Does anyone know if the gates you get in the alps to stop cattle escaping that are like a sprung piece of glass fibre rod are homemade or you can buy them?

Anyone know if so what theyre called, or does anyone have a pic?

Cheers.

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Anyone

I just have no clue what you are talking about
French for gate is barrière.

Look homemade to me. Plastic pipe and a spring.

I've been several time in France, in the Alps and I really can't think of a gate (barriere canadienne?) made of glass fibre rods.

A cheap door closer with a bit of plastic pipe stuck on it might do the job.

I know the things you mean, they're all over the place in Morzine. Should be something pretty easily made your self I'd have though, spring, thin tent pole maybe, post…

I spend quite a bit of time in the french alps and I've no idea what you are talking about 😯

are they slalom gates?

yep..a farmer near here has some …I'll ask him. they are electrified.

You're not mad. I've seem them in a few places. Took a few uses before we realised you could just ride straight through them

theyre called drive through gates and can be electrified
http://www.kencove.com/fence/Gate+Drive-Thru_product.php

Available with added redneck
http://www.ecklundgates.com/ 🙂

From Stoner's second link…

The calves, are curious, lick at it and BANG get a shock

Love it… 😆

Some of the ones that I looked at were made from old ski slalom poles