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    Pet Fence

    When we are at campgrounds, we see several kinds a pet fences used to contain their dogs. I've looked and found a company that charges $999 for a RV pet fence. I know I can get it done cheaper, but don't know how.

    I am looking at something lightweight with a gate that can contain our 40lb beagle. Any suggestions would be helpful.
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    There are many several options on Chewey.com and in pet stores for a lot less $. I would shy away from any that require securing to the ground via stakes, as many campgrounds do not allow stakes to be set because of utility lines, unless you are a boondocker. For our 2-dogs we hook rope leads I made up to stationary objects, even less $ any easy to pack and store.
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    It also depends on how much your dog likes to challenge a fence. Our little dog never tries to push against or jump over a fence. So the cheap folding pet fences would work well for us. But because she is so non-aggressive we don't bother with fences. We clip her collar/leash to a camping chair. She jumps up in the chair and is quite satisfied. Also look at the campground rules, some places don't allow pet fences.
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    Our little guy is trained to a harness and lead, so we do the same at the campsite. I have tie-offs mounted to the camper frame. Nonetheless, that is not your question but I can answer that there are a ton of less expensive, collapsible pet pens out there for RVers. Can make them DIY too with 1x, critter wire, and hinges. For an active pup, you can reinforce them by driving rebar into the ground to firm things up. You can pull the rebar with the help of a pair of pipe wrenches.
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    Quote Originally Posted by geotex1 View Post
    Our little guy is trained to a harness and lead, so we do the same at the campsite. I have tie-offs mounted to the camper frame. Nonetheless, that is not your question but I can answer that there are a ton of less expensive, collapsible pet pens out there for RVers. Can make them DIY too with 1x, critter wire, and hinges. For an active pup, you can reinforce them by driving rebar into the ground to firm things up. You can pull the rebar with the help of a pair of pipe wrenches.
    Driving rebar into the ground is not a reliable solution because many campgrounds because of shallow utilities do not allow, or at a minimum frown on driving stakes and such into the ground.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BB&LAB View Post
    Driving rebar into the ground is not a reliable solution because many campgrounds because of shallow utilities do not allow, or at a minimum frown on driving stakes and such into the ground.
    WoW! I personally have never encountered such a restriction. What are folks anchoring their EZ-ups and tents with? I have been using ground screws for at least 15 years. Code requires particular burial depths, but I can see your point with private campgrounds that may not be inline with Code.
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    Quote Originally Posted by geotex1 View Post
    WoW! I personally have never encountered such a restriction. What are folks anchoring their EZ-ups and tents with? I have been using ground screws for at least 15 years. Code requires particular burial depths, but I can see your point with private campgrounds that may not be inline with Code.
    Except for specified areas within campgrounds, most of the campgrounds we've been in do not allow tents, stakes, E-Z ups, anything that's staked to the ground in the RV areas. I think it's more to do with there's often not that much space in any given site, and if everyone wanted to put up something that requires staking in the ground, they would always be in the same spots, damaging the grass/landscaping.

    Unlike boondocking where people are not not necessarily in the same place all the time.
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    We purchased our pet fence at Petsmart. It comes in sections and is approximately 28" high. I have 3 sections of it that join together with clips. It will surround the majority of our roll out mat. I believe it was less than 40.00 per section back when I bought it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by geotex1 View Post
    WoW! I personally have never encountered such a restriction. What are folks anchoring their EZ-ups and tents with? I have been using ground screws for at least 15 years. Code requires particular burial depths, but I can see your point with private campgrounds that may not be inline with Code.
    I believe this is a geographical difference. Even a private campground would have to follow code for buried electrical. We’re just used to the 4’ code (with sand bed) just to get it below frostline. Most CGs in the Northeast don’t even comment on staking, as it’s pretty routine in CGs. I imagine that includes Ohio. These are interesting things to think about when traveling in different regions of the country, though.
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    The picture below is what I am thinking. I looked at Chewy.com and PetSmart for the gates you all suggested. Just trying to figure out how it will work for us.

    @cforman61 I think I want it to go around our mat also... great idea!


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