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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 06:30 AM
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Good morning Randy and the rest of the crew!

Looks like it could be another beautiful spring day! Enjoy!
 
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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 06:31 AM
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Nice job! That thing looks pretty old Chris. Probably made better than the new ones today.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Big-Foot
Well we managed to get Goliath home today... He was kept out at my neighbors far mabout five miles away...
Only found two dead mice inside but a BUNCH of eaten Decon...
Doggoned country mice, they ignored the Bounce dryer sheets.. First time that's ever happened to me...


Looks good Randy! I have never believed the hype about dryer sheets. I do believe in traps though! I wonder where they stashed the Decon? Those dang mice usually hide a bunch of it somewhere. Keep looking and good luck!
 
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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 07:33 AM
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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by HP junkie
Looks good Randy! I have never believed the hype about dryer sheets. I do believe in traps though! I wonder where they stashed the Decon? Those dang mice usually hide a bunch of it somewhere. Keep looking and good luck!
Thanks Cory... They maybe changed the recipe in the dryer sheets.. I found where they were stashing a lot of it (besides their little vermin tummies) ...
In the basement I had some camping chairs inside their bags.. One of them had about a box of Decon stashed there and a nest made of Insulation that probably came from the water heater.. I have to take a compartment apart to get at that..

Looks like I will need to service the Landing Gear too... Getting some skipping and binding out of it... I posted a thread down in the FTE Trailer towing section on that..
 
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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Big-Foot
GOOOOD MORNING MINNESOTAAAAAAAAAH !!!!!!

It's Monday and the beginning of a brand new week in paradise!!!

Looks like I got on the wrong bus again.....
Good morning Randy! Did you get on the short bus? LOL!!

Originally Posted by HP junkie
Good morning Randy and the rest of the crew!

Looks like it could be another beautiful spring day! Enjoy!
Good morning Cory!

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Looks good Randy! I have never believed the hype about dryer sheets. I do believe in traps though! I wonder where they stashed the Decon? Those dang mice usually hide a bunch of it somewhere. Keep looking and good luck!
You are probably using the wrong kind of dryer sheets! haha All I have ever done for the past 10 yrs is put four trays of d-con on the ground around the camper and empty two boxes of dryer sheets throughout the camper and side boxes and I have never had a mouse in the camper.

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Good morning boys and girls.
Good morning Jay!

Originally Posted by Big-Foot
Thanks Cory... They maybe changed the recipe in the dryer sheets.. I found where they were stashing a lot of it (besides their little vermin tummies) ...
In the basement I had some camping chairs inside their bags.. One of them had about a box of Decon stashed there and a nest made of Insulation that probably came from the water heater.. I have to take a compartment apart to get at that..

Looks like I will need to service the Landing Gear too... Getting some skipping and binding out of it... I posted a thread down in the FTE Trailer towing section on that..
My landing gear was skipping and binding a couple years ago. It turned out to be a bolt that runs through the shaft that runs from the motor to the other side of the camper. The nut had backed off and the bolt was only half way through the shaft. Replaced the bolt and nut and been good to go ever since. Not sure if that is your problem but worth a check.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 08:32 AM
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I have never had a dryer sheet ever keep a mouse out of the camper.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by DieselCamper01
I have never had a dryer sheet ever keep a mouse out of the camper.
I must be the lucky one! haha Maybe its the d-con that is taking care of all the mice. Who knows as long as it is working.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 09:02 AM
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Good morning guys. Welcome to Monday again...

I always use dryer sheets myself. Never have mice either.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 09:07 AM
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Whatever works. Maybe Maple Grove mice are tougher on not so easily intimidated by dryer sheets. Just sayin'...
 
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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by dlibson
Good morning guys. Welcome to Monday again...

I always use dryer sheets myself. Never have mice either.
Good morning Dave!

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Whatever works. Maybe Maple Grove mice are tougher on not so easily intimidated by dryer sheets. Just sayin'...
Well I am glad you have the tougher mice down there! You can keep them there with you.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by DieselCamper01
Whatever works. Maybe Maple Grove mice are tougher on not so easily intimidated by dryer sheets. Just sayin'...
Or we just haven't had mice, and it has nothing to do with the sheets...
 
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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 09:37 AM
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Thanks for the tip on the landing gear, I will check that...
What dryer sheet brand do you use?
 
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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by dlibson
Or we just haven't had mice, and it has nothing to do with the sheets...
That could be it too! Lol All I know is when I open the door to the camper after sitting all winter closed up it sure smells nice in there!

Originally Posted by Big-Foot
Thanks for the tip on the landing gear, I will check that...
What dryer sheet brand do you use?
I think either Downy or Snuggle brand is what I have used the last couple of years.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 09:51 AM
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Good morning guys.

I had 4 mice in my antifreeze trap, and 3 trays of D-con gone.
 
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