Hey, Camp Folks!

We’re running a sale on our trunks here at Everything Summer Camp—the home of C&N Footlockers. From now through Sunday, we’re knocking $20 off all of our Traditional Steel Trunks as well as our cool and innovative Designer Trunks. Our trunks already plant trees, but throughout this sale, we’ll have TWO trees planted for each trunk sold instead of one.

An environment-inspired trunk sale that promotes our partnership with One Tree Planted? Are you feeling déjà vu? No. We actually just wrapped up our Earth Day sale last week in which we did the same thing, but this sale is now back in effect as we approach Arbor Day.

Named using the Latin word for tree, Arbor Day was first observed in Nebraska in 1872 to celebrate the importance of trees and their impact on our environment. Today, it is observed on different dates in different countries, but the message remains the same: planting trees is essential for the Earth.

Trees provide numerous benefits! They produce oxygen, absorb carbon dioxide, and provide habitats for wildlife. They also have a positive impact on our mental health. Did you know trees produce negative ions, which have been shown to reduce stress and anxiety? Negative ions are found in natural settings such as mountains, waterfalls, and forests, and can have a calming effect on our bodies and minds.

Celebrate Arbor Day by climbing a tree, appreciating their majesty, or putting one in the ground. And, if you're in the market for a camp trunk, remember that every purchase you make with Everything Summer Camp helps to make the world a better place, one (or two) trees at a time. Happy Arbor Day and, as always, thanks for reading!

- John

Hello, Earthly People!

Today is Earth Day—a special day out of the year that reminds us to appreciate and protect the natural world we live in. First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day has become an annual reminder of the importance of taking care of our home. At Everything Summer Camp, we’re proud to be part of the solution to environmental issues. In fact, we have recently partnered with One Tree Planted and arranged it that every time we sell a camp trunk, a tree gets planted.

Trees are essential to our environment. They purify the air we breathe, absorb harmful pollutants, and provide shelter for animals. In Blog posts past, we’ve discussed how trees produce negative ions, which have been shown to have a positive effect on our mood and health. Produced from the Earth’s negative charge, these charged molecules are naturally plentiful around trees, waterfalls, and ocean waves. They’ve been found to reduce stress and improve mood and focus.

In celebration of Earth Day, we’re running a sale on our trunks here at Everything Summer Camp—the home of C&N Footlockers. We’re knocking $20 off all of our Traditional Steel Camp Trunks as well as our cool and innovative Designer Trunks. This sale is going on right now and will continue on through Earth Day.

For an added bonus in these days leading up to Earth Day, we’re combining our trunk sale and our partnership with One Tree Planted and we’ve arranged to have two trees planted for every trunk sold throughout the duration of this sale!

By working together to take care of the Earth, we can make a difference. And by choosing to purchase an Everything Summer Camp trunk, you can help us plant trees and support a healthier, more sustainable future for all. Happy Earth Day! Thanks for reading, Camp Folks. And, as always, Happy Camping!

- John

Hey, Camp Folks!

Happy National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day! Today, we take a moment to recognize and celebrate the small businesses run by parents who make an unstoppable team. Did you know that mom and pop shops create 70% of all new jobs in America? That's right! These shops are the backbone of our economy and often have a special place in our hearts. It's incredible to see how mom and pop businesses have withstood the test of time throughout the years and have transformed to meet the needs of the times and their customers.

Did you know that Everything Summer Camp started as a mom and pop shop? We have humble beginnings that go back to 1987 when we were still known just as C&N Footlockers. Craig and Nancy Cornell, the owners, started in just a little garage in the small town of Boyd, Wisconsin, manufacturing classic footlockers.

The dust was still settling one summer day in the small workshop they built when the married couple embarked upon their first workday of their new business. After sharing a silent smile and comfortable look in each other’s eyes, the two started crafting their very first C&N trunk and, along with it, the foundation of their company. That first year, they produced 380 trunks!

As demand grew, they expanded their line of products and had to relocate to a larger facility to keep up with manufacturing and storage needs. Today, our business still operates in the same small town of Boyd where every single C&N Footlocker is manufactured. We’re still that same small town business, but we’re capable of BIG things!

