Fresh cab rodent repellent.

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Just heard on the Mr Fixit Radio show. Balsam trees excrete these substances to keep mice from chewing their bark. This woman has packaged in little
pouches to place as needed. Available on Amazon, Tractor Supply etc. Worth a try and non toxic to us. Earthkind is the brand name.
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John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
77 Eleganza II
Source America First
 
I read about this product, hopefully it's effective at keeping the little buggers away.
Makes sense to keep a few packets around just in case.
If anyone has personal experience I too would like to hear about it?
 
I've been using Fresh Cab for the last few years, it's not 100% effective at keeping the mice out but it sure gives the GMC a nice woodsy aroma!

Rick

Rick&Tammy Drummond
Prior Lake MN
'74 (re)Painted Desert

>
> I read about this product, hopefully it's effective at keeping the little buggers away.
> Makes sense to keep a few packets around just in case.
> If anyone has personal experience I too would like to hear about it?
>
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I gave up on the 'Bounce' and switched to ' Irish Spring' soap to deal with
the Mickey wanna bees !
Give an opinion if you have one...

Mike in NS

> I've been using Fresh Cab for the last few years, it's not 100% effective
> at keeping the mice out but it sure gives the GMC a nice woodsy aroma!
>
> Rick
>
> Rick&Tammy Drummond
> Prior Lake MN
> '74 (re)Painted Desert
>

> >
> > I read about this product, hopefully it's effective at keeping the
> little buggers away.
> > Makes sense to keep a few packets around just in case.
> > If anyone has personal experience I too would like to hear about it?
> >
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Michael Beaton
1977 Kingsley 26-11
1977 Eleganza II 26-3
Antigonish, NS

Life is too short to hold a grudge; slash some tires and call it even !
 
I tried Fresh Cab. Didn't work.

Popular Mechanics:
"Preventing rodents from infiltrating the home in the first place has become big business. A number of rodent-repelling odorants are sold at hardware
and home stores, including Critter Out spray, Fresh Cab Scent Pouches and Shake Away Rodent Repellant Granules that claim to smell like predators,
banking on fear to keep mice away. Some people swear by strong scents, such as pine or cayenne peppers, or even dryer sheets. But experts say the
effectiveness is questionable."

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/how-to/g166/weapons-of-mouse-destruction-how-to-eliminate-the-relentless-rodents/
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77 Royale Coachmen Side Dry Bath
76 Birchaven Coachmen Side Wet Bath
76 Eleganza
Elizabeth City, NC
 
I don’t have the original posting but I believe that it said this was made from junipers.
We lived in Santa Fe for 19 years and our lot had about 200 piñon trees and 300 junipers.
We had a lot of mice and one time I even found a pile of piñon nuts and a pile of juniper berries in an upper
cupboard of our GMC bedroom area. They obviously weren’t repelled by junipers.

Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick, CO

>
> I read about this product, hopefully it's effective at keeping the little buggers away.
> Makes sense to keep a few packets around just in case.
> If anyone has personal experience I too would like to hear about it?
>
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> I gave up on the 'Bounce' and switched to ' Irish Spring' soap to deal withthe Mickey wanna bees !
> Give an opinion if you have one...
>
> Mike in NS --

Mike,

I have an opinion now. I just picked a seriously chewed sliver of Irish Spring out of the silver drawer.

We are trying Cab Fresh, but I may have to a Have-No-Heart trap. They are just too fast for a shotgun.

Matt
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Matt & Mary Colie - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
'73 Glacier 23 - Still Loving OE Rear Drum Brake with Applied Control Arms
Now with both true Keyless and remote entry
SE Michigan - Twixt A2 and Detroit
 
What bugs me about fresh cab, is on the box it says effective for 30 days. Winter storage is longer then 30 days, so i have never bought any.

Trap, trap, and trap is my method. I use victor ultrasonic plug ins too. And have never trapped a mouse with those victor plug in powered up. 5
winters now.
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Jon Roche
75 palm beach
St. Cloud, MN
http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
 
I might try the Victor plugin, if it works for my mouse invaded coach it will work anywhere. I always have my go to (though socially unacceptable) 5 gal bucket with the spinning wheel of death attachment!
😏

Rick

Rick&Tammy Drummond
Prior Lake MN
'74 (re)Painted Desert

>
> What bugs me about fresh cab, is on the box it says effective for 30 days. Winter storage is longer then 30 days, so i have never bought any.
>
>
> Trap, trap, and trap is my method. I use victor ultrasonic plug ins too. And have never trapped a mouse with those victor plug in powered up. 5
> winters now.
> --
> Jon Roche
> 75 palm beach
> St. Cloud, MN
> http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
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What is socially unacceptable about ridding your personal space of disease
ridden vermin? Catch and release? Not in my coach. Dead mice do not
reproduce. Ron Clark has a very effective electronic mousetrap in his
coach. I dumped a couple out of it while I was working on his coach.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 GMC ROYALE 403

> I might try the Victor plugin, if it works for my mouse invaded coach it
> will work anywhere. I always have my go to (though socially unacceptable) 5
> gal bucket with the spinning wheel of death attachment!
> 😏
>
> Rick
>
> Rick&Tammy Drummond
> Prior Lake MN
> '74 (re)Painted Desert
>

> >
> > What bugs me about fresh cab, is on the box it says effective for 30
> days. Winter storage is longer then 30 days, so i have never bought any.
> >
> >
> > Trap, trap, and trap is my method. I use victor ultrasonic plug ins
> too. And have never trapped a mouse with those victor plug in powered up.
> 5
> > winters now.
> > --
> > Jon Roche
> > 75 palm beach
> > St. Cloud, MN
> > http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
> >
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Rat Zapper http://www.ratzapper.org/ Available from amazon, ebay, several
other places including some Ace Hardware and some farm supply stores.
About $40 and up depending on where you buy it. Options include a "rat
tale" remote trip indicator.
I've had better luck with the Rat Zapper Classic than with the Ultra. The
Ultra quit working after a few months.

