What Do You Call These Things Popping Out of the Ground?

You have seen these multi-colored whiskers popping out of the ground around construction sites, utility lines, survey sites, nature trails, golf courses, landscape projects and even in the forest marking hunting locations. These whisker type ground markers have been around for a long time and are the trusted ground marker for their visibility, durability and flexibility when designing outdoor spaces.

But what do you call these things popping up out of the ground? These ground markers are most called stake chasers or stake flags, marking flags, marking whiskers, nail whiskers, survey markers, landscape markers, athletic field markers and the list goes on. By brand name, Stake Chaser® by Smi-Carr, Inc., is the original, most well-designed whisker marker and is the gold standard and most widely used manufacturer and best of all MADE IN THE USA.

Available in eight APWA and international code colors including RED for power lines and lighting cables. YELLOW for gas, oil and steam lines. ORANGE for marking communication lines, cable, or conduit. BLUE for potable water. PURPLE for slurry lines. GREEN for sewer and drain lines. WHITE for proposed excavation sites and PINK for temporary survey marking.

For home and garden projects Trail Chasers® brand ground markers take the Stake Chaser® whiskers made by Smi-Carr and combine them with a 7-inch lightweight aluminum stake in packages of 10 or 25. For heavier home, commercial or industrial use Trail Chasers combines the Smi-Carr whiskers with 6-inch upgraded hard ground stake.

So, regardless of what you want to call these whiskers popping out of the ground, remember when you are looking for maximum visibility, durability and flexibility in a ground marker look for whiskers in the specialty hand tool section of your hardware supplier.