We're proud to be a part of the legacy of mom and pop shops. So, on this day, let's give a big shout out to all the mom and pop businesses out there and do what you can to support a local mom and pop shop in your area! Thanks for reading, Folks. And, as always, Happy Camping!

- John

Hey, Tree Huggers!

For the majority of people, camp is about getting out and interacting with nature. Can you even imagine summer camp without grass? Without water? Trees? We here at Everything Summer Camp want to help preserve our natural world. We’re sure that you feel the same. And what better way than putting lots of trees in the ground?! Here at Everything Summer Camp, we’re happy to announce that we’ve partnered with One Tree Planted to plant a tree for every trunk we sell!

We’re thrilled to be working with One Tree Planted: a nonprofit dedicated to reforestation across the world. They plant trees to restore nature and biodiversity. The trees will be planted by local partner organizations and community volunteers in areas of deforestation. They only plant local tree species, grown in nearby nurseries, and planted when conditions are optimal for tree survival.

Putting all those trees together creates forests to benefit people, nature, and wildlife for years to come. In addition to creating habitats for biodiversity, trees clean the air and contribute to our health and well-being. How are they doing that? Is it just the fresh air?

Not quite…

The secret ingredient trees are working with that has such a positive effect on us is called a negative ion. Negative ions are found in water that has been negatively charged by the earth. Tree roots reach deep and bring up this water, bringing the negative charge from the earth up along with it. The trees then breathe this healing energy out. With that in mind, it’s true that it actually feels good to hug a tree!

Partnering with local communities and knowledgeable experts, One Tree Planted is a 501(c)(3) organization that raises awareness about the importance of trees, offers businesses like ours a simple sustainability solution, and motivates younger generations to do something positive for the environment! Click here to visit One Tree Planted/@onetreeplanted and see for yourself the good they’re doing the world!

Thanks for reading, Camp Folks. And, as always, Happy Camping!

- John

Happy New Year, Camp Folks!

This holiday focuses on new beginnings and fresh starts. You’ll see lots of folks setting New Year’s Resolutions for the coming year. And we’re no different here at Everything Summer Camp! Always looking to provide our customers with the best of the best in summer camp assistance, we set standards, goals, and New Year’s resolutions for our company. And, boy!—do we have big plans in the works for 2023 here at Everything Summer Camp!

New Look
You may have noticed, just in time for the new year, we’ve updated lots of images throughout our online store. We held a photoshoot at the end of the 2022 camp season and, after sifting through them all, picking our favorites, and properly editing them, they’re now displayed on our site. Get a glimpse behind the scenes of our photoshoot by clicking here.

New Style
Along with new images, we’re bringing a whole new style to our product description pages in order to deliver a more comprehensive and complete shopping experience. But that’s not all! In the coming year, you can expect a much more interesting, inviting, and informative idea to our website with a much more detailed look at the products we offer along with random camp tips scattered throughout!

New Phone System
Everything Summer Camp isn’t some faceless stranger like you have with lots of big name retailers and overstuffed corporations like Amazon. Call in and we’ll prove it! You’ll be talking with an actual person before you know it! But we’re also re-recording our phone system to offer updated, friendlier, and more informative messages while you’re waiting. Our hope is that our new messages are so good, you’ll ask to be put back on hold!

New Returns System
ReturnGO is our new and improved return system! Start a return by clicking on ‘Customer Service’ at the top of our homepage, then select ‘Returns, Refunds, and Exchanges’, and then ‘Online Return Form’. Provide either your order number or your email, zip code, and phone number and your order will be pulled up where you can choose what you want to return or exchange. Then you’ll receive a label to return the items. We have a very generous return policy with a 60-day return to refund your original form of payment or an in-store credit as well as 61-120 days for in-store credit.

New Announcement
Tune in a few days from now on Wednesday, January 4^th, when we announce a new partnership we’ve formed to provide ourselves with a simple sustainability solution as well as an important part of our business model—something that has all of us at Everything Summer Camp very excited!

Be sure you enjoy yourself this New Year’s Day and enjoy the rest of your winter break. Keep coming back to see all the cool changes we’re making this year! Happy New Year once again and, as always, thanks for reading!

- John