Something ate my propane hose...

[Merrick]

Maybe cayenne pepper and oil brushed on. Shouldn't be reactive to hose. But what a hassle.

[michael.g]

We have had several propane hoses chewed by squirrels. Only happened at one campground across 2 different years. We had been camping there for 5 years. The difference being, the hoses only got chewed on when they were laying across a flat surface. The two times they got chewed was when the grill and camping stove were on the picnic table and the excess length of hose was laying on the table. When the hoses just hang down and don't lay on the ground or table, they don't get bothered.

I also put Frank's Hot Sauce on the propane lines now to be safe. It's a terrible waste of hot sauce, but it's cheaper than replacing propane hoses

-Michael

[campaholix]

Originally Posted by michael.g

We have had several propane hoses chewed by squirrels. Only happened at one campground across 2 different years. We had been camping there for 5 years. The difference being, the hoses only got chewed on when they were laying across a flat surface. The two times they got chewed was when the grill and camping stove were on the picnic table and the excess length of hose was laying on the table. When the hoses just hang down and don't lay on the ground or table, they don't get bothered.



I also put Frank's Hot Sauce on the propane lines now to be safe. It's a terrible waste of hot sauce, but it's cheaper than replacing propane hoses



-Michael

Well weirdly enough you pretty much described exactly where my hoses got chewed on...in the 3-4” where the hoses were lying flat on the ground.

Weirdest damn thing I’ve ever seen. But that’s why I wanted to ask...thanks for the reply

[Roux 'b Doux]

Originally Posted by michael.g

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I also put Frank's Hot Sauce on the propane lines now to be safe. It's a terrible waste of hot sauce, but it's cheaper than replacing propane hoses

-Michael

Hope you got get critters who like hot sauce. My dog does, likes in on his eggs. :-)