Cat Post Hustle

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I know, I know you are saying FreeMan got us trying to make money on anything and everything. All I can say to that is Yep, until you come up with your own way out way of making money I’ll put you on to what I see out here. I was at the Laundromat keeping the whites white and I looked on the message board and I saw a ballsy hustle. I knew this recession would pull some creativity out of people and I love to see it. So here we have the cat post hustle.

Setup: Here is a list of the supplies needed (These supplies can be purchased at any building supply store).

• One cedar post that is about 30″ tall and at least 4″ in diameter
• A bundle of non-oiled sisal rope measuring a 1/2″ wide
• A piece of 3/4″ plywood to make the base sturdy (at least 16 x 16 diameter)
• 1/2″ roofing nails
• Four 3/4″ 16d coated sinker nails

Before beginning you will want to make sure your post is dry so that there will not be any shrinking of the post after the sisal is wrapped on. To make the post you might want to wear a pair of work gloves when you wrap the sisal around the post. To start you will want to nail the beginning of your rope all the way around the top of the post. Then you wind the rope around and around and around the post very tightly so that there is no air space between the pieces of rope. This process will take you all th e way down to the bottom, once again nail the end of your rope all the way around the bottom of the post. Next you will want to nail the base on to the post, use about four nails and pound them through the bottom of the plywood base and into the bottom of the post.

The reasoning behind this cat post is simple. A post should be as high as your cat is tall when he is fully stretched out plus a few inches. The post should also be wide enough that your cat can sit on top and survey his surroundings. The base should be sturdy enough that the post will not tip over. Once a post tips over on a cat it is very hard to convince a cat to use the post again. The post should be wrapped with sisal rope because cats like something to dig their nails into.

1. First to make this thing shouldn’t cost you hardly any money.
2. Customers are just about anyone (especially women) who have cats. I would look to big apartment or condo building because they always allow cats.
3. Easy to make per order so you don’t have to have any real inventory

Parlay: Now I’ve seen this exact one I used for this picture for sale for 75 bucks. I doubt if it costs you 20 bucks to make and you can sidestep most of the pet stores. If you are handy are will try to be handy you can construct this in no time. Make some to order and use the colors that people like and you can get more customers.

Extra: I would try to find a way to make the post look like regular furniture so people can have it around their living room.

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