Planning on picking up some boards at the FTA. We are new to putting up fur. Should we go with adjustable or solid boards?

Both will work.
Adjustable - one common board (get ones with tail boards/corrugated sheet for pinning the tail, if you do that. No wedges required. May dry fur faster because of open center. They are more expensive/piece.

Solid boards - will require multiple sized boards. Don't forget wedges, sometimes needs multiple wedges to get fur off the board. No tail boards required if you pin tails. They are cheaper/piece, but you will need more boards to cover all sizes of coon and wedges are often extra.

Third option is the wire stretcher #23, #4 , #5 (depending on manufacture) - least expense option/ piece. Typically requires 2 sizes to cover size range. Dries fur fastest. Does not produce the best/preferred presentation favored by auction houses for uniformity. Faster fur put up. Lowest storage space volume needed.

I use wood, have both solid and adjustable boards, got solids first, adjustables became available later. I think everyone has forgotten to put in a wedge when using solid boards and you appreciate an adjustable board right then. I don't put up large volumes of coon so don't use wire.

Thank you. I was looking at Top Lot Stretchers and after buying the wedges the adjustable aren't much more so I didn't know if I should go that route? But the solids look easier to use?

I like solid boards for a uniform look

I've never had a fur buyer turn down or lower the price on raccoon because of what kind of board it was put on. I use adjustable and find them quite adequate. And further, after hearing fur buyers say about raccoon, "Tails don't matter." when someone hands over a raccoon pelt that only had part of a tail on it I made a decision. When I skin one I split the tail out about 3" and when I pull the legs down and get my fingers around the bone and the pelt pull. Where ever the skin stops I cut the tail off. I usually have about 2" of the tail left on pelt. Saves a lot of time messing around with fleshing and pinning out the tail. Never had a complaint from the buyer nor had my price cut.

I use solid boards. Very easy to use. I made all my belly wedges. Any scrap wood will work.