“I am actually a lazy guy,” says Tim Collier from Parys. “I do not want to do a job three or four times if I only need to do it once. For example, if I erect a fence once, it has to stay up so that I will only have to maintain it afterwards.”

Tim has a treasure of wisdom regarding boundary fences and wires, but you must know, if he puts up his Bonnox, it will last. He says Bonnox is a special product that you can use for many purposes other than just fencing.

The latest Bonnox he bought will be used in a very unique way. He is building a vegetable tunnel, but natural forces quickly taught him that you should rather redesign for unforeseen events.

He just finished the first tunnel, covered it with plastic and a layer of netting to protect the plastic from the sun and hail… when the big rain that filled up the Vaal Dam, came.

The water could not run off fast enough and began to form large, heavy dams on top of the tunnel.

“The good news is that the plastic and the steel withstood the pressure, but the crosswires that had to keep the plastic in position broke under the weight of the water.

Now, his plan is to take off the netting and plastic, clad the whole tunnel with Bonnox and then replace the plastic and netting. This should ensure the tunnel lasts for the next 50 years!

Tim says he is going to use Bonnox’s ordinary wire clamp to put it up neatly and tightly over the steel structure before replacing the plastic and netting.

There are a couple of reasons why it will work:

It is easy to handle and you can cover a large section at a time. Due to the squares (horizontal and vertical wires), the water will not be able to form dams again.

The wire is fully galvanised steel wire that not only makes it strong enough to be erected tightly, but also keeps it rust free. It is considerably cheaper than the cable used by tunnel builders.

Keep animals outside and tourists inside

Not far from the Colliers is Heinrich Strauss, who has Bonnox-ed his yard as well as goose camps on his farm. The house is used as a guesthouse, and Heinrich says tourists would also like to see tame farm animals in the yard, but then added a tip that it is better to have a fence between the animals and tourists so that no one gets hurt.

However, the main reason for using Bonnox for the goose camp is to keep out caracals. He chose the Bonnox fence with the small squares at the bottom to make sure that the tame animals could not get out and the wild animals could not get in.

Some of the other game camps on the farm have already been Bonnox-ed and Heinrich wants to fence in another 35 hectares with Bonnox. He currently has blesbok, springbok, deer and ostriches, and with the 2,4-meter high Bonnox game fence he can now buy and contain bigger game.

“One of the biggest advantages of Bonnox is that the fence gives way when an animal jumps against it, so they do not get hurt,” says Heinrich. After such an incident, Bonnox fence immediately restores to its original, neat shape.

Heinrich is also very impressed with Bonnox’s service delivery. He said his price estimate was sent straightaway and his order was correct and ready when he arrived to pick it up. He also obtained the wire clamp and everything else he needed to erect the fences from Bonnox, and with the clear and straightforward instructions, he and his team of workers could easily erect the fence.

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Feature photo:  Tim Collier shows the hanging bags of water on his tunnel. The plan now is to apply Bonnox to the structure so that the plastic can rest on it, without forming big paddles.

The guesthouse on Heinrich Strauss’s game farm is neat and safely Bonnox-ed.

Bonnox fences smaller squares at the bottom keep the geese in and the caracal out.