- Bludgeon the wax into smaller workable pieces.
- This proved to be incredibly difficult with a knife and saw.
- My next plan is to beat upon it with a hatchet or hammer.
- On edit: I made these later using a screw driver and hammer to quickly and easily break up the wax.
- On edit: I made these later using a screw driver and hammer to quickly and easily break up the wax.
- Fill the egg carton/cupcake liners with cedar bedding
- Optionally also layer in bits of dryer lint (it’s an easy burn to get these going).>
- Melt the wax in the pan
- Be aware, the longer you leave the melted wax in the pan/on the stove, the hotter it gets – it sort of boiled when I poured it in the next step
- Get it melted and then work it right away
- Pour some wax over the cedar bedding
- You basically need just enough to hold the firestarter together
- You’re not making a candle- don’t get nutty with the amount of wax you use (like I did!)
- After cooling, cut into pieces
- Put it outside/in the fridge to cool
- I used my grill and just set it inside until it cooled down overnight
- A bread knife worked great for cutting, the wife wasn’t pleased about the residue left on it
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Worries
If you’ve spent any time RVing, you already know you’re not the only one who thinks your rig looks cozy. Warmth, shelter, and even the tiniest crumb of food can turn an RV into a five-star resort for rodents. Mice, pack rats, and even the occasional chipmunk will happily move in if you give them half a chance. We’ve had three different rigs over the years—a travel trailer, a motorhome, and now a fifth wheel—and in each one, we’ve had to learn (sometimes the hard way) how to deal with critters. Show me an RVer who hasn’t had a run-in with a mouse, and I’ll show you someone who probably hasn’t camped long enough yet! What’s funny is how different rodents can be depending on where you are in the country. In some areas, mice are shy and easy to catch. In others, like southern Utah, they’re bold and fearless—practically daring you to try and stop them. Pack rats in the desert can be destructive little nest-builders, while in the Midwest you might just be dealing with your run-of-the-mill house mouse looking for warmth in the winter. Over the years, we’ve learned a lot about keeping critters out (and sometimes getting them back out once they’re in!). Here’s our best advice for keeping your RV rodent-free—whether you’re putting it in storage or living in it full-time.
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