Packing List for Students

Says the guy with 9,600 posts

 

For women:

Don't forget the sanitary stuff. You don't want to be stopped (or stuck) at a rest area or on a street and have that hit.

As far as peeing in a truck, if you're going with a trainer, get a large disposable cup with a secure lid. Men pee into bottles... a cup is a lot easier to haul around than a porta-potty and you don't have to worry about sharing.

Try to leave behind the hair products, lotions, makeup unless you must (no need to scare your trainer off *runs*).

Contacts: I usually use a wet wipe on my hands first, then put them in inside the truck. Some truck stops and rest areas have strainer-type stoppers in the sink, some have nothing at all. Don't forget to take a spare pair or a pair of glasses.

Food: Toss in some meal supplement drinks that don't have to be refrigerated and some cheese and cracker packs or granola bars for emergencies.

Yeah, I'm still a pre-n00b, but I have been on the road in someone else's truck many times and these are the things I think about. Thanks for this list. It helped a lot.

 

be careful when using contacts all the time, my sister left hers in far to long and the blood vessels in her eyes tryed to grow over them, almost made her go blind, just make sure you change them when your suppose to and give your eyes a break once in awhile

 

I trained for 4 yrs and alot of my students didn't have money enough too buy alot of the necessary items you listed. Some companies give them cash advances. However, it comes way for and wide to cover eating, personnel supplies, etc. If you are really interested in helping them, put too gather a little diddie bag of goodies. I did, it cost me around 20. dollars. Small amount if you consider what good comes of it.

 

thanks for this i already planned on some things you mentioned and a few you said i would have never thought of....

 

I would have to say the truck stop guide was the best investment I Madeline out here my trainer never used one there for I didn't know they existed and was driving blind for about a month

 

Thanks for all of the great info here. It seems like a lot of people on this forum have a lot to share to help other people out that are just starting out