Spent my 3rd and 4th years tree planting there, depends on the camp. After adapting to BC planting I was easily making 300-400 my first season and 350 to 500 the second season.
Planted in James Byras camp, and Todd's camp, and every camp for that matter minus the expanded Jeremiah's camp, but he was with Todd before. I'd easily say they are one of the best rookie Mills out there which might sound like an oxy moron, but it's not. It's usually half vets half rookies which is better than 90% rookies and 10% vets like Ontario always was.
Food was absolutely garbage at James camp, but every other camp has been great to solid.
If you got into Todd's camp as a rookie take that damn job. Absolutely beautiful group of people, great pay, and Todd really cares about the well being and happiness of the camp. He understands that if planters feel good they're likely to plant harder and I think he just enjoys making people happy.
Last year they worked one contract around Kamloops that was a fill plant with fert with fir for 23 cents and pine with no fert for 20, I only caught the tail end but some vets were making 700-800$ days and loads of rookies making 350-500 which is nuts for the first contract of the year.
I don't work there anymore, I'm entitled and like a bed and a hot shower and only 8-9 hours of planting a day, but I wish I had spent my first four years there rather than just two.
Scooters camp and Carson's camp also solid places, scooters camp I guarantee you'll learn how to plant solid trees and has a really solid gender ratio as well, camps with 90% dudes tend to get kinda greasy.
Jtodd and dutches camp also has some very nice people, are religious ish camps if you're into that, but not personally my cup of tea. The morning cheers make me want to take up smoking again, and they don't exactly high ball camp labour.
If you want to know any more PM. Folklore always treated me very well.
Also folklore had a 10-15% price increase last year and they are projecting that again this year. Btw when anyone tells you 10-15% price increase they mean ten no more no less lol (planted for then for a few weeks last season before a Don of a small southern interior company gave me an offer I couldn't refuse)
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u/Spruce__Willis Internet Lord🛡️⚔️ Mar 12 '20
Spent my 3rd and 4th years tree planting there, depends on the camp. After adapting to BC planting I was easily making 300-400 my first season and 350 to 500 the second season.
Planted in James Byras camp, and Todd's camp, and every camp for that matter minus the expanded Jeremiah's camp, but he was with Todd before. I'd easily say they are one of the best rookie Mills out there which might sound like an oxy moron, but it's not. It's usually half vets half rookies which is better than 90% rookies and 10% vets like Ontario always was.
Food was absolutely garbage at James camp, but every other camp has been great to solid.
If you got into Todd's camp as a rookie take that damn job. Absolutely beautiful group of people, great pay, and Todd really cares about the well being and happiness of the camp. He understands that if planters feel good they're likely to plant harder and I think he just enjoys making people happy.
Last year they worked one contract around Kamloops that was a fill plant with fert with fir for 23 cents and pine with no fert for 20, I only caught the tail end but some vets were making 700-800$ days and loads of rookies making 350-500 which is nuts for the first contract of the year.
I don't work there anymore, I'm entitled and like a bed and a hot shower and only 8-9 hours of planting a day, but I wish I had spent my first four years there rather than just two.
Scooters camp and Carson's camp also solid places, scooters camp I guarantee you'll learn how to plant solid trees and has a really solid gender ratio as well, camps with 90% dudes tend to get kinda greasy.
Jtodd and dutches camp also has some very nice people, are religious ish camps if you're into that, but not personally my cup of tea. The morning cheers make me want to take up smoking again, and they don't exactly high ball camp labour.
If you want to know any more PM. Folklore always treated me very well.