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New owner announced today. He expects it to reopen in 3 months.

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After reading this thread a while back, I decided to give them a try. I specifically bought them to see if my ankles would be less sore after running on the treadmill. The store owner is a runner, and he said that he only uses them for flying. But he was interested in my feedback after a few runs. T...

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I'd say try a Fitbit.

Reason I say that, is my wife has one, and her and her friends are set up for online competitions. It makes it fun for them. That's all I really know about them. It motivates her knowing that someone walked more than her or climbed more steps.

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Great thread. I'd like to see the road deactivation/pulling culverts done after the blocks are planted. I know it's cheaper to do it when the loggers are there, but it creates a hazard for us. Like being a barrier to first aid. I realize benefits for deactivating, like culverts not there to get plug...

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The last time I did Vexar maintenance I found an area where someone pounded the treeline. Cones everywhere, like plots of 12 all planted nice and properly hidden in the forest behind blow down and root wads.

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Ditto on the soup and bread.

I like to eat simple in camps. Some of the places I work the cooks try to get too fancy and sometimes the guys won't eat it. You could tell because the garbage cans fill up quicker.

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Chainsaws for anything over 6" and a BC Forest Safety Council trained Qualified Faller Supervisor to handle the safety. Essentially the brushing block would be treated like a falling block. Which would make worksafe bc happy. To save money management could keep crew size maximum five people to ...

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Dunlop has a boot that's composite. So much better for winter work.

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Yes, if 17 in a plot is high...had to pull trees that day.

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I always plant faster in someone elses' piece...:)

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I've used them lots. The only way they last is if it's in good shape to start with, and only one operator(with argo experience) uses it.

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I'm done with everything stihl. All of these new power tools with the emissions bs is a joke.

They are making them heavier and harder to take apart and fix for the average joe.

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I know exactly what you mean. Hopefully you're on a good day rate. If I ever do mine sites again, i'd have a hippie stick on backup just to give my wrist a break from trying to work the soil.

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The snow's still between my knees and waist at 2800 feet elevation. The snow pack at that elevation has gone down a foot and a half in the past week though. I have to wade through it all day at work.

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I only do coastal and steep ground myself. But i'm old and crusty and set in my ways. I think I did less than 2 months of flat interior in my life, I like the steep wet stuff better. It's what I learned on. Screefing and micro-siting.

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Another possibility if EI is cut and workers leave is that tree prices would be forced to go up due to decreased supply of planters. If tree prices go up substantially (which they would if supply of planters is cut) it may draw back workers who are willing to make $500+ / day (or whatever amount) e...

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Good luck guys. As an off islander I have had the opportunity to work on Haida Gwaii a handful of times. I'd like another shot at it, I love it there, but not at the expense of a local's position if he/she can do the job just as good. I like it so much there, I took my wife over for a 5 day vacation...

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That's 400 and taxes if you include the watch. I'd never bring a smartphone onto the block because the battery's watermarks set off even in a sweaty pocket.

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I'll plant with a stick if it can make holes for my trees bud I have decided to go with the following specs : right kick plate. REMOVE left kick plate. 25.5inches. Cushion Grip D-Handle Standard should me good to make holes with. Great! Now we know what you want, the best bet is to go to the neares...

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I've used that one, and didn't like it at all. You use a grinder to chop them down, like any other one. reason I didn't like it was it had a triangular ridge on the inside curve, and the ergonomics of it didn't agree with me. They seem heavy. Would be a good backup shovel for rocks. I use another br...

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I've never had a stake bag fit right. I think they should have an aluminum frame so they don't flip from one side of your neck/back to the other.

That's just me though. I'm thinking frame because then I could bungee the stakes so they don't shift. And I don't like weight on my hips.

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I didn't read into those websites closely, but I know you can get mosquito flys for the doors with some manufacturers. The canvas tents can be big. It would be a great excuse to bring a real bed or a futon at least to a camp job. The tents I looked into for hunting needed a separate frame, it can be...

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Yes you can get let go(not really fired, technically) if you are with a new employer (or an old employer) and they hire you on starting with a probationary period of whatever time amount. Whatever the reasonable stipulations are, must be met. Sometimes you'd have a meeting with the management at the...

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I did contract for a couple of years too. Nate's pretty much nailed it in my opinion. For the most part, it's easy work, sometimes mind numbing. It really depends on who your contractor is too. I had some exciting times with one contractor, and the next contractor I went with, I felt like I was in a...

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No. Except that the outfit really stresses following the chain of command for everything. I remember how I knew they would have high turnover the year I applied. It was written on their website.

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I'm interested in this topic as well... ask them about the turnover this past season. Is there a story here? As in you've heard a reason why many are not returning or is this general good advice. No story. It's a valid question. The year I did mine, 2 springs ago, they were expecting a lot of open ...

