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they put it in as a team. you each get your own shower room but only have to pay for one. unless you really want to but that is between you and your trainer.
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Come on...be real,let me explain it some more. When you purchase 50 gal or more of fuel, you get a shower...you take it to the fuel desk and show them and they give you another shower ticket for your co-driver...that's all there is to it.
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yeah, yeah.... sure we believe ya..i'm packing my soap on the rope
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Baby Wipes, learned this one in the Gulf, never leave home without 'em now
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This may not be considered a necessity, but for the ladies who have never been on the road before, this came in very handy during the short time I was out with a friend. If you have kids or grandkids that use baby wipes, take an empty baby wipe container with you along with your baby wipes. This will come in quite handy in the middle of the night or while sitting at a dock and mother nature calls you. A funnel and an empty pop or water bottle will also be handy to dispose of the contents. Make sure the baby wipe box has a lid that fits tight or put a couple of rubber bands around it for security. You can place the evidence in a Wal Mart bag is embarrassed for your trainer to see it and toss it in the trash at your next stop. Believe me, you don't want to have to go in the middle of the night and try to fight your way out of the top bunk, get the curtains out of the way, and step into a parking lot or try to cross the lot in the middle of the night by yourself.

Also, if you have long hair, you might want to remember to take some pony ties with you. You will not necessarily get a shower every day and you will be glad to pull your hair back and throw a ball cap on. I don't use makeup, but I would suggest you leave it at home if you do.
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Two questions -several pages back, it was mentioned that a sleeping bag is better for training than blankets to save space. How heavy of a sleeping bag? I don't want to freeze, but then again I don't want to drown in sweat while I'm trying to sleep! Would one rated to 20 degrees be good for the winter season across the US?

Second, what is the largest duffle I should bring for my basic stuff? I was thinking about 3 feet long by 2 feet wide- too big? Any advice for this? Thanks!
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Two questions -several pages back, it was mentioned that a sleeping bag is better for training than blankets to save space. How heavy of a sleeping bag? I don't want to freeze, but then again I don't want to drown in sweat while I'm trying to sleep! Would one rated to 20 degrees be good for the winter season across the US?

Second, what is the largest duffle I should bring for my basic stuff? I was thinking about 3 feet long by 2 feet wide- too big? Any advice for this? Thanks!
Sorry, these have already been answered. Guess I should quit being lazy!
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Sleeping Bags:

Wait until you are in the truck with the trainer THEN stop at the first Wal-Mart and buy a bag but I would not get a "mummy" bag! get one good to 40* and then a large sheet that you will put in it folded to "get between" (this keeps the bag from getting 'too' smelly and a light weight single blanket to cover up with. If it gets colder then pull the over half of the bags over for more warmth.

post 168 is a good post I did while back. It has a list you can follow. After you get your own truck then you can buy a set of sheets made for the size mattress you have in the truck and more blankets.
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Bring a clipboard for your log book. It used to drive me nuts to watch a student try to fill it out on his knee. I finally bought three for students but two of them have wandered off.

Just remember if you bring a lot of stuff you will probably end up sleeping with it. There just isn't a lot of room in a truck. I had a student try to bring tools along with him. Good thing his car was at the terminal where I picked him up at. Thats where the tools stayed.

My last student was from down south and was signed up for southern regional. It didn't occur to him to bring any warm clothes with for training. Well, he was warm for about 2 days. Then we were in U.P. of MI and into Canada and he wasn't so warm anymore. He had never really saw snow before and it was snowing like crazy that night in the U.P. I did my "Star Wars" trick for him. I said, "prepare for light speed, punch it Chewie!" I turned on the brights and the snow looks like the stars flying by in Star Wars. He thought that was the coolest thing ever and thats where they got the idea for the movie.
I had another southern student a couple of winters ago. We got out to fuel in WI. It was below 0 and very windy. He thought he was going to die. He pulled his stocking cap down all the way over his face. He looked like the guy in the old Fat Albert cartoons. I don't know how he could see but he filled up the truck. We walked in to sign for the fuel and had all kinds of people staring at us. They probably thought he was going to rob the TA.

Anyways, my list: clothes, sleeping bag, pillow, shower stuff, clip board, and your wife's cooking if its any good. Thats about it. I have everything else.
I know that the orignal post was a long time ago but I am absolutely ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!
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