I believe you would be in over your head. Steel wool is nothing for a determined rodent that can conform itself down to the size of a dime or something like that. No offence to you, but rodents and bear are professionals... Its what they do for a living. So unless you can get similar materials to what usack uses, the only way to outsmart a rodent would be a plastic conatiner, IMO.
The problem with rodents seems to be that on the ground, the mice can get it, in a tree the squirrels can get it. Right now I'm trying to outsmart a grey squirrel off my birdfeeder, I suspect I will give up and end up with a squirrel feeder.
But please do try to prove me wrong... I just am putting my money on the rodents.
Scott
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