Do be sure to check for dead mouse in the box every day or two.
Decomposing mouse makes a mess inside, and is really difficult to clean
up.

RonC

On Sat, 1 Oct 2016 20:11:40 -0700 James Hupy
writes:
> What is socially unacceptable about ridding your personal space of
> disease ridden vermin? Catch and release? Not in my coach. Dead mice do
not
> reproduce. Ron Clark has a very effective electronic mousetrap in
> his coach. I dumped a couple out of it while I was working on his
coach.
> Jim Hupy
> Salem, Or
> 78 GMC ROYALE 403

Ron & Linda Clark
North Plains, ORYGUN
78 Eleganza II
 
By the way, I also use one of the repellent products. If they don't get
in the coach spaces, they won't poop in the drawers and cabinets while
they're on death row, waiting to be electrocuted.

RonC

> Rat Zapper http://www.ratzapper.org/ Available from amazon, ebay,
> several
> other places including some Ace Hardware and some farm supply
> stores.
> About $40 and up depending on where you buy it. Options include a
> "rat
> tale" remote trip indicator.
> I've had better luck with the Rat Zapper Classic than with the
> Ultra. The
> Ultra quit working after a few months.
>
> Do be sure to check for dead mouse in the box every day or two.
> Decomposing mouse makes a mess inside, and is really difficult to
> clean
> up.
>
> RonC
>
> On Sat, 1 Oct 2016 20:11:40 -0700 James Hupy

> > What is socially unacceptable about ridding your personal space of
>
> > disease ridden vermin? Catch and release? Not in my coach. Dead
> mice do
> not
> > reproduce. Ron Clark has a very effective electronic mousetrap in
>
> > his coach. I dumped a couple out of it while I was working on his
> coach.
> > Jim Hupy
> > Salem, Or
> > 78 GMC ROYALE 403
>
>
> Ron & Linda Clark
> North Plains, ORYGUN
> 78 Eleganza II
>
>
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Ron & Linda Clark
North Plains, ORYGUN
78 Eleganza II
 
Never been a huge cat fan but a neighbor of mine somewhere close has this
black cat which I have been seeing in the back yard. Seeing him ( or her?)
a bunch. Saw the cat hauling a catch briskly across my yard a couple weeks
ago then being the incredibly smart guy I like to think of myself as I
figured it out. My yard is the cats hunting ground. "Caught" the cat under
the gmc a little over a week ago. Never loved a cat so much.

Sully
77 eleganza 2
Seattle

> Rat Zapper http://www.ratzapper.org/ Available from amazon, ebay, several
> other places including some Ace Hardware and some farm supply stores.
> About $40 and up depending on where you buy it. Options include a "rat
> tale" remote trip indicator.
> I've had better luck with the Rat Zapper Classic than with the Ultra. The
> Ultra quit working after a few months.
>
> Do be sure to check for dead mouse in the box every day or two.
> Decomposing mouse makes a mess inside, and is really difficult to clean
> up.
>
> RonC
>
> On Sat, 1 Oct 2016 20:11:40 -0700 James Hupy >

> > What is socially unacceptable about ridding your personal space of
> > disease ridden vermin? Catch and release? Not in my coach. Dead mice do
> not
> > reproduce. Ron Clark has a very effective electronic mousetrap in
> > his coach. I dumped a couple out of it while I was working on his
> coach.
> > Jim Hupy
> > Salem, Or
> > 78 GMC ROYALE 403
>
>
> Ron & Linda Clark
> North Plains, ORYGUN
> 78 Eleganza II
>
>
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Here is my version of the "5 gal bucket with the spinning wheel of death attachment" in action.

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Jon Payne
76 Palm Beach
Westfield,IN
 
Here in Michigan we call this type of mouse trap a “Yooper” mouse trap. I have emptied as many as 40+ critter out in the spring. I use old antifreeze to apply the coup de gras to the litter critters, they freeze almost instantly.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/general-pictures/p50083-yooper-mousetrap.html
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/general-pictures/p50080-yooper-mousetrap.html
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/general-pictures/p50086-yooper-mousetrap.html
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/general-pictures/p50089-yooper-mousetrap.html

Amazingly simple and work well

JR Wright
Michigan

>
> Here is my version of the "5 gal bucket with the spinning wheel of death attachment" in action.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Jon Payne
> 76 Palm Beach
> Westfield,IN
>
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Matt

Wish I had seen this before I bought an armload of Irish Spring....

I see two things in my future..1st) the local mice will have nice breath
and 2nd) I'll be squeaky clean and smellin' Goooood for quite some time in
the future !

Thanks for the report.

Mike in NS

> > I gave up on the 'Bounce' and switched to ' Irish Spring' soap to deal
> withthe Mickey wanna bees !
> > Give an opinion if you have one...
> >
> > Mike in NS --
>
> Mike,
>
> I have an opinion now. I just picked a seriously chewed sliver of Irish
> Spring out of the silver drawer.
>
> We are trying Cab Fresh, but I may have to a Have-No-Heart trap. They are
> just too fast for a shotgun.
>
> Matt
> --
> Matt & Mary Colie - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
> '73 Glacier 23 - Still Loving OE Rear Drum Brake with Applied Control Arms
> Now with both true Keyless and remote entry
> SE Michigan - Twixt A2 and Detroit
>
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> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
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Michael Beaton
1977 Kingsley 26-11
1977 Eleganza II 26-3
Antigonish, NS

Life is too short to hold a grudge; slash some tires and call it even !
 
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