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“Tree planting will make the rest of your life feel easier.”
- lozenge 7y agoIt is also very bad for your back and the trees will be used for toilet paper... just sayin
- cheerlessbog 7y ago"Planting trees is one of the most physically demanding jobs in North America." They have a fairly serious preconditioning program : https://www.summitplanting.com/plantingfitness.html https://www.summitplanting.com/plantingfitness.html
- conscion 7y agoWatching the videos it looks like they only use a standard spade to break up the dirt and then slide the tree into place. Is there no specialized tools that would allow that without bending over?
- tazard 7y agoWhere I planted, The ground was often rocky so it was tricky to close the holes properly after planting a tree. It's also very important not to bend the tree roots. It would be very difficult to accomplish that reliably without bending over. As far as specialized tools, generally from what I have seen the spade is sharpened and one half is usually ground completely off
- xemoka 7y agoMy partner used to work for these folks, he'd say you were getting paid 9-13 cents to bend over. Folks making $200-350/day planting 2000-4000 trees each, with camps 60-100 people; summit runs multiple camps. It's quite the lifestyle, some planting camps are a bit of a wild place.
- steve19 7y agoWhat a is the motivation? Purely money? Fast money to fund other activities (surfing, snowboarding)? Or do they really enjoy the culture/challenge ?
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