Opened up the storage cover today and guess what #%@%$@%##. The rat traps you see I just put in today and next winter I'll take the seat bottom/back inside the house. I'm not sure what did the damage as we have red and black squirrels plus chipmunks around here. I'll check wiring next but it doesn't make good nest material so I'm hoping it's ok. I've ordered a new seat (approx $160.00 +tx). The muddy mess on the seats I think is a combination of dust from a dust stopper net across the cab back and condensation from the storage cover. We had high winds this winter and I think the cover was shaking water over everything including the net - I think??? or we have some really muddy critters.