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Yeah it's a Brinkman camp. Dawn Brinkman's camp to be specific. I know a few of these peeps pretty well, can't wait until the full episode airs.

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Anyone have a link to a store I could pick up some Viking Foresters in Kamloops?

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There is a misconception underlining the entire discussion here. The 'fact' that large companies run camps which pay less than small companies is not necessarily the case at all. The camp (Brinkman) I was in last year had a killer planter average ($290 a day, that's including rookies and a handful ...

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The reasons for not giving RWA dont seem to make sense either. It still doesn't explain why RWA isnt given out in Alberta but often is in BC. Probably 1/2 of the planters at the BC company I was at last year were university students . Despite that, the employer didn't seem to have any concerns doin...

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Well Brinkman does manage to avoid the Owner/Planter separation in BC at least. All of Dirks kids are planters/supervisors themselves.

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There is a misconception underlining the entire discussion here. The 'fact' that large companies run camps which pay less than small companies is not necessarily the case at all. The camp (Brinkman) I was in last year had a killer planter average ($290 a day, that's including rookies and a handful o...

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As for the tent, I've had the same Canadian tire tent $50 for 7 seasons and still going strong. My advice about buying a cheap tent is buy a good tarp. ^This. I've had a giant cheapo 5 person tent for seasons now. With a good tarp setup and a tent site in a wind protected area (forest), you should ...

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Ah yes....I was only looking at the chart scooter made. Looks like the only bidding Brinkman has been doing is on the coast.

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Noticing a lack of Brinkman.....

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mwainwright wrote:lets not forget that this lady is probably going to end up making more off this book than she ever did planting.
kind of hard to do if youve written a shitty book...

Hit the nail right on the head.

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Aha, I remember running into Rhino outside of Edson (AB) a couple summers ago.....they were getting 10 for the same land we were getting 12-12.5.

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We are ripped from our childhood homes at the age of one, wrapped in plastic and stuffed in wax boxes Some of us are frozen all winter, others head straight to the new and strange place we will all end up We are tossed into trucks, onto the backs of quads, and even dangled from helicopters We are pa...

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Heading to the Sundre area? Ill be up near Drayton Valley with Brinkman soon. I think we saw you guys in Edson last July.

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Well I work in Alberta....a combination of the two. And I work for Weyerhauser, on a contract that is so safety-ridiculous you couldn't even imagine. Yes they check your steel toes. I've seen people have to sit in the truck after getting talked to by the foresters. Better safe than sorry. If you're ...

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Don't buy work boots period. They simply aren't meant to be to be traveled in that much in one day, let alone an entire season. Get a good pair of mountainnering boots or backpacking hikers. They are designed to be actually walked in, not just have shit dropped on the toe, and mountaineering boots ...

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I definitely didn't post this as a direct comparison, just as a thought to get some conversation going. So how does treeplanting compare to other outdoor/resource related jobs? What does an average treeplanter make? That's a good question. Most likely much lower than $200 considering the number of O...

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Lets do a little simple math. Say you average $250 a day. If you are doing shifts of 4-1, that's 22-24 earning days a month. That would work out to about $5750 a month. http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/famil21a-eng.htm The average earning for an unattached individuals is $29,800, that works out ...

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I find that 4 liter 'milk-jug-style' are awesome. You can buy them filled with water at many grocery stores. The key is to wrap them heavily in duct tape as soon as you get them, and wrap a bit of flagger around the handle to mark them as yours. The duct tape keep the water cool, and makes them almo...

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I have planted in a similar style of Dakota boots for the last three seasons (the 400 model) and have found them to be very comfortable. The only problem is that they will blow out on the sides by the two and a half month mark, and your last few shifts in them wont be great. Wearing them with Bama's...

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Thanks to whoever separated this thread....now my comment is completely out of context.

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My friend and I are going tree planting this year in Ontario. We were thinking about Outland or Heritage, but 2 b honest we don't know much.. We know some ppl who did it b4, and they've told us it's worth a try. I think I'm set, I've looked over this forum and getting my gear together...but sometim...

