Cage maker builds a heck of a cage lots of models too. But this can't turn into an advertisement we're going to start getting whacked.

I think wire triggers have their place and if a guy could Master it especially in snow country they could save you some froze up pans. My thought has always been gravity is constant. a 20 lb cat is always going to weigh 20 lb and he's going to be standing on something when he walks through your double door or investigates your cage.

Both systems have their pros and cons.

Steve Craig in Arizona took some of my double door traps chopped out the pan and invented his own wire trigger. The wire hung in the cage exactly like you would hang a snare. Only at the bottom of the loop the wires didn't touch they were separate. I think that made it legal for Arizona. If it was a solid wire loop it's possible it could be construed to be a snare I suppose.
Anyways the snare Loop wired sure worked pretty good according to him and when you think about it seems like a great idea.

ML

In the winter time when we get snow & ice I use a shake type cap that they use on the ridge 0f shake roofs to keep the trigger ice & snow free.