Cold Storage - Car cover or not?

[camarojoe]

One thing my grandfather taught me about rodents is that they won't go where they don't have anything to eat. Don't keep any type of food, be it dog food, birdseed, etc. in the garage. Also don't let pizza boxes, McDonalds bags, empty beer cans, etc. in the trash, and especially don't keep your week's worth of filled trash bags in the garage, as this is one of the main reasons the rodents come in. They smell that stuff from 3 blocks away I think! If there's nothing in the garage but your car and tools, they'll usually find a better place to take up shop where the dining is better.