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Part of the problem here in SoCal is that it is against the law to 
nail or attach anything to any tree including picket lines, tent 
lines, lanterns, etc. The fiberglass posts have worked very well 
because they can be placed in just the right place to prevent 
confusion, stand alone and spring up after being run over without 
being damaged or doing damage to the runner. Of course they are 
ruined by fire which is ideal for Calif because CalFire (our state 
run fire dept) believes in using the "Fire Storm" burning method 
where residents are fined for clearing their land until there is 
enough fuel to support a major fire where absolutely nothing is left, 
no signs, brush, trees, powerpoles, bridges, guardrails, houses, 
nothing. CalFire don't want no stinkin' trail signs stickin' up out 
of that nice scorched landscape. Someone might think it was silly 
little controlled burn.
Don Huston

At 05:48 PM 2/17/2008 Sunday, Truman wrote:
> They are fiberglass. Fiberglass doesn't burn but the resin melts. 
> The local State Forest bought a bunch of these spent a lot of money 
> with doing a lot of research. The first controlled burn, all in the 
> burn area were laying on the ground.
>
> Truman
>
> Karen Sullivan wrote:
> > Our county bought some for part of the trail system.  From our
> > perspective of trying to buy more, and somewhere from 50 to 100
> > they are way pricey...about $10 each for post and spike into ground....
> > and another couple bucks for the lettering.....nice stuff if you 
> > can afford it
> >
> >
> > On 2/17/08, *Don Huston* <donhuston@xxxxxxx 
> > <mailto:donhuston@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >
> >     Hello Angie,
> >     http://www.glasforms.com/products_layout.htm
> >     Here is San Diego the County uses these flexible fiberglass markers
> >     4ft long with various labels. I do not know the cost but the labels
> >     remain readable for many years and the post itself is unfazed by our
> >     weather. I recommend the Dual-Flex or the SignPost models that
> >     support decals on both sides.
> >     Don Huston
> >
> >     At 12:56 PM 2/17/2008 Sunday, you wrote:
> >     >Just curious as to how other forest have marked their permanent
> >     trails.
> >     >At Pigeon Mtn. we have used oil based paint on trees, but it
> >     fades away
> >     >and it's a mess to work with. I remember that in Vermont they had
> >     what
> >     >appeared to be the lids off paint cans nailed on the trees. At
> >     Biltmore
> >     >they have plastic arrows stapled on. I'd be interested in what is the
> >     >average life of any of these methods of marking. There used to be
> >     lots of
> >     >Competitive Trail & Endurance events at Pigeon but since 2002 there's
> >     >been nothing. Since the same people who ran the rides put in the
> >     >permanent trails up there the maintenance of them has gone with
> >     the ride
> >     >managers. I'm guessing that since the Appalachian Trail uses paint it
> >     >must be the standard. Just wondered if anyone had figured out
> >     anything
> >     >better.
> >     >
> >     >Angie McGhee
> >     >http://www.lightersideofendurance.com
> >     >Work it harder, Make it better, Do it faster, Makes us stronger!
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