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by Cynthia Gentles
The Base Camp model (for camping with a vehicle) comes with 6 step-in posts and 100 meters (328 feet) of 3 mm (1/8”) polywire. We recommend no mo...
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by Cynthia Gentles
It’s about proper set up and maintenance.
1. Optimal voltage. This is the electrical “pressure” in the fence that enables a connection with a bear....
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by Cynthia Gentles
You’ll need a voltage tester to make sure your Bear Sentry is working properly after set up and before bed. It’ll tell you if you need to trouble...
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by Cynthia Gentles
The more tension, the better.
If a bear tries to enter your camp site, the Bear Sentry energizer is highly capable of delivering the shock to dete...
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by Cynthia Gentles
When we designed our electric fences we knew they had to be functional and easy to use. We developed our own guylines with this in mind.
They hel...
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by Cynthia Gentles
That clicking you hear is the sound of energy being discharged along the fence wire, and it’s a safety feature.
The flow of electricity is regulate...
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by Cynthia Gentles
What we’ve found works best is to get the line nice and taut and then use a Velcro strap to hold it tight on the spooler.
Then hook the spooler ont...
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by Cynthia Gentles
You’ve clipped the 3 blue insulators to each pole with the bottom clip 8” to 12” from the ground. The other two should be evenly spaced with the t...
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by Kate Gentles
You can make a gate or ‘door’ in the Base Camp model. You’ll need to use 2 posts for the door and string the polywire in a zig zag pattern. An Exp...
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by Cynthia Gentles
A Bear Sentry is an example of a simple electrical circuit. The polywire is connected to the positive ( + ) terminal of the energizer; all the lin...
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by Cynthia Gentles
When taking a break from the backcountry you can put your portable electric fence on duty at home. It’s useful around garbage bins or compost, and ...
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by Cynthia Gentles
Let’s start with the Basics
When an animal touches the hot wire of an electrified fence, it closes what was until then an open circuit. Electrical...
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