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Chargers, wire, posts and the testers that tell you the truth. Voltage claims are checked with a meter, not taken from the box.

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Energizers, wire, posts, gates, and solar chargers.

Electric fence chargers: joules, miles, and which number lies
Fencing
Electric fence chargers: joules, miles, and which number lies

Every charger is sold on two numbers and one of them is close to useless. How to size on joules, and the ground system nobody sells you.

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Chris D.
August 11, 2026 · 4 min read
Fence testers: why the cheap one tells you the least useful fact
Fencing
Fence testers: why the cheap one tells you the least useful fact

A neon pen glows on a fence that works and a fence that barely does. A number tells you which, and where the fault is.

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Chris D.
August 11, 2026 · 3 min read
T-posts and wood posts: which goes where, and why it matters
Fencing
T-posts and wood posts: which goes where, and why it matters

T-posts hold the line up. Wood posts hold the line tight. Getting that backwards is why fences go slack in two years.

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Chris D.
August 11, 2026 · 3 min read
The Parable of the Two-Dollar Latch
Fencing
The Parable of the Two-Dollar Latch

A homesteader's tale about a man who saved two dollars on a gate latch, and what it cost him by spring.

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Chris D.
August 11, 2026 · 3 min read
Why the fence goes weak in winter, and why it is not the energizer - Cover Image
Fencing
Why the fence goes weak in winter, and why it is not the energizer

Frozen soil breaks the return half of an electric fence circuit. How much ground rod you need per joule, why never copper, and what to fix before freeze-up.

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Chris D.
August 9, 2026 · 3 min read