permian basin in west tx

Discussion in 'Oilfield Trucking Forum' started by darknessesedge, Aug 5, 2018.

  1. SleepyJ77

    SleepyJ77 Light Load Member

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    Rv park? There are only a few true rv parks and it will cost ya big. That's if you can even get in. Most of the larger, nice places have a waiting list. If in the Monahans area,I'd highly recommend Ana's Rv park in Grandfalls,TX. Bob is great. It was called Big Bob's Rv park. Great place and folks. Now, not much there but $560 covers everything plus cable and WiFi. You can buy my camper if ya want and all you need to bring is clothes. I'll leave everything in it and for it. I don't wanna drag it back to Florida. It's 38ft long,2019 model with 1 1/2 bath,outdoor kitchen and shower. This oil field stuff is not for me. Gonna head back home.
     
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  3. Thane

    Thane Medium Load Member

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    Fifth wheel / trailer hitch may be the way to go instead of a motorized unit.
     
  4. darknessesedge

    darknessesedge Medium Load Member

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    bad time in the oil fields?
     
  5. aussiejosh

    aussiejosh Road Train Member

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    Yeah they don't call it "Sin City " for nothing you know
     
  6. TexasBoy

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    Get it while it's hot. Stack up and invest :headbang:
     
  7. Rockdoctor

    Rockdoctor Medium Load Member

    Be sure to get a spot locked down before you head out with your RV. We bought ours then tried to find a spot in Pecos. Finally found a guy with a bladed patch in the desert with sewer and water for $400 a month. My wife saw it and said ' NO WAY'. Luckily that morning we had received a call about an opening at an RV park, Kings Road RV, in the town. It was $875/month but had a cover which really made a difference in the middle of summer and protected us from the bad hail storm. Like they say, the pay is higher out there but so are the bills!
     
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  8. Western flyer

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    When it's a real oil boom the company
    Pays for the rv lot.
    I spent two years in south Texas driving a water truck.
    Anybody who had a rv lived for free.
    The company paid for it.
    No different than paying for a man camp.

    If your paying your own way, your not making any
    More than anybody else driving trucks.
    Could have stayed wherever you came from.
     
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  9. darknessesedge

    darknessesedge Medium Load Member

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    thanks for the info..why did you quit driving the water truck?
     
  10. Western flyer

    Western flyer Road Train Member

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    It crashed a couple y
    it crashed a couple years ago
    Like it always does.
    One day your working,
    A week later there is no work.
    I'm done with that oilfield crap
     
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  11. Thane

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    It has its good and bad, for sure. The good for me was I never had to deal with traffic jams. But I also had to deal with ankle-deep mud at times. I never did a log, as I was on Texas rules and always going back to my start point each day. But I also had to drive a slip-seat truck. Before each shift, I had to spend a good 30 minutes cleaning out somebody else's filth and mud.
     
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