I bought a live squirrel trap from Amazon. Works great!! Caught 5. Drove them several kms away. I just don’t catch them too late in the season, as I don’t want to take them away from their winter food supply
Speaking of mold. Best to keep the humidity in your trailer between 40-50. I see you have been working on. A dehumidifier in the summer (you can use the extra water you collect) and a humidifier in the winter. PS: Enjoy your videos. Most out there are showing construction and many don't even have sound. Yours is living. I'm in New Brunswick so you being close makes it more interesting. Best to you.
Hi Jenna, back in the 70's, 80's and 90's I was an RV tech (self-employed) and I only worked on RV's that were towed. One of the biggest problems that I ran into was refrigerators not getting cold enough. This tip that I am going to tell you is from my father. If you have a few hand tools, a half a day and a friend, you might be able to lower the temperature in your refrigerator. Disconnect all the electrical and gas lines, making sure to mark where everything goes, pull the refrigerator out of its slot and turn it upside down for about three to four hours, then reinstall it and turn it back on. This makes the freon happy again! I made lots of money doing this for customers and they didn't have shell out hundreds of dollars to buy a new fridge. I have watched a lot of your videos and I can see you are very good with mechanical things. Give it a shot!
Thanks for the tip. I have heard of this before. It's just really funny how it runs fine all winter but every summer it just HATES the humidity and stays warmish
@@gypsyjenna Humidity Really shouldn't have anything to do with, it probably is the outside ambient temperature that's affecting it more than anything. I would try that tip first and see what is does, the only out of pocket money you might have to spend is a hamburger and a iced cold beer for your helper. If it doesn't help, then you might have to see what it cost for a service tech to come out and hook up some gauges and see if it is low on freon. It should get as cold as a residential fridge. Beer should be nice and cold!!
I vote to release the Beast Ramsey that should solve the squirrel issue. I had squirrels getting into my insulation and creating big problems then I got Mr Zuess my cat, issue was solved in a couple of days. He hunted them down and dispatched quickly however the rotting squirrel carcasses were a bit unsightly in the yard. Word will spread with speed in the squirrel community that your house is dangerous to invade. Let the mighty Ramsey Rein!!!
Greetings Janna, If you can put the same kind of screen you have for the cats all around the bottom of your roof. Make sure the squirrel is not up there when completed. Maybe get another wood stove fan and lay it down over the fridge vent and the heat might cause it to help pull the hot air out which will help it to stay cooler but don't know if that would work. Put insulation on the bottom and around and on top of your fresh water tank. Spray chlorine bleach on the mold first to clean then paint it with an enamel paint. Old RV's don't have the best windows and you will loose most of the heat out those windows. Hope this helps with how to fix. Thanks for sharing.
When I lived in an RV, I lived on a property like you, surrounded by trees. It further compresses the humidity around the trailer, especially at night. I ended up having to buy & use a 35 quart dehumidifier. I ran it every night during summer. It pulled a full 35 quart pan of water every night. It's an extra draw on electric. But the mold control is worth it, as is your health.
When camping during hot temperatures, we always opened the "outside access door" and placed a small fan blowing on the compressor. It helps...Opening the door helps to release the built up heat too.
Hello from the quiet Ozarks Jenna! Always something! i use motion sensors alarms here in the woods to keep all kinds of critters away along with spraying vinegar around . i have portable solar electric fence i keep around the rv to keep the bears and wild hogs away. mildew i use a h2o ozone electric to rid of spiders,and other small critters along with mold and mildew. the used car dealers use them to freshen up their cars for sale. tight lines!
Good for you great job on the clean up smart thing to do you always need to clean the area you live in for health reasons even know it hard to find the energy sometimes
Thank you for posting Jenna, you got a lot accomplished cleaning. We have problems with high humidity here during the summer. I have been running a small fan to keep the air moving and it seems to help. Also have several squirrels we feed in the back yard, so far this has kept them away from the house. Take care.
All that activity kinda' wore me out, and I've still got stuff (LOTS) to do. 😕 Would you consider coming down to TX and helping with some of that same stuff you & I (vicariously) did in this video? 😆 nah, I didn't think so. Glad "I found" your channel - very relatable. 😊
I love your spring cleaning videos Jenna! Ok, good tips: 1) For humidity buy a standing tower fan and keep it running all summer in oscillation mode. It will keep the air moving and will actually keep you cooler. 2) after you cut your new plywood for the diesel heater paint it with white Killz. I use that stuff all the time here for moist environments. I am so thrilled your warranty came thru too. Girl, the RV struggle is real. Oh, that bloody spider had an egg sack under it. Google "brown woods spider egg sacks" and enjoy the pics 😀. Those things party hard under my RV too. Grace (my chaweenie) yelped and when I looked at her she had a huge woods spider on her snout. Funny...... for me, not so much for her.
