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It might take a little extra time but they always seem to find a 
crack or tight space between rocks to drive the narrow fiberglass 
post. Only 3 or 4 inches jammed into a tight space will hold the post 
very well.
Don Huston

At 08:59 PM 2/17/2008 Sunday, you wrote:
> How do they deal with the rock?
>
> Jen
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Huston" <donhuston@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 11:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] Permanent trail marker materials
>
>
> > 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

Don Huston
donhuston @ cox.net
SanDiego, Calif 



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