Replant.ca - Tree Planting Canada

mel_eff

Hi planting friends!

I need a decent set of 4 baggers and a couple good-ish shovels...looking to spend $100max plus any shipping costs, let me know what ya got! Email me at mlunzmann@outlook.com, or text/call 250-439-7213.

Thanks

mel_eff

I can vouch for New Leaf in Burns Lake...delicious breakfast, pie and coffee. Good prices and very receptive to planters.
Also in Burns Lake is Alternative Grounds, which although has good food and coffee, is a little steep in price, and a bit hoity-toity.

mel_eff

This is sick, and gets me stoked too!

mel_eff

Quesadillas!!!

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I nearly posted about this a couple weeks ago but I must have been distracted. I have a very difficult time with this, having worked in other sectors of the resources industry where, you are right, it is absolutely unacceptable to pay a camp cost. I have worked with former tree planters in these oth...

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A couple years after I first watched this, it is still relevant and still hilarious. Thank you for being you.

mel_eff

What a farce.

mel_eff

Interesting post. I just wanted to add that everyone, regardless of career or job they choose, starts at the bottom and works their way up to where they want to be. The only exception may be a son or daughter of a wealthy business owner who inherits the company. Otherwise, very few people start off...

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In an ideal situation, twitter would be an good addition in the planting world. Sharing information like price, land and specs on a that format would be sweet for quick comparisons. It would clearly identify who is offering the best situation. I dont think the majority of planters would buy into th...

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@FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK_TWITTER

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Oh, to be a rookie again. For what it's worth, I used a Workwizer for 3 seasons. After my second year I had the right kicker ground off, tapped the shovel blade to a very slight angle to the right, and shaved the blade down a bit. It took me about that long to develop a relationship with my shovel s...

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Lumber prices increasing is not necessarily translating to the whole spectrum of the forestry industry. My husband bought a logging truck last spring and although he is making some solid coin, prices could be a whole fuck of a lot better than they are. It isn't unheard of for mill and logging compan...

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person2 wrote:Is tree-planting a terrible idea?

Yes.

mel_eff

Ok, I'll bite. This one was from a forestry summer student: "Fuck, my skate shoes totally don't work on the block". Ridiculous comments and actions, not just for rookies anymore.

mel_eff

burbster wrote:His most able supervisor left to start up Rhino.

L O L

mel_eff

Holy shit. Buy a huge tent that is easy to set up and get a good tarp and ground sheet. Planting sucks enough as it is, at least try to keep yourself comfortable if you're going full retard and becoming a rookie this year. And don't leave pizza in your tent. Bears like pizza.

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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. Very helpful comment... It actually is. What more do you need to know? Maybe we should be even more helpful. While prices are already deplorable, they se...

mel_eff

Watch this video first:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVO8b-1DR9E

mel_eff

Don't go

mel_eff

Definitely a good post. I started in 2009 and although I ended up making pretty solid money for my rookie year, the second year and third year were with significantly less "organized" companies, and although I obviously turned a profit there, it just simply isn't worth it anymore. So after...

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Good experienced workers need to continue to leave low-priced work if they find themselves in those situations. The price of the tree should directly influence the quality of the work. I agree. The day is coming really, really soon when most good, experienced planters are going to cut their losses ...

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Luckyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

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Sounds like fun....except that Rhino is doing it.

RUN.

mel_eff

Alright I was kidding about the crack and the stashing. But I do second the bagging up right when you get to the cache tip. When I time my bagups I always make sure the cache break is included in that time. It's fun to compete against yourself in a sense, and try to beat your last time. I eat a lot ...

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Take five bundles of trees every bagup and fucking throw them into the treeline. That should push your numbers up.

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Think about the retards who say "oh I'm fine without sunscreen", and then have to go file a WCB claim because their skin has blistered beyond recognition and they can't even move, let alone work.

