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06-29-2019, 07:24 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Bellevue, Washington
Trailer: 2018 Escape 5.0TA
Posts: 23
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Power Cable Mouse Guard
Here is a quick fix that will keep mice from entering your trailer via the power cable
http://www.n7cfo.com/amradio/projects/Escape/mouse.pdf
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06-29-2019, 10:55 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: North Van., British Columbia
Trailer: 2014 Escape 19, sold; 2019 Escape 21, Sept. 2019
Posts: 8,783
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If I had a need for one of those I'd put a hem on 2 edges of one piece so that they'd stay together without paperclips.
Fortunately I've never had a mouse problem.
Ron
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06-30-2019, 06:28 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
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I'm working on experimenting with some rubber grommets on the 30 amp cord and will post my results. My 15 amp connector is already sealed.
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Jim
Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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06-30-2019, 08:29 AM
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Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Trailer: 2017 5.0 TA Sold
Posts: 73
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We use a piece of steel wool placed around the cord at the entrance to the trailer and held in place with a piece of pool noodle. So far so good.
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Candace and Garry
Sometimes not having any idea where we're going works out better than we could possibly have imagined. Ann Patchett
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06-30-2019, 08:37 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: ..., New Mexico
Trailer: 2013 Esc19/'14 Silvrado
Posts: 4,193
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This is timely. I like it. Believe it or not last night I dreamed that mice entered my trailer and chewed up my Escape documents. Thinking that's what pesto sauce will do to you.
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Myron
"A billion here, a billion there...add it all up and before you know it you're talking real money." Everett Dirkson
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06-30-2019, 09:54 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Southwick, Massachusetts
Trailer: None, sold my 2014 5.0TA
Posts: 7,124
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
I'm working on experimenting with some rubber grommets on the 30 amp cord and will post my results. My 15 amp connector is already sealed.
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I used to have a few extendable boom conveyors I worked on, to stop the cable from over extending, although they were not as thick as this one, we used rubber cable stops. Need the cable thickness and the size of the hole you want to block.
https://www.amazon.com/Yoursme-Stopp.../dp/B073ZB9GHK
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Happy Motoring
Bob
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07-01-2019, 01:57 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Trailer: 2015 19 foot
Posts: 439
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I put a piece of pliable rope caulk around the cable.
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07-01-2019, 02:07 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Trailer: 2017 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 15,543
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Yep, another reason I am glad I went to the removable cable. 
OK, they both do have their advantages, but I am one of the converted.
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2017 Escape 5.0 TA
2015 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5L EcoBoost
2009 Escape 19 (previous)
“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” — Abraham Lincoln
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07-01-2019, 02:35 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Ventura County, California
Trailer: 2013 19 Escape
Posts: 7,204
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MyronL
This is timely. I like it. Believe it or not last night I dreamed that mice entered my trailer and chewed up my Escape documents. Thinking that's what pesto sauce will do to you.
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Myron the round rubber plug I gave you at Quartsite goes on your cord to close the hole Pat
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07-01-2019, 02:51 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Trailer: Escape 1721
Posts: 223
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I've found this Bug Shield works well.
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07-01-2019, 02:57 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Ventura County, California
Trailer: 2013 19 Escape
Posts: 7,204
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rotateclockwise
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That is the same one I gave to Myron . It worked well for the attached cord but we changed to removable . Pat
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07-01-2019, 03:10 PM
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#12
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Trailer: 2015 19 foot
Posts: 439
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rotateclockwise
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Is it really just a round rubber disk for $22? Seems a little pricey.
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07-01-2019, 03:26 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Ventura County, California
Trailer: 2013 19 Escape
Posts: 7,204
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bdornbush
Is it really just a round rubber disk for $22? Seems a little pricey.
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Amazon is kind of pricey I paid less . But it fits perfect and works Pat
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