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Glossary -- Sign Posts

Carsonite Sign. A stiff, but flexible fiberglass route or boundary marker commonly used by land management agencies. Usually brown, the marker has space for applying stickers such as "Designated Route" or "Wilderness Area Boundary -- No Vehicles." People like to shoot, break off, or otherwise tear down signs, so carsonite sign provide a low-cost mechanism for marking sites and easily replacing damaged signs.

T-post Sign. A metal fence post, T-shaped in cross-section and usually used for barbed wire fences, used as route and boundary markers. Usually green, the post has bumps on one side to facilitate holding things in place (e.g., signs) when wired to the post.

Carsonite Sign	Carsonite Sign
Carsonite Sign	Carsonite sign marking a designated trail
Carsonite sign with trail regulations	Carsonite sign marking a designated road
Carsonite sign marking a designated road	Carsonite sign marking end of road (cable fence in background)
Carsonite sign marking the end of a designated road	Carsonite sign marking a designated road
Metal T-post Sign	Metal T-post used for barbed-wire fence
Metal T-post used for barbed-wire fence	Metal T-post used for barbed-wire fence
Viewed from above, the T-shaped cross-section is more apparent	Viewed from above, the T-shaped cross-section is more apparent
Metal T-post	Metal T-post (the "T" is upside down)