Re: rodents in a wall tent
Rodents in wall tents and floorless shelters are a legitimate hassle. I used to bring rat traps and would catch pack rats, mice, voles etc.
I have a wall tent listed on here that has a full bathtub floor, awesome with no bugs or rodents.
Re: rodents in a wall tent
Few years back my buddy and I were spring bear hunting, my dad and one of his buddies came along to fish on the lake we were at. Night time comes, we all settle in to sleep and soon after the last headlamp goes out we hear scurrying. I turn my headlamp on and look at my buddy, he’s all bundled in and he’s looking at me with an annoyed expression and there’s a friggin mouse just sitting on his head staring at me.
Re: rodents in a wall tent
Hahaha yup mice in the wall tent is a yearly occurrence. Had one bite me once when I grabbed him by the tail to throw him out the door. Stupid little things
Re: rodents in a wall tent
I think it's just part of the experience, keeping a tidy tent with no food or crumbs left out will help...but mostly I just pull down the toque and zip up the bag, sleep through it.....the dog will usually catch one or two and then they seem to smarten up a bit
I sleep in the back of the truck a lot in the early season, and in a few of my spots the porcupines are a big issue! I have a lot less tolerance for big rodents chewing on my truck, then I do for the little buggers crawling on me in the tent hahaha
Re: rodents in a wall tent
Like mosquitoes, they seem to be part of the hunting landscape. I swear pack rats get lonely and seek human company.
I find a clean trailer makes a big difference.
Lucky for me, one of my hunting buddies is a really light sleeper so he is on critter patrol all night. I usually manage a pretty good sleep.
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One year we had a determined mouse that kept coming into the tent at night. He destroyed the foam in my motorbike helmet, chewed my brother's boot liners and made a nest out of a roll of TP. My brother ground up some Tylenol 3's that he had. In the morning all of it was eaten and no more mouse problem.
Re: rodents in a wall tent
I make one of these!
https://youtu.be/pMZaJZ6x3bA
I fill my bucket with water! Best night was 6 of them. No more mice in the kitchen or tent! Moosin
Re: rodents in a wall tent
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moosinaround
I make one of these!
https://youtu.be/pMZaJZ6x3bA
I fill my bucket with water! Best night was 6 of them. No more mice in the kitchen or tent! Moosin
We were camping this past April. Not far from home as Covid rules just hit.
After the first night I had to run home and make that trap.
The next morning there was a dozen mice in there!
I think we caught 25 in a couple days.
No wall tent. We were in our 26’ trailer.
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Hmm on the Teslin river over 25 in 1 nite..
This year killed one with poison..a BOONER.
5 WITH new plastic mouse traps..
One mouse tail..
None in the main part of travel trailer all in roof system..
Only second series of events in 21 years in travel trailer use.9 years apart both on same road.?
Grrrr
Hate mice..
Srupp