I’d LOVE to fit my wood stove in my little camper. I’d stay year round too. ♥️ House fire a year + ago, DESTROYED everything. Apartment in town 🤢 I HATE it. So my son is there with his dogs ( breeder ) and I bought a small camper because my dog went in heet and there’s coywolves in my back woods. I came with her last June. …. left when Fiona hit. Came back this year mid April 🥰 it’s HOME ♥️ and I do my gardens and tend the lawn etc. All that fun stuff. Love your channel your winters are my winters 😄 I’m just across the border in NB I just don’t have the room for a stove 😢 It’s a 1964 Glendale Falcon It’s been called in relation to canned ham 🤷♀️🤪🤷♀️ but it’s small. Live trap the squirrel and let it out far off from your place maybe. They certainly are a nuisance- I have them here but all along the maple trees. If they lived in my house - their house burnt too. Maybe that’s why they chatter at me so bad.
My cat would have eaten the squirrel by now. I got two more solar panels, 😆. I have 1600 watts of them now. They ran the air conditioner today no prob. The charge controller max is 1040 watts. I had 1030 going through it earlier. I got another water barrel and gave my uncle one. I've been trying to get the old wood stove out of the barn. I'm going to put it out by the greenhouse to cook on outside. I've got four quarts of tomatoes that need canned up. It is terribly humid. This morning I checked the weather and it said humidity was 100 percent, it just wasn't quite raining. It was probably 99 and a half. Two days ago the heat index was 119. Yesterday it dropped to 107. If my uncle asks, I'm going to tell him that the smoke from Canada must be affecting my solar panels...they worked awesome today. I've got enough power now. I was glad the wind wasn't blowing. The meter says it made 6.46 kWh..It has rained about five times the past two weeks. I wish it would rain up there like that, and put the smoke out. I found a quart of battery acid, and it's time to go through the batteries and tweak them out. I have 120 cells to check out and equalize. I bet you would love to have to do that, lol. Everything has to be maintained. Have you ever seen a squirrel trap ?
@@gypsyjenna Try using some pecan goodies...take a tiny wire and wire the goodies to the trap, so that they can't just reach in, they have to go in to get them
Are used to have that same problem with my camper when I put a roof over the top of it and how I fixed it was I just turned the fan on on the AC unit just the fan not the AC and it works for me. I would try that.
remove a screen from one of the roof vents. Whenever you suspect squirrels or birds trying to nest on your roof, open the vent and let your cats go up there
Just found your site and now backtracking on your videos. Squirrels can be a problem - under the hood of your car and chewing the wiring (happened to me) If they get into your trailer or shed, they can do damage. Princess Auto has a live squirrel traps. You can then take them for a drive. Best thing to do with them.
Hi Jenna 👋 ugh, hope you get the squirrel problem, and dampness issue taken care of 😖 take care, stay safe my friend 🙏 Appreciate you, have a great weekend 👋 Simple Green makes a product called Pro D3 which is antibacterial, and helps prevent mold , might help you. 👍
Thank you for another enjoyable video Jenna. Thanks for sharing your trials and tribulations with RV living. Happy to see at the end of the video a ray of sunshine came your way with the car. I have squirrel problems as well living next to a forest so I made a few squirrel feeders and attached them to trees in the forest and put one peanut out a day in them for the squirrels and they seem to be keeping in the forest more waiting where they know a treat will be. Food for thought sorry for the pun lol.
Hi Jenna Maybe a dehumidifier would work they use them here in mobile homes (RV). I came out in cold sweat when I saw the monster spider. Nice to see Ramsey taken it easy.
Paint that exposed plywood with Kilz, that will take care of mold and mildew. Put a CCTV camera or two under the roof. No internet needed and very low energy consumption. That way you'll know what's up there. 🙂
Hi Jenna, I'm on the other spectrum of RV living. I'm in Mohave County in Arizona and the heat is on minus any humidity to speak of. I have black widow spiders around the under belly of my RV that I have to be careful to not agitate. Once bitten a lesson learned. Yeah, back in my first year out here I wasn't careful and was bitten by a widow that thought my shoe would be a good home. That place I had then is no longer the home I have today and have not lived in since November 2015. That's when I received my 'Casa Shasta' a 1997 26'.5" pull trailer with a slide out. I removed the bankette almost immediately and also I removed the bed and have my rear bedroom set up as a dressing room with the closets and a household lingerie chest of drawers that stands about 5'6" feet tall with it's six drawers in that space. The fresh water tank was removed too. I've had water supplied from well water sources in the two RV parks in which I've been a reisdent of instead. I've experienced water line failures that necissitated removing all the carpet* to repair the floor. My Dometic fails in the summer so I purchased a stand alone mini fridge sans a freezer compartment to augment the Dometic which works fine in the winter. *the former bedroom now dressing room still has carpet, sound familiar? Your trials are much more intense being you are boondocking where I on the other hand am able to use shore power and well water service. I can empithize with you on much of what you are challenged with in your RV. I am baking out here in the desert Southwest but with a mister attached to my garden hose I can be outside with a 5'mph breeze and a spritzer bottle of water just to be cool enough at 65 years old and a bit of COPD to boot. I lost my feline to (?) recently as I let had him roam at night only bc he was insistant and I left his survival to his own ability, it seems he was either taken by a neighbor and shifted to some other place for reasons only they would be privy to or a coyote took Hairy away one night. I have two cars that little rodents love to nest in and being I don't drive either of them daily the chance of a failure of the electrics if and when the rodents become comfortable returning with Hairy no longer on the prowl, what do you do to coimbat pests? Snakes, Black Widows, kangaroo mice/rats, ants, and the summer time roach that tries to nest around any twater source. Well I have adopted a one year old non nuetered feline that doesn't want to go outdoors so that's good for indoor pest control. Lamps in the engine bays of my cars as well those high frequency inaudible pest contol devices to ward off the rodents and mint oil and Irish Spring solution... It's a non ending battel for sure. Good on you for making this time of your life your own... Admiration from a wanna'be boon docker. p.s. Edit: In the winter I unplug my Danby augmented fridge but in the summer such as currently the Dometic will only keep butter and ketchup, and those items that are okay at 60 dgrees fahrenheit.