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I actually worked my first two seasons in a unionized camp for Brinkman in Ontario. Part of the union deal was that we had reduced camp cost (10$ as opposed to the 24$ brinkman ontario standard) and the logging company footed part of the bill. This of course is by far an exception, but I just wanted...

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The best way ever to punish fast planters, and encourage rookies to slut the cache.

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Contact is VERY important in this case. Who would be your supervisor for Brinkman? I worked my first two seasons for Neil out of T-Bay on the Brinkman Ontario unionized show. Its super tight. If that is your option, I would suggest taking it.

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Sidenote: As I guy, you can feel the Nuvaring in there. Not really a problem though, you just know its there.

+1 For babywipes. Why shower on a cold day, when you can just wipe down the appropriate (or maybe thats inappropriate) areas?

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Aha! I'm doing a bit of work for Brinkman/Blue Ridge in June.....I'll make sure to cream it out before y'all get there.

But in all seriousness, It should be a decent contract. Neener is solid. I have a lot of friends in your camp.

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Anyone know of a retail chain which caries these?

http://currinboots.com/rubberbtwebpg/2114rublogger.htm

I may just end up ordering them online, but i prefer to try them on first to size them to my feet with Bama's.

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I can dig it.

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9 cents! :shock: Might as well go back to Ontario. Anyone have any info about the Alberta situation? I've heard talk of a slight reduction in the number of trees, but nothing nearly as huge as the one being experienced in BC. Also, since the majority Alberta trees are planted for private companies, ...

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I've always found they run a tight show. You always get paid on time, the prices are never amazing but always decent, and there is always another contract to go to if you have the experience.

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i couldn't help him out but he eventually bailed like many others after someone tried to get weed mailed over the border and the cops threatened to charge everyone working there with some sort of conspiracy to traffic drugs or some bs, anyway, not trying to stir shit up but the story from someone i...

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If you want to plant for free, just go work for Brinkman. That's a good start. I had no problem making 250-350 a day in Alberta last summer. There were a few gong-show contracts in BC from what I heard, but many of my friends were also on well priced cream for months at a time. What exactly are you...

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In response to the original poster..... Apart from the dominant bidding-war scenario, there are a number of direct issue contracts across the country. I've worked on a couple, in Ontario and Alberta. The AB contract I've been working on the last couple years is a direct issue from Weyerhauser, with ...

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Hmmm. Guess I'll stick to Alberta for another year.

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Just a note about planting in central/northern BC. The Klondike gold rush brought thousands of miners through a lot of the areas we plant. It was over a hundred years ago mind you, but there is still the potential for strange and amazing artifacts of this nature. While working some early work near P...

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Yeah.....I agree. On its own it won't last long at all, but tarp the hell out of it and tie it down really well, and it should be fine.

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Great suggestions so far! I don't normally do the block music thing(earbuds piss me off), but I partner planted with this guy who did the backbag speaker thing, and it was awesome. He's a huge highballer, but when I planted with him i could keep up, with being able to hear music as the motivation. N...

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Be careful to not take to many trips to the thrift store while stationed at a camp......the number of times I've had to leave behind much of my wardrobe because I had to much for my travel bags to handle. And never use garbage during camp moves....no matter how much wet laundry or how many muddy boo...

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Best case scenario........well water.

Our Drayton Valley camp last year had fresh well water and was on the power grid.

Talk about luxury.

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Anyone have any stories involving drinking and driving while planting? It's surprising for me, I witnessed a lot of drinking and driving in other industries (seismic line slashing), but not once have I heard of any drinking and driving in 3 years of planting in my camp. There was a story going arou...

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Good thread Scooter. BrinkMart had four fatalities last year. Believe me you don't want to wake up in the morning to find out the guy who was having a beer next to you a few nights before is now dead. I was in one of the camps where a fatality occured, and it was a good friend of mine, with who I h...

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In areas of Alberta which are near sour gas pipelines, not being able to hear the truck horn could mean death.

Just a thought.

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I am also going with Andy! I was in Tims camp in drayton valley for july, and loved it! Hit a couple of really nice blocks.....but he is right about the checkers. Super-inexperienced, and a little silly at times. They were using f&#%ing protractors to see if our trees were leaners. Anyway, I'll ...

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