Hello Everyone,
Has anyone dealt with "critters" after long term storage? Those pesky creatures still find a way to enter your rig. We regularly treat for the six and eight legged kind, but were appalled to be violated by four-legged rodents. In addition to spraying for bugs prior to each return to storage, we intend to use De-Con under kitchen & bath cabinets behind the drawers. Also planning to use the foam used in the home around outlets for draft reduction to plug the thru holes for plumbing and electrical cabling.
Closing on our 2009 3400RE BigHorn today. Pulled our trailer home from storage to empty and clean it prior to taking it to the dealer this afternoon for the "exchange". Noticed an odor reminiscient of my farm days. We had not used our Fleetwood Lynx 30-footer during the summer and there was evidence of either a large mouse or small rat (chewed items in drawers, nest, droppings/urine). Needless to say, I was quite shocked!
Spent most of yesterday doing a thorough cleaning and fumigating. Undercarriage inspection did not reveal any obvious entry points, but location confined to under kitchen and bath sink areas with access to drawers. Just hope the dealer does not comment on the overly fragrant odor reduction tactic until after the deal is complete.
Looking forward to our new rig from Heartland and becoming BigHorn owners,
George/Helen Howard
Orange Park, FL
2009 3400RE BH
2008 F250 longbed PowerStroke Diesel
Has anyone dealt with "critters" after long term storage? Those pesky creatures still find a way to enter your rig. We regularly treat for the six and eight legged kind, but were appalled to be violated by four-legged rodents. In addition to spraying for bugs prior to each return to storage, we intend to use De-Con under kitchen & bath cabinets behind the drawers. Also planning to use the foam used in the home around outlets for draft reduction to plug the thru holes for plumbing and electrical cabling.
Closing on our 2009 3400RE BigHorn today. Pulled our trailer home from storage to empty and clean it prior to taking it to the dealer this afternoon for the "exchange". Noticed an odor reminiscient of my farm days. We had not used our Fleetwood Lynx 30-footer during the summer and there was evidence of either a large mouse or small rat (chewed items in drawers, nest, droppings/urine). Needless to say, I was quite shocked!
Spent most of yesterday doing a thorough cleaning and fumigating. Undercarriage inspection did not reveal any obvious entry points, but location confined to under kitchen and bath sink areas with access to drawers. Just hope the dealer does not comment on the overly fragrant odor reduction tactic until after the deal is complete.
Looking forward to our new rig from Heartland and becoming BigHorn owners,
George/Helen Howard
Orange Park, FL
2009 3400RE BH
2008 F250 longbed PowerStroke Diesel