Ah ha...are you a camping person, too? Yes, I have learned of plugging the holes with pads, but THEY now recommend those brass or bronze pads now, since mice can't chew through them...supposedly. LOL
Ahhhh, are they recommending something else now? I think I used the Brillo pads when I lived in a log cabin in Northern California. The mice must be more advanced now :)
Yes, totally a camping, hiking, biking person here!! I don't do much backpacking lately, but I used to.