I watch this and really hate how we have progressed in some ways Fyi at the 6 minark area notice how they say new tech with a small saw
Neat old video. My Pepere was a Canadian lumberjack (Quebecois) - he came to the states to help clear the massive timber felled by the winds of the Hurricane of 1938. Loved hearing the stories of how they use to work the timber back in the day. Cheers!
Awhile back I followed some of the lumber industry in NH, read a few good books and on some of my backpacking trips I'd try to incorporate a trip with a location of an old camp just to get the feeling of the day. One of my favorite sections is in Lincoln NH, where JE Henry ran his operation and had trains running the logs into town.
Sure is - as a teenager, my Pepere's job was running the floats during winter and breaking ice to keep the logs moving - whenever I think I have it tough at work, I remember I things aren't all that bad. Cheers!
I see what you are saying, but......I don't think some of these jobs would seem great for very long.......being wet for days and days in very cold weather, and returning to a primitive camp, was not fun - at least not for him. But, I do agree that a good mix of the old ways and new ways is good. I'll pass on this particular job though - or, I should say I'd like to try it for a day, then have the option to stop - my Pepere didn't have that option. Cheers!
They had fresh air, hearty food, and comrarderie. Along with dangerous, cold miserable conditions, away from family and not a lot of privacy.
