This past summer we where camping in the Adirondacks. Beautiful campsite right on the water. Relaxing and enjoying all the beauty of nature. This was at Moffitt Beach Campground near Speculator NY.
The camper
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Looking towards the lake
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After being there for 8 nights it was time to get ready to leave to go to our next stop in the Catskills Mountains. I went over the the truck and was going to check the oil in the engine to be ready for the next day. I opened the hood and was shocked! :shock::shock::shock:
I pulled this out of the engine compartment next to the cab heater motor. It filled an 8 gallon trash can.
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The gray fuzzy stuff you are looking at is part of my truck fender insulation. The leaves, well they are from a nearby tree...:roll:
I didn't take a pic of the mess before removing it, but this is what it looked like after removing the nest.
The cab heater area
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What is left of the fender mat. The mat is down on the bottom where the left over leaves are.
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This nest came from one of these guys. They were having a field day frolicking around the campsite and decided to eat my truck and nest in it. :mad:.
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I do not know if it was the chipmunks or the red squirrels, but they where sort of on overload this past summer.
Point in all this: Check your truck engine compartment before you head out for a long towing day when breaking camp. The leaves and nest where touching the edge of the exhaust manifold, and the high heat from the engine during towing could be a fire hazard. And that makes for a bad day camping.
We like to camp in the woods, just remember the furry friends who live there like to play tricks on the folks who come visit.:(
We have had members report squirrels ate up their propane hoses and I'm sure other rodents & insects have damage to ones camper, but don't forget the truck!
Happy Camping,
John
The camper
Looking towards the lake
After being there for 8 nights it was time to get ready to leave to go to our next stop in the Catskills Mountains. I went over the the truck and was going to check the oil in the engine to be ready for the next day. I opened the hood and was shocked! :shock::shock::shock:
I pulled this out of the engine compartment next to the cab heater motor. It filled an 8 gallon trash can.
The gray fuzzy stuff you are looking at is part of my truck fender insulation. The leaves, well they are from a nearby tree...:roll:
I didn't take a pic of the mess before removing it, but this is what it looked like after removing the nest.
The cab heater area
What is left of the fender mat. The mat is down on the bottom where the left over leaves are.
This nest came from one of these guys. They were having a field day frolicking around the campsite and decided to eat my truck and nest in it. :mad:.
I do not know if it was the chipmunks or the red squirrels, but they where sort of on overload this past summer.
Point in all this: Check your truck engine compartment before you head out for a long towing day when breaking camp. The leaves and nest where touching the edge of the exhaust manifold, and the high heat from the engine during towing could be a fire hazard. And that makes for a bad day camping.
We like to camp in the woods, just remember the furry friends who live there like to play tricks on the folks who come visit.:(
We have had members report squirrels ate up their propane hoses and I'm sure other rodents & insects have damage to ones camper, but don't forget the truck!
Happy Camping,
John