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Any good gift ideas for someone going to work on the oil rigs? Something they might need on arrival? |
Travel Info There are probably many things people may have not thought of needing until they arrived to live on the oil rigs, like clean sheets or something?? Anyone know what that item(s) might be? Travel Tips Former roughie here. Old Lady is right. SOCKS, SOCKS, SOCKS. Good heavy wool ones and lots of them. Make sure he goes out with at least one pair per day of his hitch. You might not always get to wash them and you are nuts if you wear them for more than one shift. With socks there is also good BOOTS. You can make due with the cheaper rubber steel toes, but trust me, the expensive ones are totally worth it. I made due with insulated Baffins for the longest time. Had problems with blisters and traction on steel plating (extremely important) Bought a pair of heavy rubber boots commonly known as "inverts" (because they're necessary for invert drilling) Cost me $250 but they were totally worth it. Also if he's going out now, get the -100 degree boots ($200)as well. Maybe you won't wear em, but better safe than sorry. There will be days when you NEED them. (Give him a gift certificate for Marks or something and buy them in Calgary or Edmonton. You will get the right size and save big bucks) CELL PHONE- Absolute necessity. Get one with analog and digital coverage CASH- Come with a couple grand in your pocket or access to it. Lots of companies expect you to cover living expenses for the first couple weeks until you get your first subsistence pay. CERTIFICATIONS- H2S Alive and Standard First Aid are absolute necessities to work in the patch. FIREPROOF CLOTHES- You have to wear either all natural clothes of fireproof synthetic stuff, which can get pricey. He'll go through alot BAGS of rubber GLOVES, glove insulators, "green king" gloves (NO LEATHER)- You would be amazed how many pairs you'll go through Beyond that there is lots of other stuff that is good to carry with you but not as necessary. Extra blankets and sheets for example. Small cooler to keep food. Lunch kit. It depends on where you end up. Maybe you'll be in a motel and need to cook for yourself. Maybe you'll be in a good camp and not need anything. It's hard to say. A good winter jacket for camp and travelling is a good idea. What you will not have to worry about with most employers in personal protective stuff. By law they are supposed to supply that sort of stuff. If they don't have it there, they will tell you what you need and give you funds to go get it. For example very often companies have color coded hard hats (Green is almost a standard color for new/inexperienced guys. Less often you see things like blue for management, red for safety etc) Good luck. One last word of warning though. Watch the price of oil. How much work that is out there directly corresponds to that in more industries than you'd expect. Others Moisturiser cream and a supply of 18+ magazines. Proper clothing for the time of year and plenty of it. A good supply of smokes if you smoke. Proper PPE. A bed roll. Cell phone. Pain releif i"m sure will be good to have. Maybe you can talk with someone who has experience in this line of work to see what else would be good. We have plenty of oil activity here where I live but I have never worked on a rig. Good luck. books that they like to read when off duty, cellfone loads to call you or text message you , deodorant for hygiene, lots of astring-osol, extra toothbrush and toothpaste, ... Warm socks, warm socks, warm socks. People underestimate how many pairs of socks they will need! Also things like foot powder, moisturizing creams - even in the cold winter, you need protection against the outdoor weather, and chap sticks are always welcome. Someone on the Rigs needs ie: Depending on the weather: carhart coveralls, good steel toed boots, long johns, hoodies, good work gloves, (winter and summer) carhart coat, hard hats, ear plugs, safety glasses, good work socks, sleeping bag, pillow (with pillow cases) binoculars, (if he likes to read a good book) or crosswords puzzles, search a word, depending where he is at usually in the boondocks so there is usually not much to do except work, eat and sleep. My husband had worked in the oil field before he passed away |
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