Winterizing Your Rv

It's that time of year where we once again must Winterized our Rv. In our neck of the woods, we have lots of mice so we our extra careful to do what we can to keep them out of our motor home and any vehicles we have stored for the Winter months.

One of the things we do is to make sure that our camper is completely cleaned out of any food. You'll want to wash down every surface and vacuum. The cleaner it is, the less inviting it will be to critters. Also remember to turn off all propane and empty any water storage, especially if you live where the temperature can get down to zero.
What I often do is get out my Peppermint Essential Oil, I prefer the natural deterrents, and place cotton balls in a Baggie with several drops of oil on them. I let this soak in for a bit and then I place a cotton ball anywhere in my camper that I feel a mouse might have interest in exploring. They seem to dislike the smell of Peppemint which makes this an easy fix for me. I will also place mint leaves in outside storage or near the motor and wiring. I'm even known to make a nice Peppermint Oil Spray that I sometimes use inside, but is great for spraying the undercarriage of the RV.

In the past I have even used Bounce dryer sheets but I haven't used those in years. Some may even prefer the old method of using traps, but I don't know about you, but I don't want to smell a dead rodent after months of decay in my motor home, let alone having to clean out the traps. No, I prefer to stop them at the gate, so to speak. But which ever method you choose will work at keeping the mice at bay.
After all the interior has been cleaned its time to turn to the exterior. We find it best to put everything up cleaned. Besides, it makes for our next outing that much less we have to do. Some people choose to cover their RV, like we do. We don't have a carport tall enough so we keep ours covered with a tarp. In snow country our tarp or cloth covers last two or three Winters. You just want to make sure that the weather doesn't get into you RV.
I know I've probably only covered a few of the things to do to get your RV ready for storage, but hopefully this will get you thinking about where to get started to keep your campers safe from mice destruction.

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