Are high winds, especially hurricane force winds, likely to be a problem in your area? A neighbor of mine put up one of those really great looking (and expensive) white vinyl fences before hurricane Ivan in 2004. Blew it flat...........
Hurricane Ivan ruined my honeymoon too!
We live in Kentucky. Tornadoes are a problem in the flatter areas, but our area is “hilly”, so winds I think we will be okay from. I am concerned about a fence that my dogs won’t destroy. I’m considering rewiring the Invisible Fence inside the privacy fence.
Vinyl fencing is available in a 6 foot high “shadowbox” style, which has the boards offset from each other. Looking straight at it, you can’t see anything on the other side, but looking sideways there is space between the boards. This prevents it developing a bad lean or even being blown down by wind. From the top, the profile of the boards looks like __—__—__—__— . Vinyl will last a lot longer than bamboo or wood, and I think it’s cheaper than chain link.