Posted: 10/24/2011 3:24:03 PM EDT
| Why are the seasons so short? Seems like there's only 5 or 6 episodes each "season". |
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Quoted: Why are the seasons so short? Seems like there's only 5 or 6 episodes each "season". I'm assuming that they want the show revolving around them logging in a mucky, watery mess. The truth is, they may not have but so much of terrain like that to log, add in that parts of eastern North Carolina were rather dry last winter. Really, though, there's only so much footage you can capture from someone logging in a swamp. 5-6 episodes probably encompasses a 3 month span. |
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Why are the seasons so short? Seems like there's only 5 or 6 episodes each "season". I'm assuming that they want the show revolving around them logging in a mucky, watery mess. The truth is, they may not have but so much of terrain like that to log, add in that parts of eastern North Carolina were rather dry last winter. Really, though, there's only so much footage you can capture from someone logging in a swamp. 5-6 episodes probably encompasses a 3 month span. It's probably the same shit over and over. Until something breaks, then they start recording; or when they get backed up and the mill isn't buying their timber. I like the show, but usually catch reruns here and there. |
| I'm not a huge fan of the show, but why would anyone put all that money and anguish into logging trees that are in swamps? I can't imagine the logs are worth any more than timber from dry areas. Why deal with the hassle of muddy roads and flooded bogs to get trees from swamps? |
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I like the show and the crew, but I think their story is told. I agree pretty much. The only thing that keeps me watching is the new challenges they run into with each worksite. Besides, they have enough troubles without having to throw in a bunch of fake drama. |
Take that, beavers!
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I'm not a huge fan of the show, but why would anyone put all that money and anguish into logging trees that are in swamps? I can't imagine the logs are worth any more than timber from dry areas. Why deal with the hassle of muddy roads and flooded bogs to get trees from swamps? The area is otherwise useless, and the timber is good, plus processing infrastructure is nearby. ENC has had drought conditions, though most of the swamp is overflow from Cape Fear feeders. It's just a low flat area just above sea level. Hundreds of square miles of those lowlands, useless except for the timber. |
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Quoted: Most of the dry areas of eastern NC are planted pine (loblolly and slash), and in some areas you still have some natural long leaf and pond pine (if you ever find yourself in a stand of pond pine you have my sympathiesI'm not a huge fan of the show, but why would anyone put all that money and anguish into logging trees that are in swamps? I can't imagine the logs are worth any more than timber from dry areas. Why deal with the hassle of muddy roads and flooded bogs to get trees from swamps?   ). However a major component to quality paper making requires hardwood, most of the hardwoods are found in these swampy areas. Additionally, bald cypress also grows in these areas and cypress not only produces the best bark for mulch, but its wood is highly durable and has a grain and color that, for some, is highly desirable. |