Have you cooked in a mining camp?

In My Humble Opinion
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Hi gang. Happy weekend to all, glad you survived St. Pat’s day, again.
On to my question; I may have the opportunity to take a job as a camp cook at an
mining camp. It would be for 12 people (or so). Anyone have experiance in either a mining (or, I figure oil camps to be very similar) camps? I understand that these jobs are usually a ways from civilization. Tell me more.

                                                                             Thanks
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I’ve cooked in similar situations. Except feeding 100-300 people. What specifically did you want to know about it?

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And I’ve been involved with feeding the unwashed masses at Ren Faire. (usually around 50 people) Perhaps not quite as far from the world as a mining or oil drilling camp, but still an hour away from any food other than gas station Slim Jims.

I suspect Rule Number One can be summed up in one word: COFFEE

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Yes, make sure the coffee is ready by 6am at the latest. And they don’t like it when you switch it to decaf for your own amusement.

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Ok…here’s what I’m curious about. I don’t understand why this company is paying what i consider a rather handsome sum to cook for 12 people in what basically ends up being one meal a day (dinner). Breakfast is usually just cereal and toast (coffee…should I learn how to make this?) Bag lunches…no prob …and dinner. I can cook, for 12, no prob. The person (owner) tells me they have a real problem getting cooks. I have heard this of the oil buisness, too, so…?..
The location is in the GREAT white north …North of 60…North…
Job only runs 6 monthes (summer)…I realize it’s a live- in- thing, and you’re gonna get to know everyone REAL well… Room and board is included…There must be a downside… :dubious:

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While I haven’t done this I do live north of 60 and I have had friends work in camps. The reason the pay is so good is the isolation, they were usually at camps for weeks at a time. They were also literally in the middle of nowhere and the only way in or out was float plane. Summer for us is usally 3 months so 6 months seems strange. I don’t believe they ever said the actual work was all that hard but the hours, you do work 7 days a week from morning to night.

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Billy, have you ever been in a Turkish prison?

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I doubt that it will be anything but superficially similar to a Turkish prison (which I loved BTW). You can bet there will be plenty of opportunity to see grown men naked however.