I was thinking about using pete moss to cut back on how much waxed dirt I have to make. I noticed different stores sell different brands of it and I was wondering If there is a specific brand I should purchase or does it even matter. Or what the best brand would be. And is it as effective as waxed dirt

I found it would freeze fairly easy and am a waxed dirt and waxed paper fan. I would think it would be okay for temps right around or slightly below freezing but forget about teens or single digits

Doesn't matter what brand as long as it's an all natural Sphagnum peat moss with nothing added such as a fertilizer. Get it opened up and let it get good and dry in the sun. It's effective but not as effective as waxed dirt. To cut down on wax dirt I have put a thin layer of waxed dirt in trap bed, add some peat moss on top it, put trap in and top off with waxed dirt.

Ok. Thanks for advice. Real easy to go through alot of waxed dirt. Just trying to develop another method to save on some of it.

I hear you there. Easily a half-gallon per set of waxed dirt. I like silkyplains idea about waxed dirt, then peat moss, then waxed dirt for coyotes. I have heard wolves will not work a set with peat moss in it.

Please let me know how dry peat moss freezes.

like I said In another thread you can't bed a trap In peat moss.
Your trap bed needs to have straight sides and It needs to be just big enough for the trap. Or you need to use the 3 spike method of stabilizing your trap.

is his brother Randy??

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Who is Pete Moss?

Apparently he's the guy that's going to make waxed dirt for the OP.

PEAT moss can be bedded in BUT ya must use just a lil skim of it or use Cundiff's bedding method with nails.

Remember it sweats in those plastic bags.

To dry it I split a bale into thirds putting each into its own burlap sack and hang in our hay loft, then after a couple weeks open the sacks and rotate/stir it and hang for another few weeks, and once dry put in 5 gal buckets with screw on/off lids

In regards to the three spike method. I used that same method and I will never put any nails near the loose jaw again. I know some people will disagree with this (there's you-tube videos where guys are doing it) but if ground is frozen rock hard it will impede jaws from closing. Even on 4 coiled traps.

I bed in waxed dirt and cover with peat to make my waxed dirt last longer.

So far I haven't had any problems. The nail Is completely smooth and I can't see how It would impede the closing of the jaws. I assume your cutting off the nail heads. And when the nail Is driven all the way In flush with the top of the jaw there Isn't much holding the jaw.
But like Murphy's law If It can go wrong It will.

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If your trap bed Is of the right size and shape It can be done but In a bowl type trap bed I can't see bedding In peat moss to be very stable.
Please enlighten me on your method.

Is that possible?

Freeze. Thaw. Freeze. Thaw. Freeze. Thaw.

Is that possible?

Do you ever have anything positive to add to a thread?

Peat moss,calcium chloride, power bed . Freeze and thaw ..no problem.