Working at camp?

[nzwasp]

Is camp life as great as this video depicts:




I found out that I have to go to camp for the next six weeks starting this weekend. I get to come back (i think) on weekends. Never ever worked north of edmonton before so it will be all new to me.

[redblack]

I've stayed in various camps for about 6 years, try to get LOA if you can...

[HiTempguy1]

Camp life quality is almost strictly based on how new the camp is. What site?

Be prepared for mediocre, rich/fatty food. And awful hvac. Some camps are definitely better than others. God help you if you are at Chelsea or Calmut at CNRL lol.

[nzwasp]

Fort hills. The one in the video

[AndyL]

Fort hills is awesome

Camps range - from shithole to the Hilton. Mostly its what you choose to make of them, want it to be a prison - that's what it is...

Except kearlcatraz - fuck that place lol (joke sorta)

[l/l/rX]

Originally posted by nzwasp
Fort hills. The one in the video

Fort Hills is the creme de la creme of camps because it's a permanent camp, you should feel lucky you're going there. You'll be fine. There are WAY shittier types of camps out there that I've personally stayed in. And yes like AndyL said, everything is compared to the Hilton, although I'd compare Fort Hills as the W of camps.

[nzwasp]

Would kearlcatraz be run by imperial because I might end up there in a couple of years?

[nzwasp]

Originally posted by redblack
I've stayed in various camps for about 6 years, try to get LOA if you can...

I'm not sure what that is although as a employee of a vendor I don't think we get any extra compensation or overtime for being up there. So it's more going to be for the experience than a lucrative adventure for me.

[ExtraSlow]

Camps are what you make of them. You need to be mentally strong to keep busy and not to harm your health while up there. The big camps at least have some healthy food options on the menu. Some of the smaller camps are serving fried food every meal.

if there are any correspondence courses you wanted to take, camp life is the time to do it.

[AndyL]

Originally posted by nzwasp
Would kearlcatraz be run by imperial because I might end up there in a couple of years?

Kearl is an imperial oil project.

Wapasu isn't terrible - but the people there and the management is fucking terrible. I could do years at for hills without bitching, I've never managed to go more than a week at wapasu without nearly ending up in a mental health facility...

[redblack]

Don't forget to fap every night to sleep

[nzwasp]

Originally posted by redblack
Don't forget to fap every night to sleep

I would think porn would be blocked at site...

[lasimmon]

Work. Eat. Workout. Sleep.

That's what I did in camp and the work week would fly by. Plus you get in shape.

[nickyh]

when my husband was up at camp he would use ear plugs at night to sleep, some guys would stay up until the wee hours playing cards or whatever.
Shared washroom, so he took sandals to shower in so he wouldn't have to touch the over used shower floors.

he was at a CNRL camp, I can't remember which one, but he thought the food was pretty good.

the best part he liked was flying up on the charter planes, full breakfast or dinner on the way there / back. not the pretzel crap you get on air canada or westjet.

[nzwasp]

Originally posted by nickyh
when my husband was up at camp he would use ear plugs at night to sleep, some guys would stay up until the wee hours playing cards or whatever.
Shared washroom, so he took sandals to shower in so he wouldn't have to touch the over used shower floors.

he was at a CNRL camp, I can't remember which one, but he thought the food was pretty good.

the best part he liked was flying up on the charter planes, full breakfast or dinner on the way there / back. not the pretzel crap you get on air canada or westjet.

Does your husband still go to camps on occasion, my wife and i are trying to figure out the best solution for managing how to pickup our kids etc. Currently we do a drop off/pick up daycare situation since she has to work 8.5 hours of course wont have that luxury anymore - i think i read somewhere you have kids. She was thinking of working less hours which is brutal since I wont be compensated extra - luckily this is reasonably short term arrangement.

I wear ear plugs to sleep on a regular basis so that part wont be a change.

[infected]

There's more than one camp in and around Fort Hills. Do you know which one you'll be staying at?

[bjstare]

Camp life isn't bad. Having said that, I've always been in pretty good camps and have had uplift that ranged from pretty good to double my salary good. You can make it through 6 weeks up there no problem, the time will fly by. I wouldn't want to go longer than that without negotiating uplift.

I've stayed at a few, and I thought Wapasu was a shit hole (didn't actually have to stay there, only had training there), Beaver Creek exec lodge next door wasn't much better. Best experience I had was at Blacksand executive lodge. When I was there they had a red seal chef, such good food. My room had two queen beds, so I used one to sit in while I was snacking and watching TV (so I could make a mess) and the other for sleeping

[quick_scar]

Originally posted by nzwasp


I would think porn would be blocked at site...

We don't block it in our field. Guys/girls are spending weeks at a time out there, away from their families and friends, conveniences of home, etc... Why take away more then you absolutely have to? Don't know about other companies or camps though.

[nzwasp]

Originally posted by infected
There's more than one camp in and around Fort Hills. Do you know which one you'll be staying at?

Not sure yet. Im hoping the new one. My coworker said it was pretty good. I am still waiting on more details all I know is they want me up there for this sunday but I have no other details to go on.

Originally posted by cjblair
Camp life isn't bad. Having said that, I've always been in pretty good camps and have had uplift that ranged from pretty good to double my salary good. You can make it through 6 weeks up there no problem, the time will fly by. I wouldn't want to go longer than that without negotiating uplift.

I've stayed at a few, and I thought Wapasu was a shit hole (didn't actually have to stay there, only had training there), Beaver Creek exec lodge next door wasn't much better. Best experience I had was at Blacksand executive lodge. When I was there they had a red seal chef, such good food. My room had two queen beds, so I used one to sit in while I was snacking and watching TV (so I could make a mess) and the other for sleeping

My coworker told me that some companies have cancelled uplift due to the economy. My onsite coworker said you only get it if you have been there a month or more.

[nzwasp]

Originally posted by quick_scar


We don't block it in our field. Guys/girls are spending weeks at a time out there, away from their families and friends, conveniences of home, etc... Why take away more then you absolutely have to? Don't know about other companies or camps though.

I guess there will be policies around that sort of thing. I think when I worked for Nexen we didnt block it for long lake however that was 9 years ago.