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Island Girl · 10-17-2006, 05:44 AM

We put dcon all around. I buy a large roll of plastic which will last several years. The mattresses are covered with this plastic, tucked in. The rest of the bedding goes into plastic sealed bags and the air sucked out with a vacuum cleaner. These are then left on top of the bed.

any food we are leaving is put into a large rubbermaid tub and tightly closed.

In the spring there may be one or two droppings.... nothing like the first year when we did not use dcon.

The plastic is also used to cover the couch and anything on the porch that could get wet.

Spring opening is very easy this way.

IG

10-17-2006, 05:44 AM	#6
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	Camp Closing We put dcon all around. I buy a large roll of plastic which will last several years. The mattresses are covered with this plastic, tucked in. The rest of the bedding goes into plastic sealed bags and the air sucked out with a vacuum cleaner. These are then left on top of the bed. any food we are leaving is put into a large rubbermaid tub and tightly closed. In the spring there may be one or two droppings.... nothing like the first year when we did not use dcon. The plastic is also used to cover the couch and anything on the porch that could get wet. Spring opening is very easy this way. IG __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade