Carbon quad sticks and electric fences.

[Womble]

A lot of my permissions are dairy farms that are crisscrossed with electric fencing. For more than 25 years I have been using a set of B&Q "solid plastic" split sticks and these have also been great for manipulating the electric fencing without getting zapped. I'm now contemplating an upgrade to quad sticks and am curious as to whether carbon quad sticks conduct electricity? Or, could be insulated with some form of heat shrink tubing to protect me?

Anyone have any experience/success in this area?

 

[Colin G]

Carbon - graphite can conduct electricity, I’d stick with the plastic in your case

 

[2Ll’s]

A lot of my permissions are dairy farms that are crisscrossed with electric fencing. For more than 25 years I have been using a set of B&Q "solid plastic" split sticks and these have also been great for manipulating the electric fencing without getting zapped. I'm now contemplating an upgrade to quad sticks and am curious as to whether carbon quad sticks conduct electricity? Or, could be insulated with some form of heat shrink tubing to protect me?

Anyone have any experience/success in this area?

I shoot over dairy farms too, I have the Blaser sticks which have rubber coating on the tops, just turn them upside down and push the fence to the floor to step over it, no issues at all due to the rubber coating.

 

[Plummer]

I shoot over dairy farms too, I have the Blaser sticks which have rubber coating on the tops, just turn them upside down and push the fence to the floor to step over it, no issues at all due to the rubber coating.

Ever thought about lightning striking your carbon sticks? It's the greatest danger to fishermen/women/etc who use carbon fishing rods!

 

[2Ll’s]

No, not really an issue if there is lightning around usually rain too, the only quarry I shooting in those conditions are crows etc and I have my shotgun then and am usually in a wood.

 

[Cyres]

Another bonus of a set of Limilus quad sticks. All my dairy farm perms use electric fences.
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[User00056]

I have a mental image of you traversing this farm and cursing at regular intervals. This appeals greatly to my sense of humour

 

[VSS]

Unless you have ridiculously short legs, the temporary electric fences used for subdividing fields or providing grazing strips for cattle or sheep are unlikely to be any higher than what you can comfortably step over without the need to hold them down.
Permanent high-tensile installations may be higher, but you won't be able to push them down anyway.

 

[Pellet Pinger]

When i’m around with the farmer he just stands on them and they ping back up when he takes his foot off them.

 

[hammo]

A resounding YES! they do conduct elastic trickery, I had a good belt off a rather pokey hard wired fence soon after buiying mine.

 

[User00056]

When i’m around with the farmer he just stands on them and they ping back up when he takes his foot off them.

I have a shooting companion who does that, and has no occasion offered to hold it down while others cross.

We have learned he is not to be trusted.

 

[BenBhoy]

If you're wearing decent boots with rubber sole or wellies just step on it. (Assuming it's just orange string)

 

[Eniramrar]

Carbon - graphite can conduct electricity, I’d stick with the plastic in your case

Not related to electricity but is the graphite why they leave a horrible black stain everywhere they touch?

 

[webley701]

Not related to electricity but is the graphite why they leave a horrible black stain everywhere they touch?

I’ve never experienced that.

 

[homer]

A lot of my permissions are dairy farms that are crisscrossed with electric fencing. For more than 25 years I have been using a set of B&Q "solid plastic" split sticks and these have also been great for manipulating the electric fencing without getting zapped. I'm now contemplating an upgrade to quad sticks and am curious as to whether carbon quad sticks conduct electricity? Or, could be insulated with some form of heat shrink tubing to protect me?

Anyone have any experience/success in this area?

The vipers that have the rubber sleeve over the holes are great for holding down live fences. Never had a shock through them. Just remember and use the bit with the rubber coating!

 

[Eniramrar]

I’ve never experienced that.

If I don't wear gloves my hands get black when adjusting the locking rings or touching the rifle supports. Not sweaty! Even leaving them leaning against a wall, where the rifle supports touch they leave a mark. Wondering if I can use some matt paint to stop it.

 

[kieran222]

I have metal quad sticks but the bit you rest the rifle on is plastic. I use that end to push the electric fence down.

 

[nun_hunter]

After telling my 8 year old last weekend that the fence was off (I genuinely thought it was) and to use the Spartan tripod he was carrying to push the top wire down so he could climb over it we both found out that carbon does indeed conduct electricity and I was wrong about the fence being off!

 

[fixedwheel]

After telling my 8 year old last weekend that the fence was off (I genuinely thought it was) and to use the Spartan tripod he was carrying to push the top wire down so he could climb over it we both found out that carbon does indeed conduct electricity and I was wrong about the fence being off!

There is a life lesson learnt!

 

[nun_hunter]

There is a life lesson learnt!

Yeah, unfortunately it's "don't trust dad because he's an idiot"