Author Topic: ice shanty storage ??No mice wanted!! (Read 8031 times)

kirkville1 · « **on:** Mar 30, 2007, 04:54 PM »

Any one no how to keep mice from chewing up the fabric on my clam?getting ready to put it away for the season and dont want it to get ruined.
Thanks for your help

ChenBassHead · « **Reply #1 on:** Mar 30, 2007, 05:11 PM »

While it might not necessarily be the most convenient method, you could take the shell off of your shanty and fold it, and put it into one of those big zip-loc bags (the really big ones used for clothes, blankets, etc...). Make sure it's totally dry first.

-Zach

Woodburner · « **Reply #2 on:** Mar 30, 2007, 05:28 PM »

I asked the same question years ago but in regard to my pop-up camper. I have used moth balls then used cedar blocks but then i read on a website called "popup times" to use dryer sheets and so I did. At the end of every season I buy a box of dryer sheets and spread them throughout the camper. I havent had so much as a "terd" in over 4 years they work great. Just be sure to "air out" before the first time out.

hardwater61 · « **Reply #3 on:** Mar 30, 2007, 06:04 PM »

My shed has field mice. My garage doesn't but I don't want to take up floor space. I cranked a big eye screw into the floor joist(two story garage) and use a rope and pulley system to lift the clam up and out of the way. You can make the rope and pulley system or buy it at various places...Cabela's has them with a weight reduction system (more wheels on the pulleys) so you can easily raise and lower the sled by yourself. My friend does this with his truck cap...he just backs into the garage, lowers the cap onto the truck, puts the clamps on and away he goes.

RickTheRock · « **Reply #4 on:** Mar 30, 2007, 09:32 PM »

I have had my motorhome for 10 years and I also use dryer sheets. Same results not a single terd or mouse.

Luffy · « **Reply #5 on:** Mar 31, 2007, 01:13 AM »

i always put out mouse poison in the garage... never had a problem

walleye1 · « **Reply #6 on:** Mar 31, 2007, 08:26 AM »

Quote from: Luffy on Mar 31, 2007, 01:13 AM

i always put out mouse poison in the garage... never had a problem

BAD idea if you have pets. Mouse eats poison and dies somewhere, possibly where your dog or cat can get it. Dog or cat eats poisoned mouse. Big problems for pet owner!

Luffy · « **Reply #7 on:** Mar 31, 2007, 03:12 PM »

um, right.... but i don't have pets, and it was just a suggestion... most people would know not to put poison out near pets I would hope... shame on me.

Hardguy · « **Reply #8 on:** Mar 31, 2007, 08:46 PM »

I hang mine in the off season also. I use 6 screw hooks with 3 ropes going under the shanty. They hook on the other side. I cut 3 short pieces of garden hose to slide over the rope to pad it. I take it down when the ice begins to form and put it up afterwards. Works great and no mice.

seaweed01 · « **Reply #9 on:** Mar 31, 2007, 11:10 PM »

I use moth balls and Irish Spring soap. Iv'e had no problems with the mice as yet. But the
dryer sheets sound like a good thing.

walleye1 · « **Reply #10 on:** Apr 01, 2007, 07:02 AM »

Quote from: Luffy on Mar 31, 2007, 03:12 PM

um, right.... but i don't have pets, and it was just a suggestion... most people would know not to put poison out near pets I would hope... shame on me.

No offense intended dude. I just wanted to point that out to pet owners. As long as you don't have any, poison all of those little suckers that you want!

Hard Ice · « **Reply #11 on:** Apr 01, 2007, 07:30 AM »

heres what i use and never had any problems..
http://www.cranecreekgardens.com/

pcsminer · « **Reply #12 on:** Apr 01, 2007, 11:11 AM »

Quote from: walleye1 on Apr 01, 2007, 07:02 AM

No offense intended dude. I just wanted to point that out to pet owners. As long as you don't have any, poison all of those little suckers that you want!

just don't tell your neighbors what you are doing

Luffy · « **Reply #13 on:** Apr 01, 2007, 11:34 AM »

actually, wouldnt mind poisoning the neighbors....

just kidding, but not really...

Skipper · « **Reply #14 on:** Apr 01, 2007, 09:06 PM »

Quote from: seaweed01 on Mar 31, 2007, 11:10 PM

I use moth balls and Irish Spring soap. Iv'e had no problems with the mice as yet. But the
dryer sheets sound like a good thing.