Its always something to move , clean or reevaluate. Try sitting some regular charcoal around to help with moisture , I know you can buy the bags but i have seen people just put it under cabinets and even fridge. When i put it in my bathroom i am putting in lingerie bag and hanging it. We have cats and dogs.
I had squirrels in the attic of an 1800s home I restored and it was a nightmare to get them out. You'll have to use metal mesh to go all around the roof of the camper to make sure he can't get in that void. A pain in the bum (Canadian word for you, eh?) but better than fixing the destruction. I'll have a Michelob Ultra for you.
Hi Jenn, love that song! I fear Hilpert has run into a foul demise.I keep squirrels away with a mix of dried pepper with apple cider vinegar. I spray it every 2 weeks or anytime it rains and then dries up. You had me rollin' with the "Shrooms under your bed!" Another great vid and I thank you! Covered under warranty.....BIG SMILE, lol!
uploads like this make me realize how much the off grid community sacrifices in comforts and ease of living in order to follow their chosen path. It appears to me it is a game for the young and resilient, over time the constant uphill battle wears a person down and out.
We have had a lot of rain and humidity recently, get a small dehumidifier for your place. It will imp🎉the air quality and hopefully stop the mildew and mold problems. ❤
hi jenna iam telling you this because i care you can take it or leave it fork out the money to fix you pluming and get thing ready for winter do what you kneed to do to make sure you have a clean place and safe environment for you to live in do what it takes now , love your friend scott take it or leave it
Yep, we're all suffering with the humidity up here in the Northeast. Maybe the thermistor next to the fins in the fridge needs to be changed? Have-A-Heart cage for what i suspect is Mrs. Squirrel might be a good cheap option (bait it with apples?). You may have little ones up there. Glad to see that the shower is holding up! Damn vehicles, it's always something. Cheers to you as usual!
He won't bother u just keep watch on the vent for the fridge maybe build him a Lil wood shelter they are very good luck the Grey squirrels run them out if there territories and not to many around but ya he will be ur friend for as long as he lives
Hi Jenna. Maybe a good time to get the water hose out and try to find some possible leaks. I hope there are none, but hey, get the damp smell chased out ! As I am sure you are aware the CATS do have a standard of expectation in life and and it's our job to serve them. I had many over the years and they always reminded me of my place and duties. Keep busy, Kevin UK.
Let the cats loose to chase the squirrels long enough to possibly push them away from your house. Right now they have no deterrent but if they get a surprise chase from a cat that may work in your favor. I read there is a small animal repellent made from coyote urine that is supposed to work.
I'm curious as to why the humidity is so high in your RV. I'm living in mine full time, and I don't work, so I'm here 90% of the time, and inside too. lol My humidity never goes over 60%. And I have house plants too, which should make the humidity even higher. Good for you though, you got a lot accomplished. And your car sounded like a teenagers with a muffler delete on it. :P
@gypsyjenna Yikes! Maybe one of those small desktop type dehumidifiers that won't take up too much space, might help. Or just a regular dehumidifier and put it where the wood stove is, for the summer months. Lol You were "cool" for a moment there 😜 haha in with all the teenagers. All joking aside though, glad you got your car fixed. That would bother me too.
Maybe put a bluetooth speaker up there and then when you hear him up there, blast some music!😂🐿 or get a wireless doorbell and do it that way, just me trying to chime in on solutions😂😂😂, Maybe paint that plywood would help.
Hole in muffler from the sound I hear. Possible hole in exhaust pipe. Except for welding, they're easy to put in. Brakes are fun to do. If I was around, I'd do them from you for nothing. Cheers, my dear.
Maybe a small battery operated fan would help with the air flow in the RV, and the dampness problem. Canadian Tire might sell those. Home Depot has damp absorbers, that are pet friendly. And, I'm not trying to cause any panic here, but was that spider carrying egg sacks, or was that just the angle of the camera?
