Pipeline work is feast or famine. When the work comes, you run hard — twelve-hour days, seven days a week, until the job is done. Victor's hands have to survive the sprint.
"You can't take days off on a pipeline. If your hands give out, you're done. Someone else takes your spot. So you protect them before they fail."
The Pipeline Kit
Victor's bag has everything: tape, burn cream, heavy moisturizer, backup gloves. Hand maintenance happens at every break, every meal, every moment of downtime.
"The money's too good to lose over hand problems. A few minutes of care keeps me working. Working keeps me paid. Simple math."
Between Jobs
When a pipeline job ends, Victor gives his hands time to recover fully. The accumulated damage from intense work needs to heal before the next run.
"Use the downtime. Let your hands recover completely. The next job will test them all over again. They need to be ready."