Bryan, I have a 12' x 30' carport at the end of the house that provides plenty of structure to hang a light from. I have one of those extension cords that has a metal cage on the end to hold a bulb and a hook for hanging it. It bathes the whole area in light and really seems to suppress nighttime traffic.
Freestone is spending a few days with me and has been living in her RV for several weeks. Last week she had a mouse in it somewhere that was difficult to remove so she used some flashing LED's on the ground and a luminAID lantern under the hood. Her LED's are powered by a solar charged power brick which can also be charged via USB. With the lights around her rig she should be safe from rodents and with all the food removed from inside there should be no bear problems either.
Some of the new RV's are being built with lights underneath that repel rodents but at this point are probably only being used on high end products, it will take awhile before they become mainstream. But anyone that understands how a flashlight or Christmas lights work should be able to cobble something together that will light the underneath of a vehicle. I bought 2 LED's and mounted them under the hood and hooked them to the battery through an illuminated rocker switch. They are only 1.6 watts but really light up the engine compartment and draw very little power. I tried several of the methods mentioned here but in the main they required some effort on my part to keep them active and I often forgot. Once I determined that light was a great deterrent, keeping rodents away became as easy as flipping a switch.
After a particularly vexing visit by a chipmunk on the Big Horn a few years ago I found a battery powered flashing light that I placed under the engine at night. It seemed to work but needed new batteries after just 3 nights. Then I discovered the luminAID and that is much better and brighter. Over the years I have been plagued by pack rats, mice, chipmunks, squirrels, a woodchuck and a white mink. A .22 air pistol has eliminated 3 of them but getting a clean shot is a rarity but very satisfying.
Freestone is spending a few days with me and has been living in her RV for several weeks. Last week she had a mouse in it somewhere that was difficult to remove so she used some flashing LED's on the ground and a luminAID lantern under the hood. Her LED's are powered by a solar charged power brick which can also be charged via USB. With the lights around her rig she should be safe from rodents and with all the food removed from inside there should be no bear problems either.
Some of the new RV's are being built with lights underneath that repel rodents but at this point are probably only being used on high end products, it will take awhile before they become mainstream. But anyone that understands how a flashlight or Christmas lights work should be able to cobble something together that will light the underneath of a vehicle. I bought 2 LED's and mounted them under the hood and hooked them to the battery through an illuminated rocker switch. They are only 1.6 watts but really light up the engine compartment and draw very little power. I tried several of the methods mentioned here but in the main they required some effort on my part to keep them active and I often forgot. Once I determined that light was a great deterrent, keeping rodents away became as easy as flipping a switch.
After a particularly vexing visit by a chipmunk on the Big Horn a few years ago I found a battery powered flashing light that I placed under the engine at night. It seemed to work but needed new batteries after just 3 nights. Then I discovered the luminAID and that is much better and brighter. Over the years I have been plagued by pack rats, mice, chipmunks, squirrels, a woodchuck and a white mink. A .22 air pistol has eliminated 3 of them but getting a clean shot is a rarity but very satisfying.
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