You better trap him and re-home him. That squirrel will eat any wiring up there. He is making a home for winter. I was wondering do you have ventation under your camper so if you get mositure under there it can dry up. Great video Jenna and good to see you. Be safe
I've heard mothballs or hot pepper...question is will you or the cats be bothered by it? Maybe throw them up on the roof of the Gypsy Den? (The mothballs, not the cats). Doesn't matter where you live... it's always something. ❤ from NC!
Getting things done! Ok 👍 now that your car 🚙 is ready, your moped/scooter is next. There are several products to treat and “kill” mold. The thing about mold is, you have a chance of it spreading to other rooms/places if you don’t completely remove it and it’s “food” source. Usually mold will start growing in humid places, or where condensation or water will pool/puddle or get absorbed into natural fibers and fabrics, including wood. Basically, mold can grow on anything organic. If there are 2 or more types of mold, that can be even more dangerous than just 1 type, because different types of molds will use “biological warfare” against each other. Molds will release “mycotoxins” which are very dangerous to us and can cause illnesses, make you sick 🤢 and lethargic, feel like you don’t have any energy, etc.. a dehumidifier will help pull the moisture (humidity) from the air, but make sure you dump/drain the water outside, somewhere it cannot mix into your water source. Older types of dehumidifiers and other such equipment, can have contaminated water, (see legionnaires disease, etc). That squirrel 🐿️ could do serious damage-chew electrical wires, pipes, even through fiberglass and plastic. It’d be best for you to evict it.
Sweetypie! That’s untenable. I’m sorry to say but it requires action. There is a moisture problem big time. You cannot sleep and breathe that air. Just saying. Love your channel.
Squirrels...aka bushy tailed rats. We got 'em on the West Coast...you got 'em on the East Coast...methinks it is time to round 'em up and drive 'em to Quebec. A little culture wouldn't be no bother no-how. (i mentioned a fellow engineer sold his house due to a belligerent squirrel?) 🐭
U definitely need to "unjam" your squirrel deterrent device. The business end will unscrew to let you at the part U need 2 clear/clean... I'm betting U gave a bit of rust preventing it from feeding....good luck
Your mold/damp basement smell problem will only get worse you should be looking at replacing the trailer with another newer one (4 season) OR design and build a bunkie that would , oh sh!t I forgot . Hi Jenna back to the bunkie would make great content for your channel , I believe we touched on this topic already but you will have a big decision to make sooner than later and you know how I feel about "I'll chew on anything " squirrel .
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I bought a live squirrel trap from Amazon. Works great!! Caught 5. Drove them several kms away. I just don’t catch them too late in the season, as I don’t want to take them away from their winter food supply
Speaking of mold. Best to keep the humidity in your trailer between 40-50. I see you have been working on. A dehumidifier in the summer (you can use the extra water you collect) and a humidifier in the winter. PS: Enjoy your videos. Most out there are showing construction and many don't even have sound. Yours is living. I'm in New Brunswick so you being close makes it more interesting. Best to you.
Heck yeah buddy! I'm in New Brunswick too, Salisbury big stop baby😎
Put a box screen cage on the vent !
Lite coating of motor oil on the plywood will stop the mold and protect the wood. It’ll soak into the wood and not feel oily.
"Breaking news", segment was a nice touch.
Hi Jenna, back in the 70's, 80's and 90's I was an RV tech (self-employed) and I only worked on RV's that were towed. One of the biggest problems that I ran into was refrigerators not getting cold enough. This tip that I am going to tell you is from my father. If you have a few hand tools, a half a day and a friend, you might be able to lower the temperature in your refrigerator. Disconnect all the electrical and gas lines, making sure to mark where everything goes, pull the refrigerator out of its slot and turn it upside down for about three to four hours, then reinstall it and turn it back on. This makes the freon happy again! I made lots of money doing this for customers and they didn't have shell out hundreds of dollars to buy a new fridge. I have watched a lot of your videos and I can see you are very good with mechanical things. Give it a shot!
Thanks for the tip. I have heard of this before. It's just really funny how it runs fine all winter but every summer it just HATES the humidity and stays warmish
@@gypsyjenna Humidity Really shouldn't have anything to do with, it probably is the outside ambient temperature that's affecting it more than anything. I would try that tip first and see what is does, the only out of pocket money you might have to spend is a hamburger and a iced cold beer for your helper. If it doesn't help, then you might have to see what it cost for a service tech to come out and hook up some gauges and see if it is low on freon. It should get as cold as a residential fridge. Beer should be nice and cold!!
Yes, I always enjoy your videos young lady! Always interesting.😎👍
I vote to release the Beast Ramsey that should solve the squirrel issue. I had squirrels getting into my insulation and creating big problems then I got Mr Zuess my cat, issue was solved in a couple of days. He hunted them down and dispatched quickly however the rotting squirrel carcasses were a bit unsightly in the yard. Word will spread with speed in the squirrel community that your house is dangerous to invade. Let the mighty Ramsey Rein!!!