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I can't remember. It took a while. Man I hope you don't have to come out for a beep test only to sit on your ass for 2 weeks waiting for an interview to happen. After your interview it's still a long time between then and when you go to bootcamp. Where is your beep test? In the interview, ask them a...

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True. You are not guaranteed a spot if you go to bootcamp. It's part of the hiring process. And you still have to pass the pack test at bootcamp. I heard that its good to get into an early bootcamp, as the last one is later in the spring, and it can get quite hot in that area.

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There was 4 guys interviewing me when I did it. Not only are they looking for well rounded individuals, you have to study the website in and out if you want to make them happy. Really. When did the beep test, level 8 and higher was what they were looking for. That may have been based on the number o...

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Rainforest by Big K Brand Clothing Number K8080. Very comfortable in the rain and snow. I got mine in a saw shop but I see their vancover website offers phone in orders. Really strong jackets, I haven't torn mine on branches or anything, that would be almost impossible. Mark's pulls the cotton long ...

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In most cases, part of the hi viz is having "X" number of square inches of bright orange or yellow non-reflective cloth too. So you have the reflective material, and the bright orange or yellow to go with it. I get mine from Marks. They're long sleeved cotton shirts. Very comfortable, but ...

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Crazy, I could see that happening though. Besides the muffler they look the same on the outside. Unless you get the leather dust thing riveted onto the chain cover, which is a bad idea. People see it and talk about it. Then the QST's start asking questions... I just get the walker mufflers done, one...

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Modified saws are great, if you are on a job with a cool QST or no QST at all(even better).

I always carry stock spare mufflers, allen keys, and red loctite in case I get busted.

How is a Simonized saw different from a Walkerized saw?

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I thought that it was handled well, good job.

It's nice to hear a voice for us once in a while, especially for us who have to (choose to) work in the silviculture industry year around.

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Pepsi, and lots of it. It made me the man I am today.

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Never sewn my bags, but I use waxed dental floss tape for my buttons. Pretty strong stuff and it holds knots well.

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Maybe the higher ones were accounting for alot more man days of DTAing and DTFing.

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This happened to me once brushing for a now defunct planting company out of PG. A van load of us hit a small 2 day block with a price per Ha. It turned out to be creamy. Everyone was happy to make an extra bit of money, supervisor walked the ground, and at the end of the day the supervisor told us t...

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The unnamed community overlooking the river is Lytton, and I had to look twice at the tray of kale chips. :) When you were working around Highland Valley Copper, did you see that lake with the lodge beside it on the mine property? It's man made on top of tailings, and they pulled a 7.5 pound rainbow...

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Dooo ittttt!

Don't forget the pet carrier and tie downs for the back of the truck!

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I checked it out, the offices were pretty top heavy with city white collar workers though. I should have shown up in my dirty falling gear just for laughs. Or tuned up a saw in the parking lot to represent... The BCFSC ladies that I talked to were nice. Our falling dues can be paid in PG as well as ...

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On water bars, the departure angle sucks with a quad on the back.

Remember it's a half ton. She's going to drop with a bit of weight in the back.

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If feel like using a stihl that day, yes I do. They have their weak point here and there, but I find them to be well built. I especially like the dual muffler option that you can get from stihl. The muffler plate with the port and spark arrestor. Normally I use a 372 husky. A 357 if i'm covering fas...

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I've got a couple of 441's. Heavy, comparing to a 460 and very hard to work on. Plastic clips holding the air cleaner break easy. All of these latest and greatest tech advances seem to make the saws heavier every model. Europe's pushing for greener saws(less emmissions) but it's stupid since our bar...

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You can get a paper trail by taking a weekend chainsaw course, sometimes they're offered at community colleges.

They're geared towards timbercruisers and other people who bomb around the bush and have to cut the odd log across their path.

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I'm not trying to rock the boat, jdtesluk that's a well thought out reply. I didn't know that the issue has been brought up to the higher-ups. I'm easy either way, hardhat or no hardhat. Whatever keeps the pay checkers happy. What I meant about the BC Forest Safety Accord is for workers to review it...

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BC Forest Safety Accord

Google for a good read. Everyone's jumped on board. Might as well join them.

FWIW, I feel safer in the bush these days. I remember the bad old days before the BC Forest Safety Council was formed.

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It's hard, sometimes seismic jobs are few and far between, or they all happen at once. It would be nice if they somehow were able to stagger them instead of the way it's been happening. Alot of the guys I work with have had to get other jobs, that pay less but are a steady paycheck. It's why I still...

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I started my season 3 years ago screefing like a bobo, and learned that the forestry came to the more sound conclusion that nature covers the soil with duff for a reason - to help insulate it from the direct sun, and provide some nourishment maybe. Took me a while to adjust. Any tips you have I'll ...

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Wrote a lot of that from memory, from a time when I was planting more than 20 years ago. Heck, maybe that was even before Canada went metric. But seems a bit odd to ask a planter to carry around a plot cord that long, as they have enough load to carry as it is. If you're a forester or checker and t...

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