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I heard smoking crack helps

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Just bought a little bag of the Guayaki brand stuff last night, gave it a shot this morning before my workout and I noticed being a bit more alert and muscles didn't feel very strained but that could have been because I was being a bit slack today. Tastes good though, I mixed a bit of French black t...

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I'm interested in this too. I just hit Wikipedia and it seems pretty non-invasive. I usually bring a big bottle of ginseng in my block bag and if I'm feeling exceptionally exhausted I will pop one every couple bagups, but usually two in the morning on the way to work will do to get me going until I'...

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The best way to prevent blisters is to not go tree planting. q

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Damn, if only I was developmentally delayed enough to spend $400 on a pair of boots.

mel_eff

Omg, it's that time of year again.

Where's everyone starting this year? And when?

By the sounds of it there could be a bit of a delay for spring plant BC, depending on snow melt as always.

I'm tentative May 6 with the possibility of May 2 start, in the 100 Mile House area.

Have a good season!

mel_eff

If I want good coffee every morning I'll just...not go planting.

mel_eff

Dusty, I was caught in a lightning storm in that same area last year.

The storms roll in like clockwork around 2:45pm every single day. Sometimes they'll cruise on by, other times you get your ass handed to you on the block.

Scary stuff. Be careful out there guys :)

mel_eff

Is it in text anywhere online? I'm at work and this dang computer won't let me view video...and I can't crack a brewski either...sad...

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Oh man, it must be late March.......the geeks are starting to get antsy! :p

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What are you guys doing? What did you do during the 2010-11 off-season? I always wonder what everyone gets up to, whether it's traveling, skiing/snowboarding, more silviculture work, something extremely cool that I can't even possibly think of..... I used Calgary as a base this winter, traveling aro...

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Yeah, I did...................hope someone backs me up on the following at some point... The good: -long season, finished on August 18th last year -good people (personality wise) -good parties, had free beer a couple times -safe, very safe. I never once felt like my life was endangered -tree prices ...

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Don't feel too stupid, it's a really nice feeling to come home to a home, where all your stuff is just where you left it. It's such a pain in the ass to get your stuff out of storage and move it into a new place every single August. This will be my first season paying rent all summer and to be quite...

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Thanks guys!!! :)

mel_eff

Scooter feel free to kill this thread if the answer is already kickin around somewhere on here, but can someone explain to me please how planting trees with cones works? Do you get paid more per tree, day rate, extra dollar amount per day or what? Just curious! Also how do you do it? I can't seem to...

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My personal favorite I've heard so far, when saying what I do in the spring and summer:

"That's kinda dumb, isn't it now?"

mel_eff

That is some funny shit.
You magnificent asshole...ha ha ha.

mel_eff

Call me sick, but this video brought me to laughing tears and left me a giggling mess on the floor at work a few days ago.

mel_eff

Enough bitching about this past season. Did anyone learn anything? Any good stories? How about some good pictures? Or any good music you discovered? This year I discovered Manu Chao, the Drive By Truckers, re-discovered Ween, the Grateful Dead and Morcheeba, and learned to tolerate dubstep (just per...

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Any army surplus store can hook you up with a CF issue thermarest. They are durable as hell and pack up small and quickly. I also notice that they don't deflate very much at all.

They are also excellent for day off Slip 'n Slide events as they dry quickly.

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Never works, does it?

Ah I can just smell swamp goo and moose shit already...two more weeks!

mel_eff

Come on, it's been awhile since we've talked about music...
Anyone found anything cool lately? I need to fill up my ipod for another season of hard pounding!

mel_eff

Someone else please tell me you noticed the hilarious "pounding the mound" thing. Awesome. If you're buying your own food for any amount of time, make sure you get a Save-On card. They're good at Coopers, Overwaitea and Save On Foods. You get a decent discount if you buy the shit they've g...

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jdtesluk wrote:
there's lots of folks here (with clearly too much time on their hands) happy to give some tips.

Clearly! Haha.

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