1.No single fix is a 10.
Dryer sheets, peppermint, traps, other pouches: each one does something, and each one leaves something open. Plenty of owners stack more than one.
11 Reasons RV Owners Are Pairing Steel Wool With Mouse Repellent Pouches Before They Close Up This Fall
By the FUGELYN teamUpdated October 23, 2026
Every RV owner has his own fix for mice in storage, and none of them is a 10 on its own. Here's how the usual fixes stack up in a stored rig, and the plan some owners use.
What's in it:3 plant oils + mineral base
Where it goes:the spots you can't seal
What it isn't:poison, a trap, a plug-in
From:$39.90 a pack
How the usual fixes stack up in a stored rig.
 Steel wool + these pouches | Dryer sheets | Peppermint cotton balls | Corn cob pouches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What's in it | Steel wool where you can reach; peppermint, cinnamon and castor oil in a mineral base where you can't | A laundry scent | Peppermint oil on cotton | Scent in a corn cob fill |
| Is there food in it | No | No | No | Yes, corn cob is food |
| Where it usually sits | In the gaps, and by the spots you can't seal | Drawers and cabinets | On a counter or a shelf | Wherever you set it |
| What owners report | Too soon to say. This is their first winter. | Plenty swear by them. Some find them made into a nest. | "every cotton ball was gone" (one owner in our comments¹) | "four of the six pouches had been chewed on!" (a Fresh Cab reviewer²) |
Steel wool + these pouches- What's in it
- Steel wool where you can reach; peppermint, cinnamon and castor oil in a mineral base where you can't
- Is there food in it
- No
- Where it usually sits
- In the gaps, and by the spots you can't seal
- What owners report
- Too soon to say. This is their first winter.
Dryer sheets
- What's in it
- A laundry scent
- Is there food in it
- No
- Where it usually sits
- Drawers and cabinets
- What owners report
- Plenty swear by them. Some find them made into a nest.
Peppermint cotton balls
- What's in it
- Peppermint oil on cotton
- Is there food in it
- No
- Where it usually sits
- On a counter or a shelf
- What owners report
- "every cotton ball was gone" (one owner in our comments¹)
Corn cob pouches
- What's in it
- Scent in a corn cob fill
- Is there food in it
- Yes, corn cob is food
- Where it usually sits
- Wherever you set it
- What owners report
- "four of the six pouches had been chewed on!" (a Fresh Cab reviewer²)
¹ Full comment: "[name removed] my peppermint oil soaked cotton balls that I literally threw everywhere for the winter and every cotton ball was gone so it dont work."
² Full review: "I put 6 pouches in my camper because I saw a few mouse droppings... I went back a few days later and four of the six pouches had been chewed on!"
