Weber Genesis II Custom Predator Guards

[Jerod Broussard]

4-legged sacks of crap can no more raid and displace my grease pan.

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

dryer sheets work pretty good to for rodents btw, more so for winter storage.

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

yeah, these cats have been encouraged to jump on cars by their owners, and have damaged both of our cars now with scratches. I told the owners and they went and got ANOTHER cat. I love animals, but there's a line that has been crossed.

[Attjack]

Those work on me too.

[Bkhuna]

ItsAllGoneToTheDogs - If you catch them on video you can take the owners to small claims court. At the minimum, report them to animal control and have the vermin trapped. I want to be a good neighbor, but I don't want their nasty, parasite spreading animals on my property.

[HawkerXP]

Having a couple of cats or hawks in the neighborhood is always a good way to cut down on the rodent population.

[FireMan]

And here I thought I wuz goin to see a shot gun.

[Oak Smoke]

Here you go FireMan this one is actively involved in squirrel control. It’s pictured with the 410 ammo I make from 444 Marlin brass.

[texastweeter]

Now electrify it.

[Jerod Broussard]

I have enough scars already

[fzxdoc]

Par-cooking rodents. What a thought.

K.

[texastweeter]

fzxdoc wouldn't be the first time or the last time I ate som squirrel or coon.

[DrJimmy2112]

Now we need to figure a way to keep the stink bugs out

[Jerod Broussard]

Wood Ducks. They eat the crap out of those things.

[Attjack]

One time I opened the lid and saw a mouse. So I hit the jets and the sucker started to dance. Then I shut it off because I didn't want to clean his burnt little carcass out of there. He took off like he had someplace to be and I have never seen evidence of mice in there again. However, adding that wire screen is still on my list. I also need to add it around the perimeter of the outdoor kitchen. I wish I had done it before I built the cabinets.

[Steve R.]

I had this problem with my Blackstone griddle a couple of years ago. I made the mistake of forgetting to take the roll of paper towels off the paper towel holder before putting the cover on. Next time I opened it up, there was a big nest made of shredded paper towels right there on the griddle surface. So I cleaned it out, spread newspaper over the whole surface, and set 4 mousetraps on it. It took a few days of cleaned off mousetraps, but I GOT EEM! And the others have stayed away.

[realdocBBQ]

Oh CRAP. I have had the cover on my Blackstone for a couple of months... and I bet you a dollar I didn't take the damned paper towels out. Let's hope this isn't a prophetic story. Sheisse, I never considered that possibility!

[MeyerCinNC]

Dang, Jerod, you stole my thunder! Clearly, great minds think alike.

I used the same approach on my Genesis II last summer to keep the stinkin' squirrels out. I did a couple other things too:

• Used a 1 inch wide aluminum bar across the top of each side and wound the mesh around it to close the space between the two cabinet frame posts and the grill well.
• In addition to the sides and back, I sealed up the space under the front control panel.
• When it got colder, I had to close up two interior gaps where mice were getting in through the bottom (they made a nice warm home in my heat-proof gloves)!

See attached photos. If anyone is interested, I have a "how-to" writeup with a series of detailed photos. Just message me here if you want them.

[fzxdoc]

Wow, nice job. You really channeled your inner squirrel/mouse to eliminate all the loopholes in the design. You have a lot of frustrated rodents hanging around, I imagine.

Kathryn

[Jerod Broussard]

Sweeeeetness! Thankfully I just have mesopredators.

[jfmorris]

If my Genesis II was not the open cart design, I would try to seal it up with some chicken wire like you guys, but that is impractical with the wide open cart. Thankfully, I have yet to find rats or possums under the Genesis II like I had happen with my old Genesis Silver A. Good Lord, I had rats in the grease pan all the time, and a possum sleeping under the cover on top of the propane tank one time.

[MeyerCinNC]

Yeah, the critters love the grease pan! The varmint-proofing job on my Weber works so well that I now store the drop bucket from my pellet smoker in there!

[jfmorris]

MeyerCinNC I have a galvanized 2 gallon bucket that sits under my offset, and when not being used for grease collection I use it for ashes when cleaning out the grills. Haven't seen any varmints diving into it yet - but I dump the grease after each cook, unlike the pan on the Genesis which kinda sits out of sight, out of mind, and hopefully I think to check it before it overflows...