Re: [VAL] Lurching to birching

["Wally" <maltnhops@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ken,

   My experience so far (2 vintage Airstreams) is that once they get in the
belly, they have the run of the place.  There are plenty of large holes cut
in the floor for drain pipes that allow them easy access to the inside of
the trailer.  What I couldn't  figure out with my Caravel was how the mice
we able to make a nest behind the fiberglass insert for the overhead cabinet
over the front window.  Once I tore it all apart, the answer was obvious.
The water filler pipe enters the front of the trailer under the sofa.  The
round pipe comes through a rectangular hole in the interior skin.  Of course
the tank and filler pipe provides a nice easy entry for them into the wall.
Once inside, they chewed their way up the wall and into the open cavity
behind the cabinet insert.  Because the fiberglass insert for this cabinet
is not a perfect fit (gaps at the corners) they had an easy way inside the
overhead cabinet.  Of course, that meant they could exit the other side and
head down the inside of the wall on the other side of the trailer, all the
while leaving a disgusting mess behind them.

When I'm done, I'll be rodent-free.  The trick will be keeping it that way.

~Wally