Greetings Janna, If you can put the same kind of screen you have for the cats all around the bottom of your roof. Make sure the squirrel is not up there when completed. Maybe get another wood stove fan and lay it down over the fridge vent and the heat might cause it to help pull the hot air out which will help it to stay cooler but don't know if that would work. Put insulation on the bottom and around and on top of your fresh water tank. Spray chlorine bleach on the mold first to clean then paint it with an enamel paint. Old RV's don't have the best windows and you will loose most of the heat out those windows. Hope this helps with how to fix. Thanks for sharing.
When I lived in an RV, I lived on a property like you, surrounded by trees. It further compresses the humidity around the trailer, especially at night. I ended up having to buy & use a 35 quart dehumidifier. I ran it every night during summer. It pulled a full 35 quart pan of water every night. It's an extra draw on electric. But the mold control is worth it, as is your health.
When camping during hot temperatures, we always opened the "outside access door" and placed a small fan blowing on the compressor. It helps...Opening the door helps to release the built up heat too.
Good idea, thanks
Hello from the quiet Ozarks Jenna! Always something! i use motion sensors alarms here in the woods to keep all kinds of critters away along with spraying vinegar around . i have portable solar electric fence i keep around the rv to keep the bears and wild hogs away. mildew i use a h2o ozone electric to rid of spiders,and other small critters along with mold and mildew. the used car dealers use them to freshen up their cars for sale. tight lines!
Good for you great job on the clean up smart thing to do you always need to clean the area you live in for health reasons even know it hard to find the energy sometimes
Thank you for posting Jenna, you got a lot accomplished cleaning. We have problems with high humidity here during the summer. I have been running a small fan to keep the air moving and it seems to help. Also have several squirrels we feed in the back yard, so far this has kept them away from the house. Take care.
All that activity kinda' wore me out, and I've still got stuff (LOTS) to do. 😕 Would you consider coming down to TX and helping with some of that same stuff you & I (vicariously) did in this video? 😆 nah, I didn't think so.
Glad "I found" your channel - very relatable. 😊
Smart squirrel, builting a nice warm bed.
I love your spring cleaning videos Jenna! Ok, good tips:
1) For humidity buy a standing tower fan and keep it running all summer in oscillation mode. It will keep the air moving and will actually keep you cooler.
2) after you cut your new plywood for the diesel heater paint it with white Killz. I use that stuff all the time here for moist environments.
I am so thrilled your warranty came thru too. Girl, the RV struggle is real. Oh, that bloody spider had an egg sack under it. Google "brown woods spider egg sacks" and enjoy the pics 😀. Those things party hard under my RV too. Grace (my chaweenie) yelped and when I looked at her she had a huge woods spider on her snout. Funny...... for me, not so much for her.
Oh my goodness, poor Grace! I don't like Spidey's very much lol. Thanks for all the tips, I def need to paint the inside of the plywood next time
I’d LOVE to fit my wood stove in my little camper. I’d stay year round too. ♥️ House fire a year + ago, DESTROYED everything. Apartment in town 🤢 I HATE it. So my son is there with his dogs ( breeder ) and I bought a small camper because my dog went in heet and there’s coywolves in my back woods. I came with her last June. …. left when Fiona hit. Came back this year mid April 🥰 it’s HOME ♥️ and I do my gardens and tend the lawn etc. All that fun stuff. Love your channel your winters are my winters 😄 I’m just across the border in NB I just don’t have the room for a stove 😢 It’s a 1964 Glendale Falcon It’s been called in relation to canned ham 🤷♀️🤪🤷♀️ but it’s small. Live trap the squirrel and let it out far off from your place maybe. They certainly are a nuisance- I have them here but all along the maple trees. If they lived in my house - their house burnt too. Maybe that’s why they chatter at me so bad.
Oh my goodness, so sorry about your house fire
My cat would have eaten the squirrel by now. I got two more solar panels, 😆. I have 1600 watts of them now. They ran the air conditioner today no prob. The charge controller max is 1040 watts. I had 1030 going through it earlier. I got another water barrel and gave my uncle one. I've been trying to get the old wood stove out of the barn. I'm going to put it out by the greenhouse to cook on outside. I've got four quarts of tomatoes that need canned up. It is terribly humid. This morning I checked the weather and it said humidity was 100 percent, it just wasn't quite raining. It was probably 99 and a half. Two days ago the heat index was 119. Yesterday it dropped to 107. If my uncle asks, I'm going to tell him that the smoke from Canada must be affecting my solar panels...they worked awesome today. I've got enough power now. I was glad the wind wasn't blowing. The meter says it made 6.46 kWh..It has rained about five times the past two weeks. I wish it would rain up there like that, and put the smoke out. I found a quart of battery acid, and it's time to go through the batteries and tweak them out. I have 120 cells to check out and equalize. I bet you would love to have to do that, lol. Everything has to be maintained. Have you ever seen a squirrel trap ?
