large solar system (with any reserve for cloudy days). The Airstream supplied one is probably not going to do it. Of course it could be upgraded, but if the mice protection system is not viable, why bother?
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04-02-2015, 12:09 AM
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Rivet Master
2005 25' Safari
Salem
, Oregon
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 8,378
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Hi, I use ultra sonic for insects and dryer sheets, but this is mostly for while we are on the road. I had one mouse one time. Since then, I tried to find and block entrances for the mice.
Seal the front frame rails and remove all food items.
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"Le Petit Chateau Argent" Small Silver Castle
2000 Navigator / 2014 F-150 Eco-Boost / Equal-i-zer / P-3
YAMAHA 2400 / AIR #12144
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04-02-2015, 11:04 AM
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4 Rivet Member
2010 20' Flying Cloud
Hailey
, Idaho
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 414
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Just picked up my '05 Yukon after it sat in northcentral Florida over the winter...had used two packages of dryer sheets throughout the interior and motor bay to keep out rodents. $550 worth of chewed wire repair and $120 for interior shampooing to get rid of all the poop/pee showed me to not waste money on dryer sheets again. THEY DON"T WORK. jon
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04-02-2015, 12:07 PM
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2 Rivet Member
Currently Looking...
Vernon
, British Columbia
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 29
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Never had any success,place mothballs under unit on the ground.
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04-02-2015, 12:32 PM
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Rivet Master
2002 30' Classic S/O
Garden Valley
, Idaho
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 1,631
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Rubber snakes in selected spots will keep the mice away and every year in the spring, I buy 2-3 large dog flea collars and cut them up into 3-4" pieces and place them in all of the louvered openings; under the bed, fridge, hot water heater, etc., and also in the propane tank. No more wasps, bees, or ants. Haven't seen any spiders either.
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2002 Airstream Classic 30' w/SO #2074
2007 Kubota 900 RTV
1996 Ford Bronco
2007 Lincoln LT
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04-02-2015, 12:44 PM
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Rivet Master
2008 25' Classic
Full Time
, Texas
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 4,309
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I have sonic devices in my house and I still keep getting mice in my house. My conclusion, they don't work.
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04-02-2015, 12:50 PM
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2 Rivet Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 27
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Used in our house....didn't work got 2 cats and haven't had any problems since
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04-02-2015, 01:05 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1972 23' Safari
Camas
, Washington
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 258
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this may sound odd but a gallon milk jug filled with used vegetable fryer oil works great for catching mice. We found this out by accident. I had a gallon of used fryer oil in the garage waiting to be recycled. For what ever reason there was no lid on the jug. In the spring there was five mice sunk in the bottom of the jug! At first wondered what was in the oil? We emptied the oil into another container and discovered it was mice. So I would think a gallon jug under the trailer with used veggie oil should work.
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04-02-2015, 01:37 PM
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X New Yorker
2013 Interstate Coach
Springfield
, Massachusetts
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 65
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I'm using Fresh Cab. So far the Interstate was OK (stored since late November outside). Fingers crossed on the Hot Rod (the real test), I have not taken that on out yet (stored since Fall in a garage). It is also full of dryer sheets, just in case those could help....
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04-02-2015, 01:45 PM
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Rivet Master
1999 34' Excella
Currently Looking...
Hillsboro
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 6,408
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Interesting! Flavored(used) cooking oil... Excellent!!!
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04-02-2015, 01:59 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1995 33' Land Yacht
Tempe
, Arizona
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 35
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Rodents
Two ingredients words, Peanut Butter & Decon Rat Poison. Mix the Decon and the peanut butter half/half. Place in secure locations e.i. Beneath the couch drawer. It kills them dead. Also check for floor board and other holes. The stove pipe in the bathroom, around the furnace etc.
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04-02-2015, 05:48 PM
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Regular Guy
1978 31' Sovereign
Hot Springs
, Arkansas
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 603
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pams72
this may sound odd but a gallon milk jug filled with used vegetable fryer oil works great for catching mice. We found this out by accident. I had a gallon of used fryer oil in the garage waiting to be recycled. For what ever reason there was no lid on the jug. In the spring there was five mice sunk in the bottom of the jug! At first wondered what was in the oil? We emptied the oil into another container and discovered it was mice. So I would think a gallon jug under the trailer with used veggie oil should work.
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I will second that. I have a biodiesel rig, and have found mice in the bottom of the feedstock buckets. It works like a flytrap. The cats and my King snake take care of the rest......
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04-02-2015, 07:15 PM
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Lost in America
2015 27' FB International
2006 25' Safari FB SE
2004 19' International CCD
Santa Fe
, New Mexico
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 2,156
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I bet the trailer would smell real good after 3 1/2 months with dead mice in peanut butter and old rancid fry oil.
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2015 Airstream International Serenity 27FB
2017 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Duramax Diesel
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04-03-2015, 06:47 AM
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Regular Guy
1978 31' Sovereign
Hot Springs
, Arkansas
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 603
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mojo
I bet the trailer would smell real good after 3 1/2 months with dead mice in peanut butter and old rancid fry oil.
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The oil seemed to preserve them somewhat, not that I wanted to have him mounted......smelled like a French fry he did....pass the ketchup.
A poisoned rat or mouse is a raucous smell, and can be hard to find.
My wife raises fancy breed chickens and we have a bumper crop of field mice in the coops of which is hours of hunting fun for the cats. They leave them at the door as a gift often enough. The snakes get the rest.
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