>Growing up on a farm here in the US, electric fence wire (I think 14ga, not 8ga) was always useful. My dad will mention number 9 clothesline wire in a similar

>Growing up on a farm here in the US, electric fence wire (I think 14ga, not 8ga) was always useful. My dad will mention number 9 clothesline wire in a similar context. Also baling twine and baling wire are common for farmers for the same reason.