Tools to have a successful first year in the bush
Every year we have many people who come out planting for the first time. In the vast majority of cases most of these people go on to have brilliant seasons and have a great time and make the money they need consider their time planting as a success.
Unfortunately, not every person who comes out planting finds the bush life what they had hoped and not everyone can adjust to the demands of an incredibly physically demanding job. Last year almost 7% of the new planters that came to work with us left before planting a 1000 tree day, 15% left before planting 1500 trees in a day. It is expensive to come to the bush and buy all the equipment you would need to plant trees.
It is our goal to ensure as many people who come planting as possible really do become good tree planters. With this in mind we have constantly refined our training program to ensure you are given as many tools as is feasible to become a great planter!
Understand, that even though planting is piece work there are minimum requirements that we will hold you to in order to stay with us for the season. This is for you as much as it is for us because we really do understand that it is costly to come out planting and you need to make a baseline level of earnings for it to make sense.
As a first time planter you will soon be overwhelmed with all the variables that go into camp life as well as planting tree's. In order to make the transition from rookie to tree-planter as quick and effective as possible we have developed the following program over several years. This is what you can expect from us for your first week in camp.
You will be expected to complete the fitness screen on the last page - be prepared when you come out!
Good luck and thanks for joining our team!
Unfortunately, not every person who comes out planting finds the bush life what they had hoped and not everyone can adjust to the demands of an incredibly physically demanding job. Last year almost 7% of the new planters that came to work with us left before planting a 1000 tree day, 15% left before planting 1500 trees in a day. It is expensive to come to the bush and buy all the equipment you would need to plant trees.
It is our goal to ensure as many people who come planting as possible really do become good tree planters. With this in mind we have constantly refined our training program to ensure you are given as many tools as is feasible to become a great planter!
Understand, that even though planting is piece work there are minimum requirements that we will hold you to in order to stay with us for the season. This is for you as much as it is for us because we really do understand that it is costly to come out planting and you need to make a baseline level of earnings for it to make sense.
As a first time planter you will soon be overwhelmed with all the variables that go into camp life as well as planting tree's. In order to make the transition from rookie to tree-planter as quick and effective as possible we have developed the following program over several years. This is what you can expect from us for your first week in camp.
You will be expected to complete the fitness screen on the last page - be prepared when you come out!
Good luck and thanks for joining our team!
What to Bring Planting
Coming planting is a big commitment in both time and energy; you will also need to make an investment in your future as a planter. Aside from the cost of getting to and from the start-up of your first contract you will also need to make sure you have all the equipment you will need to live comfortably in a bush camp. These are the pieces of gear and equipment that you will need to bring to your first contract.
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Summit Planter Handbook
Tree planting is both very simple and extremely difficult. It can bring periods of smooth tranquility and moments of sheer frustration. There is nothing very complicated with the act of putting a tree in the ground. But there is a lot to be said for the effort and skills needed to pound in 2 to 5+ thousand trees each day in all types of conditions.
Tree planting can be learned in a matter of minutes, but can take seasons to master. Variations in soil type, ground cover, seedlings, planting specifications, weather, temperature, topography, local vegetation and so on can have a significant bearing on the style and considerations needed to effectively plant the ground. Techniques evolve over time to suit the terrain and eventually all planters can and do reach a point where they can maintain a consistent pace throughout the day that’s both efficient and ergonomically healthy. A good planter will maximize the number of trees they plant while minimizing the effort exerted. A great planter, or highballer, will do this and put in large numbers each and every day.
While each technique may differ and have its own unique characteristics, all good planters follow a set of basic practices to help them reach incredible feats each and every day. This Guide is intended to share many of these practices to new planters in a format that covers the fundamental aspects of tree planting as it is known to seasoned vets, to Summit, and to the foresters for whom we plant.
Tree planting can be learned in a matter of minutes, but can take seasons to master. Variations in soil type, ground cover, seedlings, planting specifications, weather, temperature, topography, local vegetation and so on can have a significant bearing on the style and considerations needed to effectively plant the ground. Techniques evolve over time to suit the terrain and eventually all planters can and do reach a point where they can maintain a consistent pace throughout the day that’s both efficient and ergonomically healthy. A good planter will maximize the number of trees they plant while minimizing the effort exerted. A great planter, or highballer, will do this and put in large numbers each and every day.
While each technique may differ and have its own unique characteristics, all good planters follow a set of basic practices to help them reach incredible feats each and every day. This Guide is intended to share many of these practices to new planters in a format that covers the fundamental aspects of tree planting as it is known to seasoned vets, to Summit, and to the foresters for whom we plant.
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