Moat construction?

[herm]

Too many people approach the house, so it's time for a moat.

Anyone installed one? What depth/width? There is some formula for keeping a ditch of a given depth from collapsing on itself. check with your landscape architect

Lessons learned? Cost per radius/depth? if you rent some heavy equipment, and operate it yourself, you should incur pretty minimal costs (more fun too)

What did you put in it that eats people? I need something that'll survive lower temps on occasion, but not freeze. Ideally with a minimum amount of feedings, too. i would avoid human eating things. too high on maintenance. plus, you have junior incredible on the way. i would go with pungi stakes, dipped in feces.

I'd be willing to electrify the moat as an alternative, but I don't know what size of a backup generator I would need. just loop a wire over one of those high KV lines and into the moat. that should be enough.

Should I fence both sides of the moat or just one? Inside or outside? fence at least the inside...again, thinking of junior.

I figure if the fence is inside the moat, it'll advertise the right message, however if the fence obscures the moat, it'd be easier to dispose of anyone who made it in. ideally, you would want them to get out under their own power, go home and expire there. this would really save a lot of work for you in the long term. OTOH, if you do decide to go with man eaters, they will want to keep something to snack on in between intruders...then all you have to do is scoop out the bones with a pool cleaning net every now and then.

Both sides seems cost prohibitive. tough call (see above)

Thoughts?

glad to help

[Popeye the Sailor]

Don't you have a gate?

sac

Yes but, once the moat is put in, I will upgrade it to a portcullis.

[SacDuc]

Yes but, once the moat is put in, I will upgrade it to a portcullis.

If you have a gate, how are people coming up to your house?

sac

[Statler]

If you have a gate, how are people coming up to your house?

sac

Mr.i has more of a gait than a gate.  it's almost a lope.  people find it attractive in a shirt untucked muppet kind of way.

[zooom]

If you have a gate, how are people coming up to your house?

sac

Evil Keneivel ramp entrance anyone?!?!?!

[DCXCV]

Dry moat, 10' deep, filled with jackals.  You can recover costs by webcam feed subscriptions.

[Popeye the Sailor]

If you have a gate, how are people coming up to your house?

sac

I don't have an automatic gate, and I'd rather not inconvenience the pregnant wife/tenant until I get one, so I just leave it open.


Plus f I had a moat, I could fish in it. Trout live well with piranhas?

[cyrus buelton]

I thought you lived out in the sticks?



Why not just get yourself a stage coach shot gun and open the door holding it?


I haven't posted pics yet, but I was at a military surplus store picking up some supplies for Costa Rica and ended up walking out with a military vest that holds all sorts of shit. I'll take a picture and post it in the gun thread.

basically I have like ten 30rnd AR-15 mags, an extra saiga mag, my USP 40 and a few extra mags and a knife.

Just throw that on and answer the door too.

Oh wait, you can't have 30rnd mags in CA. My bad.




I love the moat idea, but I'd spend a bit more and make it a saltwater one.

Throw some mores eels in there, along with a few tiger sharks.

You live in the woods, so just take down some small game every few days and throw them in the moat and watch the feeding frenzy.

 

[Popeye the Sailor]

Because I'm not home all the time to answer doors with shotguns?










You guys know all of this is tongue in cheek, right?

[cyrus buelton]

Because I'm not home all the time to answer doors with shotguns?










You guys know all of this is tongue in cheek, right?

So how do you know if people come to your house all the time if you aren't home?

Leave the gate open?



(yes, which is why you are getting off the wall answers)

[Popeye the Sailor]

My neighbors let me know.


They're very neighborly.

[zooom]

My neighbors let me know.


They're very neighborly.

so you leave them with the shotgun and a set of your fingerprints and tell them to take care of the offendors of your lawn...and that you'll take care of the rest when you get home!

[SacDuc]

There are rules to moving to the middle of nowhere.

1) House should not be visible from the road.
2) Neighbors should not be visible from the house.
3) If you want to blow stuff up the noise shouldn't bother anyone.


I don't think you did it right. Might as well live in the city if you can't blow up stuff. So try one of these:

http://www.doorking.com/pages/dks-gate_op.php

sac


/and then kill your neighbors after making sure they will you their property

[KnightofNi]

for a small yearly fee plus room and board i will be your personal security guard.

i'll even keep a small cache of bitey animals to throw at people if they don't leave soon enough.

[Popeye the Sailor]

for a small yearly fee plus room and board i will be your personal security guard.

i'll even keep a small cache of bitey animals to throw at people if they don't leave soon enough.

Name the fee.


Does Kath watch kids?