[Rockhounds] Field Work Hazard? - Rodents are Chewing up Car Wires

[Paul]

This might seem off-topic, but it might apply to vehicles used in the
field for rock and fossil hunting.

Why Rodents are Chewing up Car Wires and What You Can Do to Prevent it.
https://www.wheels.ca/news/rodent-damage/

Every farmer knows that vermin nesting in a warm engine bay is yesterday’s
news. What is troubling is the growing volume of online stories about
rodents chewing up expensive wiring looms that keep Audis, Hondas,
Toyotas and Volvos running

Yours,

Paul H.