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Thanks man, that's really helpful - I will be attempting this soon.

I've done a really bad contract at Bear Lake with the Pas, mind you it was not with elf. The specs seemed oh so good (aka pretty slutty) but then they got really picky about random bullshit like spacing- I mean REALLY picky. Elf can be good if you get on at the right contract (though their Kispoix c...

Hamsterizer, I'm curious as to how your bag modification worked out for you. How did it hold up? Also, do you know what backpack the pad you used was meant for? I've been meaning to do the same thing for a number of years now, but just haven't gotten around to it. Thinking I will finally give it a s...

I'll give this one a shot. I've planted with both these companies- in some ways they are both just typical big PG based companies, but they are very different from each other. Both of their tree prices could usually be higher, but I found Celtic worse for money because of the kind of quality they ex...

I thought I'd also post a reply to Tupperfan's original post. I haven't (yet) worked for Chris at Shakti, but I will be working for him this year and have known and worked with him and a number of his planters for years. Mike and Julia have summed up most of what I would say, but I though I'd make a...

Hashbrowns with herbs/veggies can be great, also if you have the time vegan pancakes (or better yet banana pancakes) are quite easy and good. Also, baked apple dishes can make a yummy vegan breakfast.

I was 18 when I started, but I planted for a local company, so I didn't live in a camp. There was one kid on my crew there who did homeschooling in order to plant. So I guess in theory it's an option, although I agree about the previous comments about the problems of sending a 15 y/o to a planting c...

I'd have to agree with the MEC Tarn 3- I've used one for four seasons and I am really hard on my gear. The zippers are still great and the only issue I've had was repairing a hole from a curious squirrel...it's great value in a tent- could be a bit bigger, I suppose, but I've found it to have enough...

I know that Nechako used to do a bit of this (2-3 years ago?) but I'm not sure if they do anymore

Wow. don't mean to be sceptical, but I didn't see too many vets at spectrum when I did a stint there... but I suppose even silvaram kept some vets while they lasted.

Rock a unitard. (and duct tape on your pants & seams of your planting bags helps too...)

Hmmm, bathing daily- a novel idea. I just might...oh who am I kidding? More attractive to bugs, and actually being able to smell the full extent of odors wafting from my crewmates in the van....eep!

You can get boots caulked at some specialized boot places (are they still called cobblers? hmm...). It costs around 100 bucks if I am not mistaken. A bit of an investment, you'd want to be sure it was worth it for you. I'd mostly reccomend it if you were on a lot of slashy/steep ground, or (cringe) ...

Where are you planting? That is the first thing I would consider...if you are planting mostly fast ground you don't want to be lugging around a lot of exra weight on each foot... But regardless of where you are planting I would not reccomend the Solomon Super Mountain Expert to plant in- besides the...

Golden Spruce was good...also try A Brief History of Progress, Into the Wild, Food of the Gods- all are verra nice

Has anyone tried out the hydration system made for planting bags mentioned earlier?
(Mostly out of curiosity...I usually use water to motivate myself to motor through the last bit of my bagup- though if it's a scorcher, I'll bring out half a Nalgene full)

When it's really coming down, I've found layering thin polypro/raingear to work best. With a light wicking layer, you can avoid most of the wetness from sweat as well as from rain. (and back away from the cotton...) MEC's Deluge raingear is top-notch- it's not too heavy, but super durable. (My rainp...

I agree with the black hawk (or something along those lines...) gloves suggestion- they are thinner than the Atlas gloves, so you can get a better feel for the tree. I also found they outlasted Atlas by at least a couple days. Verra nice!