Yes I tried the live trap, with no success. U have a lot of solar now, wow!
@@gypsyjenna Try using some pecan goodies...take a tiny wire and wire the goodies to the trap, so that they can't just reach in, they have to go in to get them
Squirrels and mold are a battle. Enjoying your channel and appreciate your debt free lifestyle.
Are used to have that same problem with my camper when I put a roof over the top of it and how I fixed it was I just turned the fan on on the AC unit just the fan not the AC and it works for me. I would try that.
remove a screen from one of the roof vents. Whenever you suspect squirrels or birds trying to nest on your roof, open the vent and let your cats go up there
I cannot wait intill I’m living off grid , on my Narrowboat in the Uk, have a great day Lee ;)
I use a de humidifier in my camper, I run it off solor it doesn't use much power
Just found your site and now backtracking on your videos. Squirrels can be a problem - under the hood of your car and chewing the wiring (happened to me) If they get into your trailer or shed, they can do damage. Princess Auto has a live squirrel traps. You can then take them for a drive. Best thing to do with them.
They are quite smart and often either avoid the live traps or get out of them. I have tried lol
Hi Jenna 👋 ugh, hope you get the squirrel problem, and dampness issue taken care of 😖 take care, stay safe my friend 🙏 Appreciate you, have a great weekend 👋 Simple Green makes a product called Pro D3 which is antibacterial, and helps prevent mold , might help you. 👍
Thank you 😊
Had a squirrel in my attic couple of years ago. He varied between full court basketball and Kung foo fighting. 🥴
Enjoy all your videos. Hope you and the kitties are doing well. God bless.
And your humidity problem I would recommend a 12 V dehumidifier or a regular dehumidifier if your set up is able to stand a regular volt dehumidifier
Thank you for another enjoyable video Jenna. Thanks for sharing your trials and tribulations with RV living. Happy to see at the end of the video a ray of sunshine came your way with the car. I have squirrel problems as well living next to a forest so I made a few squirrel feeders and attached them to trees in the forest and put one peanut out a day in them for the squirrels and they seem to be keeping in the forest more waiting where they know a treat will be. Food for thought sorry for the pun lol.
Hello Jenna another great show thanks for sharing 👍 always very enjoyable 😀
Johno Darwin NT 🍺
Hi Jenna Maybe a dehumidifier would work they use them here in mobile homes (RV). I came out in cold sweat when I saw the monster spider. Nice to see Ramsey taken it easy.
Paint that exposed plywood with Kilz, that will take care of mold and mildew. Put a CCTV camera or two under the roof. No internet needed and very low energy consumption. That way you'll know what's up there. 🙂
Hi Jenna, I'm on the other spectrum of RV living. I'm in Mohave County in Arizona and the heat is on minus any humidity to speak of. I have black widow spiders around the under belly of my RV that I have to be careful to not agitate. Once bitten a lesson learned. Yeah, back in my first year out here I wasn't careful and was bitten by a widow that thought my shoe would be a good home.
That place I had then is no longer the home I have today and have not lived in since November 2015. That's when I received my 'Casa Shasta' a 1997 26'.5" pull trailer with a slide out. I removed the bankette almost immediately and also I removed the bed and have my rear bedroom set up as a dressing room with the closets and a household lingerie chest of drawers that stands about 5'6" feet tall with it's six drawers in that space. The fresh water tank was removed too. I've had water supplied from well water sources in the two RV parks in which I've been a reisdent of instead. I've experienced water line failures that necissitated removing all the carpet* to repair the floor. My Dometic fails in the summer so I purchased a stand alone mini fridge sans a freezer compartment to augment the Dometic which works fine in the winter.
*the former bedroom now dressing room still has carpet, sound familiar?
Your trials are much more intense being you are boondocking where I on the other hand am able to use shore power and well water service.
I can empithize with you on much of what you are challenged with in your RV.
I am baking out here in the desert Southwest but with a mister attached to my garden hose I can be outside with a 5'mph breeze and a spritzer bottle of water just to be cool enough at 65 years old and a bit of COPD to boot.
I lost my feline to (?) recently as I let had him roam at night only bc he was insistant and I left his survival to his own ability, it seems he was either taken by a neighbor and shifted to some other place for reasons only they would be privy to or a coyote took Hairy away one night.
I have two cars that little rodents love to nest in and being I don't drive either of them daily the chance of a failure of the electrics if and when the rodents become comfortable returning with Hairy no longer on the prowl, what do you do to coimbat pests? Snakes, Black Widows, kangaroo mice/rats, ants, and the summer time roach that tries to nest around any twater source.
Well I have adopted a one year old non nuetered feline that doesn't want to go outdoors so that's good for indoor pest control. Lamps in the engine bays of my cars as well those high frequency inaudible pest contol devices to ward off the rodents and mint oil and Irish Spring solution... It's a non ending battel for sure.
