We see many fences in the field that are constructed as
above. While this type of installation looks impenetrable, in actuality, this
design is probability the least
secure of all. This looks hard to breach, but in fact is the easiest of all the
fence designs available.
With a fence voltage meter (cost approx $35-$40) as is
available in any farm supply stores one can easily determine if the fence is
actually installed for security or installed the cheapest possible way.
This common fence design is not secure, and is simply a
“feel good” and offers virtually no security from anybody with a fence voltage
meter. Although the fence seldom false alarms, it is laughably easy to bypassed
without any type of alarm ever being given.
As shown in the following sketch, a number of people can
enter or leave at their leisure without any alarm at all. This type of fence
design requires the least amount of engineering and the lowest installation
cost, and the yard should be considered only minimally protected.
This is not security by any definition, but simply a “feel
good” fence. This type fence installation is strictly for minimal cost and
maintenance, with no regard for actual security. Even more facetious is the
fact that an intruder would have to stumble into the fence in the dark.