[pct-l] Portable Electric Fence

[Diane Soini]

People worry sooooo much about the wildlife in the backcountry. It's  
really not a huge problem. A much bigger problem is the truly  
terrifying wildlife in my own urban yard. I have been startled awake  
by horrible growls and the terrifying sounds of birds and small  
mammals being strangled to death their pitiful cries slowly dying  
out. The worst was last night as our entire house seemed to have been  
gassed by a skunk. I'm afraid to sleep outside at night in my yard.

I think this electric fence is the only thing I would consider to  
make it safe to sleep outside in my yard. That and maybe a hammock  
with electric wires around the guy lines. Otherwise, if I want to  
have a peaceful night without scary creatures, I'll go sleep on the PCT.


On Nov 5, 2013, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> From: Ed Jarrett <edjarrett at msn.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Portable Electric Fence
>
> While this is not something I could see myself carrying, some might  
> be interested in it as an alternative to peeing around their  
> campsite.  Sureguard makes a portable electric fence that weighs  
> less than half a pound (without the wire or stakes), that will run  
> for up to 75 hours on a set of batteries.  http:// 
> www.sureguard.com.au/cattle_electric_fence.html