Good on you for making this time of your life your own... Admiration from a wanna'be boon docker.
p.s. Edit: In the winter I unplug my Danby augmented fridge but in the summer such as currently the Dometic will only keep butter and ketchup, and those items that are okay at 60 dgrees fahrenheit.
yes i know the feeling! got bit twice by brown recluse!!
Thanks again for the video and you should paint the new board for the heart so you don't get mold again. Can't wait to see more
Yeah I should have painted the inside like I did the outside. Next time I will for sure!
Its always something to move , clean or reevaluate. Try sitting some regular charcoal around to help with moisture , I know you can buy the bags but i have seen people just put it under cabinets and even fridge. When i put it in my bathroom i am putting in lingerie bag and hanging it. We have cats and dogs.
Cool, I haven't heard of that one. Thanks
I had squirrels in the attic of an 1800s home I restored and it was a nightmare to get them out. You'll have to use metal mesh to go all around the roof of the camper to make sure he can't get in that void. A pain in the bum (Canadian word for you, eh?) but better than fixing the destruction. I'll have a Michelob Ultra for you.
Hi Jenn, love that song! I fear Hilpert has run into a foul demise.I keep squirrels away with a mix of dried pepper with apple cider vinegar. I spray it every 2 weeks or anytime it rains and then dries up. You had me rollin' with the "Shrooms under your bed!" Another great vid and I thank you! Covered under warranty.....BIG SMILE, lol!
I might have to try that mixture for my frenemy squirrel
uploads like this make me realize how much the off grid community sacrifices in comforts and ease of living in order to follow their chosen path. It appears to me it is a game for the young and resilient, over time the constant uphill battle wears a person down and out.
We have had a lot of rain and humidity recently, get a small dehumidifier for your place. It will imp🎉the air quality and hopefully stop the mildew and mold problems. ❤
Yeah I think I need one, thanks
And the dehumidifier would definitely help with your mold situation as well
Thank you
Jenna is the best thing ever your channel
Warranty brake pads? SCORE! Time to head to the beverage store to celebrate lol
Haha I'm one step ahead 😉
They were warrantied because I had them changed not long ago so I mentioned that. Good thing though!
Ventilation is key,needs an air draft system
Moth balls for the squirrels. I use them for neighbors feral cats that she feeds no so lol
Every since I turn the fan on the fridge raider worked great. Sexually hard to set it now because it works too good now.
hi jenna iam telling you this because i care you can take it or leave it fork out the money to fix you pluming and get thing ready for winter do what you kneed to do to make sure you have a clean place and safe environment for you to live in do what it takes now , love your friend scott take it or leave it
To help control humidity & oder I use an ac infinity 120m 12v usb fan (stackable) they draw squat for power like a pc fan.
I need to look into a dehumidifier for sure
Great content as usual really enjoy your video's
Thank you
Yep, we're all suffering with the humidity up here in the Northeast. Maybe the thermistor next to the fins in the fridge needs to be changed? Have-A-Heart cage for what i suspect is Mrs. Squirrel might be a good cheap option (bait it with apples?). You may have little ones up there.
Glad to see that the shower is holding up! Damn vehicles, it's always something. Cheers to you as usual!
❤ get a dehumidifier, maybe that would help 😊
Esther is watching Ramsay watching the squirrel 😂🐕🐈⬛🐿
He won't bother u just keep watch on the vent for the fridge maybe build him a Lil wood shelter they are very good luck the Grey squirrels run them out if there territories and not to many around but ya he will be ur friend for as long as he lives
🆒 VIDEO JENNA!!!!
You can scrub the plywood with bleach, let dry - and then prime and paint it :) shouldn't mold again. Oil based primer is best :0)
Hi Jenna. Maybe a good time to get the water hose out and try to find some possible leaks. I hope there are none, but hey, get the damp smell chased out ! As I am sure you are aware the CATS do have a standard of expectation in life and and it's our job to serve them. I had many over the years and they always reminded me of my place and duties. Keep busy, Kevin UK.
Small dehumidifier! Fans!
Squirrel catch and cook!🙃
Let the cats loose to chase the squirrels long enough to possibly push them away from your house. Right now they have no deterrent but if they get a surprise chase from a cat that may work in your favor. I read there is a small animal repellent made from coyote urine that is supposed to work.
Wish i could find a place like yours in the uk 😢 lovely
Stir Fry!! Love to watch animals! Like eating them too
Love your videos
I heard if you put a owl statue up there it will chase most critters away.
Good thing to try 🤔
I'm curious as to why the humidity is so high in your RV. I'm living in mine full time, and I don't work, so I'm here 90% of the time, and inside too. lol My humidity never goes over 60%. And I have house plants too, which should make the humidity even higher.
Good for you though, you got a lot accomplished. And your car sounded like a teenagers with a muffler delete on it. :P
It definitely did sound like that! I am not sure but currently my humidity is above 80% lol 😬
@gypsyjenna Yikes! Maybe one of those small desktop type dehumidifiers that won't take up too much space, might help. Or just a regular dehumidifier and put it where the wood stove is, for the summer months.
