Powder Monkey Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 New car this year. It's in the garage, but mice a bit of a prob. Winter is coming. Want to buy a cover, but most aren't mouse proof. Thinking of a Carcoon. Has anyone bought one? Want to know: Which size to get as none are a perfect fit if I follow the dimensions directly... Think I need 3100mm x 1575mm (Roadsport, no spare wheel) Carcoon size 2 is 3200mm x 1500mm (i.e length OK, width a bit mean) Any thoughts? (re size and anything else) John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titanium7 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Mouse traps are cheaper 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powder Monkey Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 Hmm... we do mousetraps ...but I'm a bit precious about the wiring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative RussG Posted September 16, 2009 Area Representative Share Posted September 16, 2009 Don't lay the car up for the winter. Use it as often as possible and the mice will be no problem. Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powder Monkey Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 I didn't say it was not coming out to play ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattie Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Get a cat? Martyn R300GRR (SuperVeloce) specced and ordered for a winter build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderpuff Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Won't the mice just chew threw the Carcoon and just deflate it? Whereabouts are you PM...we're in Cawston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon C Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Not a gimick. It works. Since i put one in the garage and one in the house i haven't seen sight or sound of a mouse. Pest Shield Try one out and see how you get on. Will say they sudjest it's instant. Em not so sure about that. Seemed to take a few weeks to really click in and when i installed the second one transformed the place. Nothing. Gone. _________________________ Gordon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECR Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I have a carcoon (7 sized) that I am about to sell if you are interested. YHM Edited by - ECR on 16 Sep 2009 23:01:41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative RussG Posted September 17, 2009 Area Representative Share Posted September 17, 2009 A friend who works in Pest Control was telling me that you can get a type of sticky tape that you apply to the floor. Mouse steps on it and sticks to it. Supposed to be very effective. Might be worth looking into. Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterg Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Hmm... we do mousetraps ...but I'm a bit precious about the wiring! you wire your mousetraps up to the mains that should do for the mice 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltec Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 can you get Carbon mouse traps? VX 1600 Live Axle T440LKK rFactor: caterham.miltec.biz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shminky Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Hi ECR, Did you manage to sell your carcoon? Thinking of one - but couldn't quite stomach the new price.. Do they work without power? We're moving after the winter to a garage with power but wondered if for this winter it might do the job.. And before anyone says it.. This will be the first winter I've ever stored it - baby on way in January and I know blats will be down to a minimum as a result. I just can't stomach car sat in a very moist garage for a lot of the winter... Shminky -- Shminky -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECR Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Yes, I sold it on Ebay. IIRC it was a size 3 which was the size recommended for Sevens. You do need power as without the fans working it will deflate. If I was in the market for this sort of thing again I think I would look at the type with an inner frame as the Carcoon is impossible to enter without fully deflating it and you then have to undrape it from over the car. It makes going out for a blat on a crisp winter morning quite a faff .... Ex Chairman Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickrick Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 A friend who works in Pest Control was telling me that you can get a type of sticky tape that you apply to the floor. Mouse steps on it and sticks to it. Supposed to be very effective. Then go in with a cricket bat! Splat! 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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