They're living in the VAN!  They are now your pets!

There are getting in most likely through the large gaps in the frame near
the front doors.  If you put a bright light in the front compartment, and
then crawl under the van, you should be able to see a large, direct, mouse
"highway".  Stuff that up, and it should cut off their main entrance.

Also, I found a gap behind the top grille.  There is a small Grille that
covers the fresh air vents. There is a mouse size gap (a FAT mouse too)
between the grille and the vent.  fix that too.

Use hav-a-heart traps to get the ones living in the Vanagon. And CLEAN out
all food, make sure there's NOTHING for them to eat, not even crumbs.

BTW, I got 'em in my Westy too, and have no idea how they're getting in.

Good Luck

James

PS, my old '71 Westy which is mostly used as a storage shed, never had/has
mice!

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> Has anyone found a effective way of keeping mice out of their Westy? I
>have an '84 Westphalia, water cooled, that seems to draw mice as soon as I
>park in a campground. Food is always tightly secured, yet the mice come in
>through the dash and run around inside all night. They climb up the tires,
>next I see them coming down from the dash area. Recently, I stayed up and
>set traps. By morning I had a pile of 15 mice. Does anyone know if 12 v.
>ultra-sonic pest repelling devices are available? I've tried to caulk as
>many holes in the dash as I can reach. All suggestions are welcome. Thanks.
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