Small jars with holes in the lids and containing cotton balls infused with peppermint oil, strategically placed around the interior will help keep rodents at bay, "they" say. 

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> On Nov 20, 2016, at 4:43 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> I've been in the habit of spraying a mix of water and peppermint oil
> on-around wheels, wheel arches, front grills to help keep rodents from
> trying to enter my '88 westy. That bus tends to sit for days at a time
> unused.
> 
> A fellow Vanagon-ite couple I know mentioned this idea. They'd gotten
> it from a fellow car buff. I may build one for van storage purposes.
> The idea as I heard it, was for a cement garage floor.
> 
> Build a 2x4 wood frame around the bus then erect an HVAC type metal
> wall on that around the bus. The idea being that mice can't climb the
> wall. I don't know what the minimum height would have to be or about
> gate details one would build into the wall. The floor in my garage is
> gravel/dirt so I'd think using paver stones as base might do.
> 
> 
> Neil.
> 
> On 11/20/16, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>> A mechanic here suggested scented dryer cloths, the kind used as
>> "softeners" as a repellent.  He said to just scatter them around the van.
>> Has anyone else any experience with this method?  Any other suggestions?
>> The van is kept in the garage when not driven, and I haven't found evidence
>> of mice nesting elsewhere in the garage.
>> 
>> mcneely
> 
> 
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