They almost always find a way in and don't have to be after food.
The rodent(s) that damaged my bus simply set up house; no food touched
that I saw.

I tend to camp only one night in a given spot so haven't *noticed*
rodent ingress at those times. Mice don't like it when their "homes"
move.

Some folks go as far as putting traps at each wheel. Maybe try one of
those electronic audio deterrents? (high pitched noise?)

The mice can get desperate. I had one die trying to get in. It fell
into my gray water bucket.

On 9/14/14, Vanagon <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
> So I'm here on the 5th day of my annual camping trip. One site, a dry camp
> (no facilities, but also no fee and no neighbors) - a sort of Fall retreat,
> when in the middle of the night I was up gewoken by the sound of little
> mousey nibbling. Somewhere in this van a mouse has taken residence and is
> noshing on crumbs. No real food is rodent-accessible, only cans and bottles
> in the cupboards. Kind of wish I had a mouse trap along. But I'm not sure
> the SNAP and sounds of the critter's death throes would be what I want to
> hear in the middle of the night, either. Shoulda brung the cat.
>
> Sent from camp.

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