Off topic question: Best stain for cedar fence

[garagelogician]

I'm getting a 6ft cedar privacy fence installed soon. Full 4x4" posts (treated and stained) with full 3/4" thick pickets and aluminum fasteners. I've been researching stain, and I know that an oil based semi-transparent stain is the best way to go.

Any recommendations out there? Pictures of what you have? I don't want much color, just enough to hopefully make it last for at least 2-3 years.

 

[Northislander]

Sikkens Cetol 1
attached pic of my sons fence we did 2 years ago and a pic. i took of my glass brackets on my cabin deck that does show cetol 1 thats been on 5 years going to refinish this summer

 

[ADSR]

Sikkens Cetol 1
attached pic of my sons fence we did 2 years ago and a pic. i took of my glass brackets on my cabin deck that does show cetol 1 thats been on 5 years going to refinish this summer

Looks good, But no fillers under the bottoms cut to the angle of the driveway!

 

[Northislander]

Looks good, But no fillers under the bottoms cut to the angle of the driveway!

His neighbor supplied and installed the fence son only had to supply the stain

 

[ADSR]

His neighbor supplied and installed the fence son only had to supply the stain

It's the island. You'll have to wait there with a shovel to hit the bunnies that will continually run under there and eat up the garden.

 

[Northislander]

HaHa the bunnies don't make it up here must be to cold, wet and windy as it is right now

 

[e36jon]

I found this site REALLY helpful (Actual tests, not just opinions...): https://www.deckstainhelp.com/

Based on what I read there I went with TWP stain for my fence and have been really happy with the results so far (Only a year in...). https://www.twpstain.com/

Good luck!