Mice will eat Irish Spring. My Dad tried that approach in his Lund only to find the next spring that the mice had eaten on every bar of soap that he put in there. The dryer sheets seem to work, but a house cat with a full set of claws works better.

spoonfed · « **Reply #15 on:** Apr 01, 2007, 09:24 PM »

dryer sheets.......

kirkville1 · « **Reply #16 on:** Apr 04, 2007, 07:08 PM »

Thanks guys im ging to give the dryer sheets a try I only have a shed so I cant hang it.

stumper · « **Reply #17 on:** Apr 05, 2007, 10:31 PM »

I tried the dryer sheets under my kitchen counter,still had mice.I set a trap on top of a stack of them and caught a mouse.Smelled fresh though

C.C. · « **Reply #18 on:** Apr 06, 2007, 09:01 AM »

I take mine apart and fold up the cover, put it in a garbage bag with some moth balls and just air it out in the fall. Works for me.
Jim

fishquack · « **Reply #19 on:** Apr 08, 2007, 07:21 PM »

After using this idea we tried the ice shanty last year works like a charm...BOUNCE dryer sheets..who would of thought ...helps keep the smell down too once the warm weather sets in for those 2 weeks in July..lol..

bshirtd · « **Reply #20 on:** Apr 09, 2007, 08:16 AM »

we take the tarp part off of the frame and put it in a rubbermaid container havent had a problem yet

cagetrapper · « **Reply #21 on:** Apr 09, 2007, 04:38 PM »

CRAP....Me being a ADCO...or a Animal Damage Control Operator, I had to study Mice and what they didn't like at Purdue University. I found out that the Dryer Sheets outperformed anything on the market. They are Cheap and they really do the job.

ALSO...

If you guys and gals want a Cheap Auto Freshener use the Dryer Sheets as well...
They'll keep your car, truck, whatever smelling Really Nice. I use the ones that smell like Flowers..Just don't use Alot of them. All you really need is 2 sheets. One under the Drivers Seat, and one under the Passenger Seat.

They are much cheaper than buying the Pine Trees people buy from the Gas Stations.

Stan

jbird68 · « **Reply #22 on:** Nov 17, 2007, 05:19 PM »

I bought a RacorPro PBH-1R Ceiling Mount Bike Lift.

http://www.racorinc.com/products.fx?id=104

Lifts my 1-man shelter up in to the rafters of my garage. I tie the pull rope and another rope I attached to the back of my sled to the brackets for picking up the bike.

TJG · « **Reply #23 on:** Nov 17, 2007, 09:31 PM »

Fresh cab, its the best.
Truck, trunk, shanty, u name it.

Mainehazmt · « **Reply #24 on:** Nov 19, 2007, 09:13 AM »

Quote from: cagetrapper on Apr 09, 2007, 04:38 PM

CRAP....Me being a ADCO...or a Animal Damage Control Operator, I had to study Mice and what they didn't like at Purdue University. I found out that the Dryer Sheets outperformed anything on the market. They are Cheap and they really do the job.

ALSO...

If you guys and gals want a Cheap Auto Freshener use the Dryer Sheets as well...
They'll keep your car, truck, whatever smelling Really Nice. I use the ones that smell like Flowers..Just don't use Alot of them. All you really need is 2 sheets. One under the Drivers Seat, and one under the Passenger Seat.

They are much cheaper than buying the Pine Trees people buy from the Gas Stations.

Stan

Jump into the big 4x4 with big wide tires lift kit ect.... and enjoy the smell of lavender lol!! couldnt resist it

P.I.K.E. · « **Reply #25 on:** Nov 19, 2007, 03:12 PM »

I know a few have said it works but I've tried dryer sheets in my boat twice now and it doesn't work. $:-\$

Mainehazmt · « **Reply #26 on:** Nov 20, 2007, 06:33 AM »

In my camper I dont want to take any chances have both dryer sheets and rat poison! and a few glue traps!

duck doctor · « **Reply #27 on:** Nov 20, 2007, 06:43 AM »

I guess when I put the camper away next week, I will try the dryer sheets, d-con, moth balls, and the traps. Something otta get 'em!

mmb · « **Reply #28 on:** Nov 21, 2007, 08:13 AM »

Quote from: duck doctor on Nov 20, 2007, 06:43 AM

I guess when I put the camper away next week, I will try the dryer sheets, d-con, moth balls, and the traps. Something otta get 'em!

Dryer sheets from the dollar store, best deal around.

My wife ended up spreading 110 sheets in our 28' bunkhouse for $2. What a pain to pick up in the spring!

jigsup · « **Reply #29 on:** Nov 21, 2007, 06:22 PM »

Put some dryer sheets in my fairing on my harley to keep mice out. They made a nest out of them. They seemed to work in camper years ago.

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