We currently have an Invisible Fence system installed, but will soon
be leaving our property while our home is demolished and rebuilt.
We'll be renting a home that does not have an IF. My thinking is to
take the transmitter with us, and do a "quick" non-permanent
installation at the rental...I'd like to bury the wire only where
necessary, etc, and I don't want to spend an arm and a leg to have the
IF people come bury wire for me.

I think we'll likely fence in 2-4 acres...I believe this means we'll
use 14 gauage wire. Will anything off the shelf at Home Depot do the
trick? What are the tricks in laying the wire out? What's the deal
with twisting the wire? How do you do that and what does it
accomplish? Will I be okay leaving the wire on the ground for about 8
months? What else should I think about?

Thanks.