of the invention will be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings in which preferred embodiments of the invention are shown this invention may however be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein rather these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete and will convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art like numbers refer to like elements throughout and prime notation is used to indicate similar elements in alternative embodiments a list of components referenced in the figures will now be described 1 post protector 10 first panel 14 ribs and or moisture strips 12 rounded hook end with open slit 16 bent protruding portion end with enlarged head 20 second panel 22 rounded hook end with open slit 26 bent protruding portion end with enlarged head 30 third panel 32 rounded hook end with open slit 36 bent protruding portion end with enlarged head 40 fourth panel 42 rounded hook end with open slit 46 bent protruding portion end with enlarged head 100 post for mailbox 200 elongated panel post protector 210 first panel 220 second panel 230 third panel 240 fourth panel 310 another embodiment panel with different shaped protruding end 312 rounded hook end with open slit.