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Why I Prefer Poly Braid Over Other Portable Fencing

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I've been practicing different forms of rotational grazing for 5 years now and over this time I've experimented with several types of portable fencing. I've used poly tape, poly wire and have finally settled with poly braid. The reason I have settled with the poly braid is it's strength but before I go into too much detail, lets breakdown the other portable fencing cons. What is poly fencing?  Poly fence is a polythene string or line, these strings are either twisted, braided or woven together to make a bigger much heavier line/rope. Woven in the poly fences is metal wires that carry the fence load making the fence hot. If you look closely at the picture below, you can see the metal wires. Poly Tape Poly tape is woven which makes it very durable. The problem I have with it is that it collects too much rain/ snow because of it's width and once it gets heavy is begins to sag, sometime until it's reaches the ground, which shorts out the fence. For this re