Lol You were "cool" for a moment there 😜 haha in with all the teenagers. All joking aside though, glad you got your car fixed. That would bother me too.
Maybe put a bluetooth speaker up there and then when you hear him up there, blast some music!😂🐿 or get a wireless doorbell and do it that way, just me trying to chime in on solutions😂😂😂, Maybe paint that plywood would help.
For sure I painted the outside and should have painted the inside as well
Great channel.
You need to stop using propane heat it produces moisture.. the wood stove should keep humidity down.
Hole in muffler from the sound I hear. Possible hole in exhaust pipe. Except for welding, they're easy to put in. Brakes are fun to do. If I was around, I'd do them from you for nothing. Cheers, my dear.
Maybe a dehumidifier?
Maybe a small battery operated fan would help with the air flow in the RV, and the dampness problem. Canadian Tire might sell those. Home Depot has damp absorbers, that are pet friendly. And, I'm not trying to cause any panic here, but was that spider carrying egg sacks, or was that just the angle of the camera?
Think it was an egg sack
You better trap him and re-home him. That squirrel will eat any wiring up there. He is making a home for winter. I was wondering do you have ventation under your camper so if you get mositure under there it can dry up. Great video Jenna and good to see you. Be safe
I have some vents in the skirting. Think it's just the time of year
Good video did you get Mr. Squirrel? Thanks for sharing.
He is still causing troubles lol
I've heard mothballs or hot pepper...question is will you or the cats be bothered by it? Maybe throw them up on the roof of the Gypsy Den? (The mothballs, not the cats).
Doesn't matter where you live... it's always something. ❤ from NC!
Absolutely! I have tried cayenne pepper on the roof but the squirrels didn't seem bothered. Maybe I need to try the mothballs trick 🤔
Mothballs are very toxic do your research!
Getting things done! Ok 👍 now that your car 🚙 is ready, your moped/scooter is next. There are several products to treat and “kill” mold. The thing about mold is, you have a chance of it spreading to other rooms/places if you don’t completely remove it and it’s “food” source. Usually mold will start growing in humid places, or where condensation or water will pool/puddle or get absorbed into natural fibers and fabrics, including wood. Basically, mold can grow on anything organic. If there are 2 or more types of mold, that can be even more dangerous than just 1 type, because different types of molds will use “biological warfare” against each other. Molds will release “mycotoxins” which are very dangerous to us and can cause illnesses, make you sick 🤢 and lethargic, feel like you don’t have any energy, etc.. a dehumidifier will help pull the moisture (humidity) from the air, but make sure you dump/drain the water outside, somewhere it cannot mix into your water source. Older types of dehumidifiers and other such equipment, can have contaminated water, (see legionnaires disease, etc). That squirrel 🐿️ could do serious damage-chew electrical wires, pipes, even through fiberglass and plastic. It’d be best for you to evict it.
Thanks for all the info! And maybe scaring me a little about the mold 😆🤣. I definitely have some work to do to eliminate what I can!
A car's no good if it won't whoa as well as go!
critters can put a big hurtin on things even wen they are so cute.
There are live traps that you can use to relocate pests without killing them. If that's a direction you prefer to go.
Either way there be a big fire going on … 🫣
Sweetypie! That’s untenable. I’m sorry to say but it requires action. There is a moisture problem big time. You cannot sleep and breathe that air. Just saying. Love your channel.
Do you have Alot of vents on your trailer skirting, might help
I have one vent on each side
Don’t put off getting rid of the mold do something as soon as possible
Squirrel Heaven
Whatcha need is a good ole Bigfoot carcass 💁🏻♂️
😂🤣
Squirrels...aka bushy tailed rats. We got 'em on the West Coast...you got 'em on the East Coast...methinks it is time to round 'em up and drive 'em to Quebec. A little culture wouldn't be no bother no-how. (i mentioned a fellow engineer sold his house due to a belligerent squirrel?) 🐭
With all you do on here to survive, disc breaks on you car is nothing, disc brakes are easy.
U definitely need to "unjam" your squirrel deterrent device. The business end will unscrew to let you at the part U need 2 clear/clean... I'm betting U gave a bit of rust preventing it from feeding....good luck
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get a solar fridge
LOL, BBQ the squirrel
Any Hilbert sightings? :)
Not yet 🤞
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please dont hate me but the truth hurts sometimes
I think he's a red tailed squirel he's so cute hlget some peanuts for him
Your mold/damp basement smell problem will only get worse you should be looking at replacing the trailer with another newer one (4 season) OR design and build a bunkie that would , oh sh!t I forgot . Hi Jenna back to the bunkie would make great content for your channel , I believe we touched on this topic already but you will have a big decision to make sooner than later and you know how I feel about "I'll chew on anything " squirrel .
what happened to the black cat
What do you mean?
get a solar firg
We got them mouthing or barking at u
Put a wire cage over it
lol mr squirl
Have a hart trap then drop him off at the bus stop .lol