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Subject:Re: Mice entrance points to seal HELP! - 87 westy
From:Mark McCulley
Date:Wed, 2 Aug 2006 10:23:54 -0700

Remove the upper grill and secure the fresh air intakes with wire
mesh. This will keep the varmits out.

-Mark

On 8/2/06, Mike Kozak <kozakmike1@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
> I'm camping and regularly get mice entering the van.  Can anyone suggest
> likely points of entry and how to seal/block them?  Or other methods to
> prevent their entry?  They seam to be entering in the front of the van.  I
> sealed the vent tube from the battery (I only have one battery and its on
> the passenger side) but that did not slow them at all.  Probably a dangerous
> vent to seal also.  I did not notice any other entry po
>
> I'm at Rocky Mountain NP
>
> The entrance ranger said there was a group of vanagons that cruised thru
> last week.  I think the campgrounds were full so they probably had to cruise
> on thru.
>
> One guy in the campground had a school bus with the top half of a vanagon
> attached on top.
>
>
> Mike Kozak
> 87 Westy
>
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