The solar fence charger should work well. It is initially more expensive, but does replace the battery and charger and need to charge it. A good way to go.
That is 1/2" poly tape, or any of the poly ropes. I think those are 3/16". A form of poly rope is what is used on the poultry netting fences. Again, get the premium stuff.
Unless your ground is really undulating and uneven, one bag of the yellow donut insulators should work.
If it is uneven, such that a run of tape or rope will pass over dips and valleys that will leave a gap a varmint can crawl under, then you fill in the dips and valleys by setting a steel T post in the middle of the dip, then use the clip on insulators, installed upside down, to hold the tape/rope or wire through the dip. You may find this out after you have the rest of it installed. Something you can always add later.
For really long runs of several hundred feet, you will get better results if you use a steel T post, set really deep, for your corners. These will let you use a single post without the need to brace it to keep it from being pulled over. This is a much lighter load on the corner posts than a regular fence, but for long runs that must be tensioned up, the load is still greater than you might think.
For my simple 1 strand poly tape fence of 40' x 50', I used the step in posts only for the straight runs and corners. All but the corner that is serving as my ground rod. They are working well.
That is 1/2" poly tape, or any of the poly ropes. I think those are 3/16". A form of poly rope is what is used on the poultry netting fences. Again, get the premium stuff.
Unless your ground is really undulating and uneven, one bag of the yellow donut insulators should work.
If it is uneven, such that a run of tape or rope will pass over dips and valleys that will leave a gap a varmint can crawl under, then you fill in the dips and valleys by setting a steel T post in the middle of the dip, then use the clip on insulators, installed upside down, to hold the tape/rope or wire through the dip. You may find this out after you have the rest of it installed. Something you can always add later.
For really long runs of several hundred feet, you will get better results if you use a steel T post, set really deep, for your corners. These will let you use a single post without the need to brace it to keep it from being pulled over. This is a much lighter load on the corner posts than a regular fence, but for long runs that must be tensioned up, the load is still greater than you might think.
For my simple 1 strand poly tape fence of 40' x 50', I used the step in posts only for the straight runs and corners. All but the corner that is serving as my ground rod. They are working well.
